New Gadgets And Materials Featured In Gadget Bulletin 547
New devices include a television pointer for commentators and speakers, weatherproof vinylite roof coating, a microfilm reader magnifier, floor cleaner that eliminates sanding, sealing strips for baths and sinks, kid’s overalls with built in moisture resistant lining, a barbering apron with neck elastic, and an insulated plastic covered nail for wiring. For more information send a three cent stamp to Science Service for Gadget Bulletin 547.
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Hunt for Twin Lambs by Science Service
A nationwide search for identical twin lambs has begun at the University of California. Identical twins arise from a single egg and sperm, always share sex, and look nearly the same. The twins will be used in California for feeding and management experiments to provide perfect heredity controls.
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Hoaxes of Science: Mars Invasion Radio Panic in New Jersey
In October 1938 the Orson Welles War of the Worlds radio play caused panic in some listeners who believed a Martian invasion was real. The broadcast used real city names and authorities, but most listeners later recognized it as fiction. Police and newspapers reported little actual panic beyond a few feared reactions.
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You Can Do It Make Aluminum Rail for Outside Steps
An original design for a modern aluminum outdoor stair rail that never needs painting. The article lists tools and steps to assemble top rails, posts, and grille trim using aluminum tubing, eye or tee rails, and stock grille, with holes drilled for screws and bolts.
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Ground pine a tiny relic from primal forests
Ground pine appears as a tiny mossy plant with sharp pointed leaves and cone like fruit. Though not a real pine it is a fern in the club moss group, a remnant from ancient eras when giants ruled forests and seed bearing plants rose to prominence.
Ground pine’s Christmas role and threatened survival
Ground pine now shares Christmas decor with winter woods as wreaths rely on its evergreen needles. Over harvesting has stripped many areas, leaving mountain tops and remote regions as the remaining sources. transplanting it is extremely difficult, and its decline echoes past forest grandeur amid climate shifts.
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Dakota lignite could become major regional energy source
North Dakota and nearby states may rely on lignite or brown coal for fuel as research develops drying and gasification. The U S Bureau of Mines lab at Grand Forks studies removing moisture to enable shipping and uses in gas and liquid fuels, with Minnesota iron ore reduction as a key potential market.
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New California Planetarium Biggest Ever Built in U S
The United States is building its largest planetarium projector under Dr. G Dallas Hanna for the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park San Francisco The 2000 pound dumbbell shaped device uses 32 sub projectors to image stars and two additional sets for planets and other bodies
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