New Machines And Gadgets Showcases Innovative Tools
A collection of new devices includes an automatic public speaking timer using six volt buzzer power with a two minute warning, a roller skate adapted for flat tires with a cradle ramp, nylon reinforced inner tires claiming superior wear, a rugged radioactivity detector with submerged operation, a pocket telescope with six powered lenses, Arctic soldier kit with 22 survival items, an improved alcohol blow torch with indoor outdoor use, and a swiveling baby spoon that stays level. Readers can request Gadget Bulletin 510 from Science Service by mail.
Astronomers to Explore Milky Way Over Next Half Century
Sci Service notes the Milky Way as our galaxy and outlines future aims to photograph and analyze space beyond, using improved telescopes and plates. It highlights measuring star distances, dust effects, and how galaxy distributions inform universe theories with emphasis on the sun’s place.
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Static and Kinetic Forces Explain Mobility
The article outlines statics and kinetics as branches of mechanics. Statics studies bodies at rest under equal and opposite forces, while kinetics, or dynamics, analyzes movement from unbalanced forces. It notes a closely related third term.
Make a Simple Knock-Down Cold Frame
A quick setup cold frame shields seedlings from light frost and speeds early planting. Use old sash or window screens, build with 1x2 stock, and hinge or rope handles. Assemble two side by side, dig slots for south and north boards, level not required, pack soil, add sash, and store components dry after use.
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Galileo Law Evolution Traced By Science Service
Science Service outlines how early medieval scholars such as Jordanus Ockham Buridan Heytesbury and Oresme challenged Aristotle’s heavier object theory. They laid groundwork for the scientific method and for Galileo’s law of falling bodies despite Galileo receiving primary credit. Prof Clagett plans trips to England France and Italy archives to study parchment manuscripts.
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Platyfish Study Links Heredity to Cancer Patterns
In New York a geneticist of the New York Zoological Society, Dr Myron Gordon, studies platyfish to trace heredity factors in melanoma. He notes variations in pigment cells across river populations and shows how hybrid offspring develop cancerous cells, seeking clues to cancer causes and prevention.
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Cornell Hormones Boost Early Tomatoes for Home Gardens
Cornell Agricultural Experiment Station reports growth-regulating hormones significantly raise early tomato yields. Hormones pollinate blossoms that would drop and enable fruit set when night temps fall below 60 degrees. Sprayed tomatoes averaged 20 bushels per acre versus 1 bushel for unsprayed, with larger fruit and higher early-season value across eight counties. Carew notes some season total yield may fall to boost early profits.
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Nature Ramblings on the Porcupine's Defenses and Predatory Tactics
The piece explains how porcupines defend themselves when cornered. A predator can be harmed by quills if it attacks from the wrong side, especially the belly. Porcupines are otherwise docile, moving slowly to forage, but bristle and tilt their tails when threatened to deliver sharp quills into an attacker.
Porcupine Quills Questioned in Self-Defense Myths
Porcupines do not hurled quills as darts. Quills constantly grow and shed, with loose older quills sometimes flying off when disturbed. Experts remain divided on whether quill wounds are life threatening or merely painful.
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