New Household Gadgets Highlight Replaceable Gas Lighter
New butane lighters for smokers use replaceable gas cartridges delivering months of supply. The lightweight lighter carries no wick fluid or odor. A zigzag sewing machine attachment enables easy zigzag stitching on home made garments with adjustable straight stitching.
Science gives new hope for the burned
Medical science outlines burns care from antibiotics to plasma substitutes and the exposure method. The article discusses infection control, blood replacement, and the need for trained teams in atomic disasters while emphasizing first aid to prevent infection and reduce pain.
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Red Cross
Japan
Jane Stafford
New Office of Basic Instrumentation to open in Washington
The National Bureau of Standards will establish an Office of Basic Instrumentation in Washington with the Bureau of Standards and agencies including the Office of Naval Research the Office of Air Research and the Atomic Energy Commission collaborating. The goal is better precision instruments for measuring physical quantities and to foster the design of new transducers experimental microscope designs and advanced mass measurement techniques.
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National Bureau of Standards
Washington
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Fresh Water Pond Life For Home Aquariums
A home aquarium can host a miniature underwater world from pond life. Collect by net and sieve and view with a field lens then microscope. Build simple balanced setups with plants and snails and watch life cycles including mosquito nymphs.
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Marjorie van DE
Nature Ramblings on Caterpillars and Fall Woolly Bears
A reflective piece on caterpillars highlighting their voracious eating, life cycle, and seasonal habits. It notes woolly bears crossing sidewalks in September and October and their winter sleep, then hints at their eventual transformation into butterflies or moths. The essay blends humor with observations on various caterpillar species and their unappealing appearances.
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Lucullus
Caterpillars Fed by Flies Bring Ivy to Yale Ivy Attacked
A Yale summer outbreak of orange and black caterpillars threatened ivy on sleeping walls. Parasitic flies laid eggs behind the caterpillars’ heads, larvae burrowed into hosts, and the caterpillars weakened and fell as their stripes faded.
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Yale University
Nature
Science Service
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