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 | | LEDs, The Future Of Global Lighting | | by beauley, Feb 3, 2007 | | Near the end of the 19th century, Thomas Edison invented a new and revolutionary lighting source, requiring no burning of whale oils or gas which would also shed light on their needs with even greater intensity. Only a few could have envisioned the future global use of the incandescent light bulb. This new light source would eventually become the most widely used light source on earth. | | Comments(7) Liked It: 4 |
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 | | Wetlands: Key to EEE Mosquito Control | | by beauley, Apr 7, 2008 | | Come springtime depending on what part of the U.S. you happen to live, local town officials ready their mosquito spray equipment for another round with their never ending battle with the EEE carriers. Each attempt to eradicate its possible effects on the local populace is usually met with an uphill battle. | | Comments(5) Liked It: 5 |
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 | | Led Lighting: The World's Final Frontier | | by beauley, Feb 28, 2007 | | At the end of the 19th century, man was awakened with a fabulous new lighting for all to enjoy. The incandescent light bulb was born. Thanks to the inventiveness and perseverance of one of the most famous inventors of our times, Thomas a. Edison, we are able to still enjoy its benefits, but can we still enjoy its luxuries? | | Comments(4) Liked It: 4 |
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 | | Ethanol, Will It Totally Replace Gasoline? | | by beauley, Apr 4, 2007 | | After the Brazilian success with the big changeover from past use of gasoline, as we do here in the U.S., maybe it is the time to make the big change. Has a rosy picture been painted for us, or is this the reality of the future? | | Comments(1) Liked It: 8 |
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 | | The Honey Bee Mystery | | by beauley, Apr 18, 2007 | | Honey bees, how they visit each one of the harvested fruit
we eat. What if they just disappeared? Would we here in
the U.S. be able to find another pollinator? Well, unless
the mystery is solved soon, we may have to. | | Comments(6) Liked It: 10 |
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 | | The World's Silent Battle Without Guns | | by beauley, Apr 24, 2008 | | Since the very beginning of all agriculture on earth, man has been plagued with insects which have cut short our bountiful harvests. True, droughts have also been the cause of a much lowered harvest, but the farmer found they were able to control pests from devouring a large quantity of what had been planted using pesticides...And now comes Genetic Modification(GM) of our seed. | | Comments(4) Liked It: 4 |
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 | | The Human Body: A Miraculous Creation | | by beauley, Mar 26, 2007 | | Most of us just don't realize that our body is like a fine tuned machine. True we fuel it when it's hungry and some of us don't think twice about the quality of the fuel. The fact of the matter is that our body is adaptive and forgiving, but it can only be abused so long. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 6 |
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 | | Stargazing, A Truly Relaxing Hobby | | by beauley, Feb 15, 2007 | | As a young teenager, living in the city did not hamper my enthusiasm for peering into the night sky. i was always amazed with its seemingly infinite, star studded grandeur. i was able to purchase a small telescope to do some stargazing from our back porch to view some of the most prominent constellations on a few clear cold winter nights. | | Comments(2) Liked It: 3 |
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 | | LCD - Nanopower Display of the Age | | by beauley, Apr 26, 2007 | | Since TV and radar was introduced in the mid 1940s, the new technology of the period to display even the crudest images was the Cathode Ray Tube, known since then as the CRT display. Now, 50 years later, there has evolved a display to make it obsolete. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 6 |
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 | | Technology That Will Replace All Lighting Tomorrow | | by beauley, Jul 1, 2007 | | Lighting is a necessity for virtually everyone on earth. Just over 10 decades ago we were just in the infancy of it all and appreciated the newness of being able to have light by just flipping a switch. Before this we had to light a gas or oil lamp. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 10 |
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