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How-to Save a Wet Cell Phone or Other Gadget

by Marye Audet

All of those electric circuits, batteries, and microscopic computer chips are as opposed to bathing as an alley cat is. The quickest way to ruin a cell phone is to spill a glass of soda on it, but replacing that electronic stuff is expensive. published 5 months ago

6 comments    technology how to ipod

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Biodiesel Kits: Make Your Own Fuel

by Marye Audet

If you are concerned with the high cost of fuel, the environmental aspects of it, and the dependance on foreign countries for our fuel supplies you might want to condsider making your own biodiesel from vegetable oil! published 7 months ago

24 comments    technology finance how to

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Genetically Modified Foods: From Test Tube to Table

by Marye Audet

Many people are not convinced of the safety of genetic modification of foods. Some believe that the GMOs pose potential risks to the environment, human health, and even the economy. Since the agri-business community does have rather a long history of pursuing the almighty dollar over the welfare of the nation it is hard to believe that they are pursuing GMOs out of a concern for humanity. published 2 months ago

4 comments    health technology food

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Ocean Iron Fertilization: Removing Greenhouse Gases?

by Marye Audet

One company that seems to be on the brink of actually doing it is Climos, a company that is exploring a number of processes to naturally remove large amounts of greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere. The company is currently focusing on a system that they call ocean fertilization. published 5 months ago

0 comments    health technology environment

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Water Filtration Systems: Clean Drinking Water for All

by Marye Audet

Water borne organisms have been a major cause of illness, disease, and death through out the centuries. Even today, in our technologically advanced world, third world countries, and even the poor areas of modern countries, struggle with disease and death caused by the contaminants in unclean water. published 5 months ago

3 comments    health technology disease

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Ancient Gadgetry:The World's First Computer

by Marye Audet

Over the past 100 years scientist have been puzzled by a bronze artifact that was found in the waters between Crete and Kythera. In fact, in that time more than eighty fragments have been found. Of these, over thirty are hand cut gears. published 5 months ago

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