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90Handmade Beads: How to Make Beads Out of Clay, Paper, Plastic, and Glass: Supplies, Techniques, Tutorials, and More
This article is about how to make beads out of clay, paper, plastic, and glass. It includes an overview of supplies, techniques, tutorials and resources for paper, polymer clay, plastic, ceramic, beaded, fused glass, and lampwork glass beads.
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87How to Fix Scratches on Eyeglasses
Scratches on glasses can reduce vision clarity. Read about how you can use simple ways to reduce scratches on eyeglasses from using eyeglasses scratch kit to baby oil.
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86Chemistry in Everyday Life
How chemistry is related to so many things we take for granted in everyday life. This include chemical reaction in a routine as simple as cooking, through washing with soap or detergent to rusting of Iron. Some other intersting applications are making palmwine, combustion of woods and decomposition (rotting) of dead organisms.
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89Fibers and Resins for Fiber Reinforced Plastics
A discussion of fibers and resins used in Fiber Reinforced Plastic. Includes human-made and natural fibers as well as various types of resins. Also discussed are the advantages and disadvantages of each material; fiber and resin inclusive.
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86Water Beads for Indoor Pot Plants or Exterior Use
Advice about Water Beads and their use for Indoor Pot Plants or in the Exterior yard or garden, is given in the article. Useful help is given on caring for plants and the safe use of this water based plug product. Outlined too is information on this Water bead polymer which is a simple to produce product. The environmental impact is considered too as Water beads break down into the soil naturally. Many application are given for this unique product that makes gardening much more fun to do.
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85How To Make a Polymer Clay and Resin Pendant
I love making resin and polymer clay pendants. They are two of my most favorite things to work with. The main reason is because clay and resin are easy to work with and I always come out with awesome, professional looking pieces. The bulk of the...
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86What is DNA? Nucleotides, Bases and Information Storage
What is DNA and How does DNA store information? What are Nucleotides? What is the structure of DNA? What is the difference between purines and pyrimidines? What is the meaning of life? How does structure of DNA relate to its function? All these answers at your fingertips. Enjoy!
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84Plastic Money...and We're Not Talking About Credit Cards
When you go to pay for something in Australia you whip out the plastic, regardless of whether you are paying by credit card or cash. You see, Australian banknotes are printed on plastic instead of paper.
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84How To Make a Polymer Clay Pendant
Polymer clay is very easy to work with and it makes great finished jewelry pieces. You may be wondering what exactly polymer clay is. Polymer clay is a kind of modeling clay that can be baked in a toaster or home oven to be hardened rather than...
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82Intuition and Science
Sometimes when the problems of science are too complex to solve by ordinary means, intuition has to play a role to find an answer. Intuition also plays a role in pointing a way to a solution to a problem. At other times a scientist will come to a sudden flash of insight based on intuition.
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