Mechanical Circuits

Spintronics has developed mechanical analogs to elements of simple electric circuits .

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Internet Archive Legal Faces Woes

Kate Knibbs explains the Internet Archive's legal troubles .

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Colon Cancer Detection

Jenna Fletcher reviews the various tests for detecting colon cancer .

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Single-Use Plastic Bag Distribution

Bill Chappell reports on California's attempts to rein-in the distribution of single use plastic bags . A 2014 legislative effort to ban flimsy single-use bags resulted in the waste plastic tonnage increasing, as stores thereafter distributed heavier bags. New legislative efforts will promote the distribution of multiple-use bags or paper sacks at the point of sale.

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Sharon Epperson and Stephanie Due descruibe the benefits of regarding

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Secure Your Phone

Lance Whitney directs how to secure your mobile phone .

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Electricity Transmission

The Institute for Energy Research explains electricity transmission .

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Osteoarthritis Detection

Amit Sandhu et al. have researched markers for osteoarthritis pathology , which should allow physicians to detect the disease before it becomes dehabilitating.

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Starting a Speech

Vanessa Van Edwards lists the opening lines of what she dubs 'the to speeches' in Western history.

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Rune Alphabet for English Usage

Per Lindberg explains this history of the alternative alphabet composed using runic script. He has also analyzed Tolkien's use of runes in The Hobbit and other works.

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Traveling Light

Sally French shares when and how to travel light .

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Used Car Buying Checklist

Jeff Somers gives tips for purchasing a good used car .

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Oldest Voice Recording

The BBC has decoded the earliest known voice recording .

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Debating Ideas While Minimizing Interpersonal Conflict

Meredith Dietz reviews eight strategies for effective debate

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Time Management and St. Benedict

Jonny Thomson shares insights from Oliver Burkeman and St. Benedict on time management .

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Some Nations Charge You If You Bring Technology Into the Country

Joni Sweet warns that some nations impose custom duties when laptops and computer tablets are brought into the country.

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U.S. Infrastructure Requirements

Darren Orf mourns the infrastructure concerns (bridges, roads) of the United States.

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Sleep Requirements

Jeffrey Kluger lists human sleep needs .

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The Expanding Universe

Liz Kruesi reports on some unresolved questions about the cosmic exansion rate .

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Digital Banking

Meredith Dietz suggests that digital banks may lack some FDIC insurance protections of traditional saving institutions.

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Identifying Essays Written by Chatbots

Kelsey Piper offers tips for identifying when essays have been written by ChatGPT .

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Bosons and Mass

Matt Strassler explains the role of the Higgs boson in giving particles their mass.

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Gossip

Francine Russo discusses gossip .

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Ripening Tomatoes at the End of the Growing Season

Amanda Blum shares how she allows her tomatoes to ripen after the close of the outdoor growing season.

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