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Feb 23, 2013
FYI: Could Hand Sanitizer Make You Catch On Fire?
A tragic blaze in an Oregon hospital erupted from hand sanitizer earlier this month. Should you be worried?
Oct 07, 2011
New Robot Arm Uses Static Cling to Grab Objects in Zero-G, From Satellites to Space Junk
Rarely does a week pass without some concern about space debris, whether it’s falling to Earth or threatening the International...
Jun 30, 2011
After Thousands of Years of Research, We’re Still Trying to Figure Out Static Electricity
Today in the Things We Thought We Understood But Really Don’t file, a Northwestern University researcher has upended what was...
Jan 16, 2002
Get Humidity with Your Heat
The problem with forced-air heating is that as it gives (heat), it also takes away (humidity).