Posts Tagged ‘material’

Mars: Phoenix Finds Mysterious White Material Under Surface

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:35 No Comments

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NASA’s Phoenix arrived on Mars on May 25th in order to spend a 3 month journey searching for ice (water) and proof of primitive life forms. Well yesterday Phoenix dug up something strange, it found a layer of white substance a few inches underneath Mars’ red soil. Scientists believe its not ice but may [...]

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Radon: The Silent Radioactive Killer In Your House

Saturday, February 16, 2008 22:40 No Comments

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Do you know what Radon is? Radon (Ραδονιο in Greek) is a gas, which is invisible, odorless, and most importantly, radioactive. When Uranium (another well known radioactive material used in atomic bombs) decays, Radium is created. When Radium in its turn disintegrates it forms Radon. Radon gas exists freely in nature, it affects [...]

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Cloths Made From Human Hair

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 15:14 No Comments

I have seen cloths made from chocolate, chewing gum, plastic bags, condoms and various other things, but its the first time I head of designers using human hair for the creations.
I assume the purpose was just publicity and the cloths are either not for sale or will be sold in one of those high priced [...]

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