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California Earthquakes

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Earthquake prediction states that California has a 99.7% probability of having an earthquake magnitude of 6.7 during the next 30 years according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Natural disasters such as the 2010 Haiti Earthquake and the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake in Japan that generated a mega tsunami serve as a wake-up call for Californians to setup and maintain their emergency preparedness plan by purchasing a household emergency kit, personal survival kits for household members, as well as survival food and emergency drinking water for at least 2 weeks.

Metals with Memories: The Changing Shapes of Modern Alloys

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The first stage in the discovery that alloys have memories came at the beginning of this century. Metallurgists had observed that the hardness of hard steel, an alloy of iron and carbon, is the result of a change in its crystal structure that occurs when the alloys cools down after molding. They named this process of change the marten site phase for the 19th century German metallurgist Adolph Martens. It was subsequently discovered that other alloys assume a marten site phase.

Published 2 years 7 weeks ago
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Marvels of the Miniature Kind

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Working at nanoscale dimensions for purely scientific reasons is impressive in its own right. This article, however, highlights some truly impressive artwork which is not even really visible with the naked eye. We're talking about the world's tiniest snowman, measuring in at about 10 micrometers across (about one-fifth the width of a human hair, British "micro sculptor" Willard Wigan, who creates amazing sculptures that fit within the eye of a needle, and a proposed nano-lithography technique to create nano-sized copies of micro-sized things.

Published 2 years 5 weeks ago
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As in Humans, Sleep Solidifies a Bird's Memories

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It's a fairly commonly accepted theory that humans need sleep and function better with a good night's sleep. Scientists have been studying the affects of sleep and memory in starlings and have come up with some interesting results. Read more and if you like this be sure to rate it up so others won't miss it.

Published 2 years 1 week ago
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Artificial Plants Make Cubicle Life Interesting

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Artificial plants, when manufactured by a quality commercial plant and tree company, can take interior office decor from drab to vibrant in short order. Quality artificial plants include ivy, artificial vines, flowering plants, and other life-like varieties.