The bombardier beetle’s violent method self-defence can now be applied to defending bank cash machines, as explained in this study be researchers at ETH in Zurich, Switzerland: “Self-defending anti-vandalism surfaces based on mechanically triggered mixing of reactants in polymer foils,” Jonas G. Halter, Nicholas H. Cohrs, Nora Hild, Daniela Paunescu, Robert N. Grass and Wendelin […]
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One Way to Thaw Giant Powder
There may be many ways to thaw giant powder. Thomas Boseveae came up with one of them, but his patent has expired: “Apparatus for Thawing Giant-Powder,” US patent #268540, granted to Thomas Boseveae on December 5, 1882. Giant Powder was made and sold by the Giant Powder Company of California, under license from Alfred Nobel. It […]
Headline of the Day: Explosive Understatement
Today’s Headline of the Day is from a press release issued by New York Medical College. The headline is: Research findings show brain injury to soldiers can arise from exposure to a single explosion BONUS: If you know of a study showing that brain injury to soldiers CANNOT arise from exposure to a single explosion, we […]