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Amazing Oil Spill Cleanup Machine

Post author By Semih Akalin
Post date Oct 20, 2011
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A team of oil cleanup experts has developed a machine that skims oil out of water at an efficiency rate unheard of within the industry. And in doing so, have won a pretty hefty prize. They won a cool $1 million for their creation.

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Tags American Marine, cleanup machine, oil, Oil Cleanup, Oil Spill Cleanup Machine, science, Team Elastec, Wendy Schmidt

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Wheelchair Controlled by Facial Muscles

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Post date Oct 19, 2011
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System for controlling a wheelchair by blinking and clenching the teeth.

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Tags facial muscles, muscular dystrophy, science, University of Miyazaki, Wheelchair

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Science: Quantum Levitation

Post author By Semih Akalin
Post date Oct 18, 2011
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An unidentified member of the [Tel-Aviv University] Superconductivity Group School of Physics and Astronomy shows off the quantum locking, or quantum trapping, effects of a magnet that’s been super cooled with liquid nitrogen

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Tags amazing Magnet, Association of Science, astc, levitation, Magnet, Magnets, quantum, quantum levitation, science, superconductor, Tel-Aviv University

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Shocking illusion – Pretty girls turn ugly!

Post author By Semih Akalin
Post date Jul 9, 2011
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This is called the “flashed face distortion effect” if you want to get all technical which you won’t be able to do very well after this illusion blows your mind.