WiFi Dangers Investigated

Posted on October 14, 2007 at 10:12 am (PST)

Britain’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) will be investigsating the health ramifications of WiFi, especially in schools. They will ascertain the average exposure to the low level radiation emitted by wi-fi access points and wireless links on computers.

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Where Were These?!

Posted on July 15, 2007 at 7:36 pm (PST)

A Japanese writing utensil mavens at Pentel combined nanotechnology and some major pow-wowing with expert aromatherapists to develop Ain Supplio pencil leads–writing leads with long-lasting fragrance that–get this–enhances your mental capacity! Now, I don’t know how true this is or where they get there data from but if it works where the heck was this [...]

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Blast Off

Posted on July 11, 2007 at 10:38 am (PST)

On August 7, the Endeavour will launch itself into space once again this year.  Teacher/Astronaut Christa McAuliff has been waiting 22 years for this day and will operate the shuttle’s robotic arm, transfer cargo, and even report to students at three different schools from space.  It would’ve been nice to have my science teacher teach [...]

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The Propeller Trike

Posted on July 6, 2007 at 3:35 pm (PST)

Damon Vander Lind, an MIT student, partnered with several of his schoolmates and created the pedal-powered propeller tricycle. The tricycle reaches 7 ft. and weighs about 1000 pounds. It made using aircraft-supply chromemoly tubing and old bike parts. The propeller was made from pink foam coated with fiberglass. Oh, and the propeller has LED lights [...]

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Video Gaming Interferes with School

Posted on July 3, 2007 at 12:01 pm (PST)

A new US study states that boys and girls who play video games on school days do less homework and reading than those who do not play the games. (Did we really need a study to tell us that?)
Boys average 30% and girls spend 34% less time studying. Yahoo News

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