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Thermoelectric materials can use thermal differences to generate electricity. Now there is an inexpensive and environmentally friendly way of producing them with the simplest of components: a normal ...

COULD HIT 100 DEGREES. JENNIFER: FORECASTING OUR FUTURE, A BOSTON-BASED COMPANY IS PUSHING A NEW --. INSTEAD OF TOSSING YOUR PENCILS, PLANT THEM. THEY ARE TAKING ROOT ALL AROUND THE WORLD. RHONDELLA: ...

FiftyThree, the company behind iOS apps Paper and Book, has created a carpenter-style stylus for use with Paper. Aptly and simply dubbed "Pencil," the stylus lets you erase with the top end just as ...

There are times—dark, frustrating times—when you put pencil to paper and nothing’s there. No inspiration. No life. So you scribble and scratch and sharpen until all that’s left is a bitty wooden nub ...

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Answer: To stop it from rolling away. They can also be used as a piece of measuring equipment as the dimensions are the same no matter where you get them from. The lead is rectangular which means it ...

Dr Habeeb Ajimotokan, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ilorin, has fabricated a machine capable of producing different shapes of pencils in commercial ...