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Make Your Smartphone into a Microscope for About $10!  [VIDEO]
Make Your Smartphone into a Microscope for About $10! [VIDEO]
Make Your Smartphone into a Microscope for About $10! [VIDEO]
A smartphone + a few supplies + a few minutes = a super cool little microscope you can see with a magnification of up to 175X! And you can take photos of what you find. BONUS! Check out the video for the project. Great for home-schooled kids or maybe a science class that is lacking in the microscope department. What a great idea!
‘Five Second Rule’ is Not That Far From The Truth
‘Five Second Rule’ is Not That Far From The Truth
‘Five Second Rule’ is Not That Far From The Truth
The 'five second rule' is that if food hits the floor, you have five seconds to pick it and still be safe. Well, it turns our food does not pick up that many germs when it lands on the floor. It was tested on carpet, laminated surface, and tile. Researchers did not see any big growth. But the type of flooring made a difference.
13-year Old Boy Will Throw Out First Pitch in Oakland from 1800 Miles Away
13-year Old Boy Will Throw Out First Pitch in Oakland from 1800 Miles Away
13-year Old Boy Will Throw Out First Pitch in Oakland from 1800 Miles Away
Nick LeGrand is a 13-year old baseball player from Kansa City, MO who has a rare blood disorder called severe aplastic anemia. This year he was told he couldn't play his favorite sport, baseball. However, tonight (6/12) he will get to throw out the first pitch at the Oakland Athletics/New York Yankees game. He will do it from 1,800 miles away.
Scientists Say Life Is Possible on Jupiter’s Europa Moon
Scientists Say Life Is Possible on Jupiter’s Europa Moon
Scientists Say Life Is Possible on Jupiter’s Europa Moon
Scientists believe that the key to discovering extraterrestrial life could lie deep in the festering, underground oceans of Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa. New research suggests that if the salt water ocean beneath the surface of the frigid moon ever makes it's way to the surface, creating an intergalactic petri dish capable of producing a life-promoting environment.