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How to fold a paper water bomb and make a perfect splash

This experiment shows how to fold a square piece of paper into a water bomb (also known as an origami balloon). By carefully folding corners, tucking in flaps, and blowing air into the final pocket, ...
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Photoshop Tutorial: How to Make an Old West, WANTED Poster

Photoshop CC 2014 tutorial showing how to make a custom, vintage, Old West, “WANTED” poster. Get 15% off BORIS FX OPTICS! - The BEST special effects plug-in for PHOTOS in Photoshop!
New Scientist

This paper should win a prize for its refusal to make any big claims

The experienced science journalist soon learns to skim over certain sections of scientific papers: specifically, the sentences stating that the research represents “a significant advance” and “expands ...
The New York Times

4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages

We independently review everything we recommend. We may get paid to link out to retailer sites, and when you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a ...
Phys.org

An edible fungus could make paper and fabric liquid-proof

As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup coatings, researchers in Langmuir report a way to waterproof materials using edible fungus. Along with fibers made from wood, the fungus ...
Carnegie Mellon University

CMU Math Student Charts a New Path with Rubik’s Cubes

Through a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Jenny Quan is exploring the mathematical principles behind Rubik's cubes.
Post and Courier

In the wake of Savannah’s International Paper mill closing, SC landowners' anxieties are rising

GARNETT — The very tops of loblolly pines fought for sun on Groton Plantation. Little greenery colored the forest floor. Nutrient-saturated soil spurred narrower trunks. This crowd of trees needed ...
The New Indian Express

Two years on, TN salt pan workers’ welfare board remains only on paper

In 2022, the state government launched the monsoon relief assistance scheme providing a sum of Rs 5,000 each to 16,562 families working in salt pans across the state. THOOTHUKUDI: With a 2023 ...
BBC

Cyber attack contingency plans should be put on paper, firms told

People should plan for potential cyber-attacks by going back to pen and paper, according to the latest advice. The government has written to chief executives across the country strongly recommending ...
National Geographic news

The eccentric scientist behind the ‘gold standard’ COVID-19 test

Biochemist Kary Mullis says he was driving from the Bay Area to his cabin in Mendocino in 1983 when suddenly, like a bolt of lightning out of the California sky, he came up with a way to pinpoint a ...
The Brooklyn Paper

Maimonides celebrates unveiling of Brooklyn’s largest and only standalone Children’s Emergency Department

Maimonides Health representatives, local politicians and community members celebrated the unveiling of the health system’s new Children’s Emergency Department at its Medical Center in Borough Park ...