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Blood matters | Day 321

Blood matters | Day 321

When Alexander Bogdanov started experimenting with blood transfusions to achieve rejuvenation, he didn’t know this would lead to his early demise.

Posted on July 5, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags blood transfusions, history of medicine, history of science, how does it work, inventionsLeave a comment on Blood matters | Day 321
The amazing bakelite | Day 294

The amazing bakelite | Day 294

The first synthetic plastic set the stage for modern production of materials. Meet bakelite.

Posted on June 7, 2015June 8, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags bakelite, chemistry, discoveries, inventions, plastics, syntheticsLeave a comment on The amazing bakelite | Day 294
Part animal, part robot – the one true all-terrain vehicle| Day 239

Part animal, part robot – the one true all-terrain vehicle| Day 239

Wheels are great, but they have limitations. Legs, on the other hand, can go pretty much anywhere. The best all-terrain vehicles are nature-inspired robots.

Posted on April 12, 2015April 13, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags embodied movement, inventions, passive dynamics, robotics, robots, technology1 Comment on Part animal, part robot – the one true all-terrain vehicle| Day 239
The physics of peeling garlic | Day 223

The physics of peeling garlic | Day 223

Garlic peeling is one of the worst chores in the kitchen – unless you have a silicone tube garlic peeler, operating on extremely simple physics.

Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags cooking, garlic, inventions, kitchen science, physics, sofrito, tomatoes1 Comment on The physics of peeling garlic | Day 223

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