The amateur scientist
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Monarch butterflies are among of the most interesting and enchanting insects in the North and South American continents. Monarch Watch, an organization dedicated to observing their behavior, discovered that the butterflies guide themselves in traveling long-distance journeys.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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Floating a challenge
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Federal officials in the US are eyeing to employ the use of free-floating buoys to study the country's coastal waters without causing pollution. These navigation aids, customarily called drifters, must be designed to withstand currents for a prolonged period of time.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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A kitchen centrifuge
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A simple kitchen centrifuge may be built from blenders as a spinning attachment may be incorporated into the blender drive. This attachment could then hold a solution to be processed and speed ratings could be measured using simple equations.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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