Megan Nichols

Tips for Working With Laboratory Equipment

Whether you’re in a professional lab or a high school science classroom, laboratory equipment can help make your job easier — or it can create an enormous mess, depending on how you handle it. Tips for working with laboratory equipment for school or work 1. Keep laboratory equipment clean This should be common sense for ...

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Laboratory equipment.

How Do We Process Wood for Lumber?

We often take the wood we use to build with for granted. We don’t have to cut down trees or process it — we can drive to our local hardware store or lumber yard and purchase the lengths and widths we need. How does wood make it from the forest to the lumber yard or ...

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Pine forest with fog.

How Is Automation Changing the Agriculture Industry?

Automation is gradually making an impact on every industry. The agriculture sector has been slow to embrace this new technology, but that is starting to change. How is automation revolutionizing the agriculture industry, and how can farmers start implementing it to improve their lives? Agriculture industry technology is changing Agriculture technology has come a long ...

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A tractor plowing a field.

How to Power the Internet of Things

Electronics need power to operate, and that is obvious. But as technology grows more sophisticated — and so do our devices — the amount of energy required to operate each system also continues to grow. Collectively, we’ve produced more energy-efficient electronics in modern times, ranging from TVs to mobile devices. But that doesn’t change the ...

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Blockchain and the Internet.

Unlocking the Potential of the IoT in Oil and Gas

The Internet of Things, or IoT, is becoming the latest game-changer in the oil and gas industries. For those unaware, the IoT is a system connected by sensors and controllers to help oil and gas companies monitor, collect, and then analyze their machinery accurately. These findings can lead to considerable savings in production loss and ...

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An oil tanker.

Why Are Businesses Incorporating 3D Printing?

When 3D printing first arrived on the scene, it was clear that the technology had a lot of potential, but no one was sure where it would go. Now that it’s had some time to develop properly, we can confidently label 3D printing as a revolutionary solution for modern development and manufacturing. 3D printing looks ...

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3D printing.

How to Build an Airplane

Whenever you look up at the sky, the chances are high that you see at least one airplane crossing the blue expanse. These massive passenger planes are flying 5-6 miles above the surface of our planet, carrying hundreds of people. While building one of these enormous marvels of engineering might be beyond your skill, you ...

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A home-built airplane.

Should You Buy New or Used Construction Equipment?

Purchasing construction equipment, whether it’s new or new-to-you, is a significant investment and one that might be out of reach for small companies. You have two options to add a new piece of machinery to your fleet — buying it new or purchasing refurbished, previously owned equipment. Which is the best option? Let’s take a ...

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Construction equipment.

Everything You Need to Know About the Chinese FAST Telescope

We’ve been staring at the stars and wondering what was up there for centuries. We’ve been using mirrors and prisms to construct telescopes to give us a better idea of what mysteries lie in the black, but we’re still limited in how far we can see. The FAST telescope in China is hoping to change ...

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China's FAST radiotelescope.

There’s a Science to Snow Removal

Most of the northern hemisphere of our planet is covered in snow right now, which means city officials and engineers are stuck trying to figure out how to keep their roads safe until it melts. There’s a lot more to snow removal than just shoveling it off your walk or sprinkling some salt on it. ...

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Snow removal truck on highway.