By Amiel Blajchman •
September 28, 2009
NATO’s Science for Peace program and the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) have awarded a team of three universities, one Jordanian, one Israeli and one American a grant to set up two parallel water desalination plants at one site each in Jordan and Israel. This grant is meant to promote collaboration across borders and between the two neighbouring countries, in a region not known for its congenial ties between neighbours.
By Christopher DeMorro •
September 25, 2009
A student engineering team from Ohio State University broke into the 300 mph club yesterday with their hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle. The Buckeye Bullet 2 averaged 300.992 MPH yesterday in the flying kilometer, with a top recorded speed of 304 MPH.
By Heather Dunham •
March 16, 2009
Oh, the joys and delights of that perfect food… pizza. Just looking at this picture is making me drool, how about you?
Takeout pizza always seems to taste better than homemade, doesn’t it? It’s partly because of their specialty pizza ovens, but it’s mostly the excessive amounts of grease and salt. Frozen pizzas are often full of MSG and artificial flavours. Not to mention the potential risk of PFC’s in the boxes!
For those of us trying to save a little money, and keep our families healthy, here are a few tips on making your homemade pizzas super-yummy.
By Sarah Lozanova •
January 3, 2008
What might start out as one lick here and another lick there can turn into a full fledged salt addiction for woodland animals. Dear, porcupines, hares, birds, and other animals may all indulge in this habit. There is no shortage of salt to feed this addiction, with13 million tons applied to winter roads each year in the US. Sadly, this addiction can prove to be a [...]
By Rebecca Carter •
February 15, 2007
Winter wonderland, snow everywhere. It's like the romance of Valentine's Day has carried over to the following day. That might be the case if you could stay inside by the fire all day; but you probably have to go to school, work, and the grocery store. You need to clear the driveway and the sidewalks, and it's not an easy task.
You probably find that you need to use some sort of "ice melt" [...]
NATO’s Science for Peace program and the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) have awarded a team of three universities, one Jordanian, one Israeli and one American a grant to set up two parallel water desalination plants at one site each in Jordan and Israel. This grant is meant to promote collaboration across borders and between the two neighbouring countries, in a region not known for its congenial ties between neighbours.
