Children's Museum of Houston

Paper Batteries

Paper Batteries Check this out - apparently normal, everyday office paper can be turned into supercapacitors simply by dipping them in an "ink" of carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes quickly absorb into ... more»

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Bionics – not just science fiction

Bionics – not just science fiction Many from my generation remember staying up to watch Steve Austin and Jamie Summers on The Six Million Dollar Man  and The Bionic Woman. They were ordinary people who lived ... more»

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Look to the Skies! (tonight around midnight)

Look to the Skies! (tonight around midnight) Be sure to go outside tonight (Sunday, 12/13/09), if it isn't raining or cloudy,starting around midnight EST to see the Geminid Meteor Shower. The new moon should make the sky even ... more»

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Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? The Debate Continues…

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? The Debate Continues… An international study called Interphone began a decade ago to determine potential cancer risks in cell phone users. This study is finally being published. However, it is far from conclusive based ... more»

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World Record Atom Smasher

World Record Atom Smasher That's right - a new entry for the Guinness Book of World Records! The new Large Hadron Collider fired protons with 1.18 trillion electron volts. That's about 20% more energy than ... more»

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Oil Spill Cleaning Solution? Carbon Nanotube Sponges!

Oil Spill Cleaning Solution? Carbon Nanotube Sponges! The news here is a little old (early November 2009), but still very cool. The video above is a quick glance at a new invention - a sponge made up ... more»

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Crocodiles in the Sahara? You bet!

Crocodiles in the Sahara? You bet! How'd you like to meet this guy in a dark alley? New fossil evidence found in the Sahara points to many species of crocodiles, some much smarter than our moderns ... more»

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Brown Pelican Population Flying High

Brown Pelican Population Flying High The Brown Pelican was one of the first entries onto the endangered species list, before Congress even passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973, due to devastating losses related to DDT. ... more»

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Babies cry in different languages

Babies cry in different languages In an international study involving 60 newborns, it was discovered that babies cry in their native language from the first days fo their lives. The study suggested that before babies ... more»

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