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Aranet4 Home CO2 Monitor

Aranet4 Home CO2 Monitor tracks ventilation quality in labs, classrooms, and conference rooms with long battery life and clear e-ink readouts.

New Electronic "Tongue" Can Taste What's In A Complex Mixture

The electronic tongue is designed to detect different elements of taste, including sweet, sour, salt, and bitter. The device uses four well-known chemical sensors attached to minute beads placed on a silicon wafer, allowing it to analyse for several different chemical components simultaneously.

SourceNew Scientist·JournalThe New Scientist·DateJul 15, 1998

Unusual Brogue Of Oracoke, N.C. Islanders Threatened With Extinction

Researchers find that the unique island brogue is losing traditional features such as distinct vowel sounds and words like 'pizer' for 'porch.' The dialect's survival largely depends on the island's former isolation from the mainland. Despite its decline, linguists emphasize the importance of preserving languages and cultures.

SourceUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill·DateApr 18, 1997

Voting Machines Can Make Casting Votes, Challenging, Studies Show

Research studies have found that popular voting mechanisms can be confusing and inaccessible to certain groups of people. Punch card ballots were particularly problematic, causing difficulties for voters who struggled to read small numbers and punch holes in the correct locations. In contrast, electronic voting machines with flashing l...

SourceOhio State University·DateOct 23, 1996
Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Apple iPhone 17 Pro delivers top performance and advanced cameras for field documentation, data collection, and secure research communications.