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New super-thin, flexible invisibility cloak wows Harry Potter fans
Harry Potter fans rejoice: Researchers have devised an ultra-thin invisibility cloak that can mask three-dimensional objects -- if you’re observing that object in microwave light, that is. With butterbeer and Bertie Bott's every flavor beans on...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Science and Technology, University of Texas at Austin
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Furnaces: Doing the energy payback math
Special to Tribune NewspapersLike most fuel-saving home appliances, high-efficiency furnaces cost more than others upfront. That complicates the idea of upgrading. Does it make sense to invest in a new system when you already have one that works? Start answering those questions...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Manufacturing and Engineering, Environmental Issues
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RepairClinic.com: 7 ways to make your lawn mower run like new
++++++++++++++++++++ || RepairClinic.com, an online store for replacement parts for home appliances, outdoor power equipment and HVAC equipment,shares some money-saving tips about prepping lawn mowers for spring. “Many people wait until their...
Tags: Car Engine Repair, Tire Pressure Checks, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Manufacturing and Engineering, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Weighing cost of home warranties
Special to Tribune NewspapersFew home sellers offer unlimited warranties. One of the increasingly rare examples is L.L. Bean. Not satisfied with an ax you buy there? Return it for replacement, refund or store credit- and no time limit. Unfortunately, most warranties run only a year...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Manufacturing and Engineering, Industrial Production
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River Forest home raises the bar on energy efficiency
This article contains corrected material, The home's cobalt blue siding sets it apart from older brick houses in its River Forest neighborhood. But the color of the house on Jackson Avenue is the least of its distinguishing factors. As northern...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Manufacturing and Engineering, Building Material, LEGO Group, Energy
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Double happiness for the Chinese New Year
Wolfgang Puck's KitchenGung hei fat choy! That's the traditional Cantonese greeting (roughly translated as, "Wishing you great happiness and prosperity!") heard in midwinter with the arrival of the Chinese New Year, a lunar holiday falling this year on Sunday, Feb. 10. In...Tags: Coconut Milk, Chili, Human Interest, Salt, Arts and Culture
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NASA ready for GRAIL spacecraft to crash into moon
In a series of planned maneuvers, NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft, nicknamed Ebb and Flow, will crash into a crater rim near the moon's North Pole about 2:28 p.m. Pacific time on Monday. At a news conference on Thursday, scientists involved with the...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Astronomy, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Manufacturing and Engineering, Los Angeles Times
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CES 2013: Sharing content from phone to TV to kitchen and beyond
I love the idea of a smart home, one where devices talk to one another and to me (figuratively speaking) in order to offer more and better services. Judging from the demonstrations at this week's Consumer Electronics Show, it's still a work in progress,...
Tags: Recipes, Consumer Goods Industries, Sony Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering, Food Industry
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Globalization in retreat
WASHINGTON -- One fateful question for 2013 is this: What happens to globalization? For decades, growing volumes of cross-border trade and money flows have fueled strong economic growth. But something remarkable is happening; trade and international money...
Tags: Globalization, Petroleum Industry, Japan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Labor Markets
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Company zaps bread to keep it mold-free
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers’ unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold. MicroZap Inc. claims its technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. The...Tags: Health and Safety at School, MRSA, Manufacturing and Engineering, Consumers, Natural Resources Defense Council
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John D. Silva dies at 92; introduced news helicopter
John D. Silva was the chief engineer for KTLA-TV in 1958 when he outfitted a helicopter with a TV camera and changed television news coverage forever. He turned a rented Bell helicopter into the Telecopter, essentially a flying TV studio. The first of...
Tags: Stanford University, Electronics, Arts and Culture, Manufacturing and Engineering, KTLA
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Not much chance to sue builder after warranty expires
Real Estate MattersQ: I moved into my new home about two years ago. The house had been built about one year earlier and had never been lived in, so I did not think I would have problems with anything. I signed the closing papers through a mail-in packet where a notary...Tags: Real Estate, Crime, Law and Justice, Manufacturing and Engineering, Lawyers, Real Estate Buyers
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