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Helping hearing

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The Vibrant Soundbridge is a hearing device that attaches to a bone in the inner ear instead of to either the eardrum or canal as do other aids. Developed by Geoffrey Ball, a hearing impaired scientist, the device has been designed to prevent distortion of sound and be comfortably worn.

Author: DiChristina, Mariette
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1998
Innovations, Hearing aids

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House of plastic

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Neste Oy has built a house made primarily of plastic in Finland. The house is meant to promote plastic as a viable building material. Located in one of the coldest area of the world, the house also has a solar power system that produces more energy than is needed to run the house.

Author: DiChristina, Mariette
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1992
Research, Plastics industry, Plastic building materials, Plastics in building, Neste Oy

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Come into my parlor

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Spiders belong to the family Arachnida and has 34,000 species identified. Most spider species are harmless to humans but use their poison for capturing prey, such as insects, that become trapped in their web.

Author: DiChristina, Mariette
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1996
Reports, Spiders

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