Archive for March 25th, 2009
« Previous EntriesAn old concept, a new interest: Farmers find drainage work now can pay high dividends at harvest
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009SALEM, Ohio — One dairy farm, unable to harvest any crop from a specific field for years, now routinely gets 175-bushel-per-acre corn for silage from it. On another farm several counties away, yields in a small riverbottom field jumped from 30 bushels per acre to a whopping 205 bushels per acre last year. They’re both amazing improvements made possible by agricultural drainage work. Busy work Roger Greenawalt, who owns Sweet Meadow Farm Drainage in Beloit in Mahoning County and tiled th
Autonomus Robotic ATV with GPS
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009An ATV built with a unique pattern of engineering and a combination of both technology and power. It runs on low pressure wide tires which are one of the toughest in their kind. This power and technology is a perfect combination for UNC Charlotte who is trying to design a unique vehicle which will be able to sense the environment and can travel any type of terrain. Technology Used The machine will have a trailer which will carry sensing equipment and it will travel in a pre defined path
Nemo leaves home: how far does he go?
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009How far and wide do larval anemonefishes disperse? Until now, there has been little empirical data. Anemonefishes are often encountered on Singapore shores, but these are different from those in the study. Anemonefish parents live in a particular sea anemone and spawn eggs that are attached to the seafloor. About a week later, larvae hatch from the eggs and make their way into the great, open ocean. After about two weeks, juvenile fish find a comfortable-looking sea anemone, set up hous
Birding the Future
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009I meant to blog on this post of Nate’s a while ago, but I got distracted with all the crazy birding adventures and so forth. Still, better late than never. 150 years after we got the origin set out for us, the species concept remains nebulous, wispy around the edges. The endless lumping and splitting, along with oddball hybrid birds popping up to frustrate local committees, have given us ample notice that birding as we know it and the world as we find it don’t always map perfectly to each ot
How to Increase iPhone 3G Battery Life
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009One of the hottest gadgets on the market today is the iPhone. Since its introduction in 2007, it has quickly become synonymous with fashionable and powerful consumer electronics. Although the original iPhone was a huge success for Apple, customers quickly began voicing their recommendations for the inevitable second iteration of the stylish phone. For instance, [...]