How Floating Soap Was Invented
Ivory has been producing their uniquely floating soap for the well over a century now and in hat time they’ve become one of the most popular soap brands in the world. For many years, the company has maintained that the discovery of its trademark floating soap was a complete accident, but exactly how true is…
A Re-Introduced Bill May Unlock Published Scientific Knowledge
Promising public access legislation FASTR (Fair Access to Science & Technology Research Act) has been re-introduced by a bipartisan coalition in Congress. Lawmakers now have an important opportunity to strengthen and expand rules that allow taxpayers to freely read articles resulting from research their tax dollars support. EFF continues to encourage legislators to pass this…
What Would Happen If You Put A Mirror In A Scanner?
Let’s find out, shall we? I took this fairly large round mirror and scanned it using my Canon flatbed. The result was…let’s say, not very mirror-like at all. In fact, the glass area was almost black. So what happened? Where’s the shiny glass mirror we were hoping to see? To understand why we got the…
