Covid precautions have turned many parts of our world into a giant salad bar, with plastic barriers separating sales clerks from shoppers, dividing customers at nail salons and shielding students from their classmates.
Intuition tells us a plastic…
Cistanches Herba: A Neuropharmacology Review
Cistanche extract products (family Orobanchaceae), commonly known as “desert ginseng” or Rou Cong Rong, is a global genus and commonly used for its neuroprotective, immunomodulatory, anti-oxidative,…
The Importance of Your Car’s Wheel Bearings
A wheel bearing is a crucial part of the wheel assembly that connects the wheel and the axle. It is a set of steel balls (ball bearings) or tapers (tapered bearings), held together by a metal ring. It…
Industry Developments: Extrusion Profile Heat Sinks
Extruded metal heat sinks are among the lowest cost, widest used heat spreaders in
electronics thermal management. Besides their affordability, extruded heat sinks are
lightweight, readily…
Benefits Of Automatic Bagging Machines
An Automatic Bagging Machine is a mechanism that automates the packaging process in
production. The packaging machine automatically inserts the product in a bag or a pouch and
seals it. By installing…
Neutron and gamma radiation shielding properties
High performed new heavy concrete samples were designed and produced that absorption
parameters were determined for gamma and neutron radiation by using Monte Carlo Simulation
program GEANT4…
How to choose the right brushcutter for your needs?
Whether you are an amateur or a professional who loves gardening and landscaping,
getting the right tools for your needs often becomes a challenge.
Brush cutters are versatile tools for…
Face masks hurting your ears? These easy solutions can help
In this period of the Covid-19 pandemic, a protective mask has become a common object
of use to contain virus transmission. The imminent need for masks has led many governments
to…
Mystery of the wheelie suitcase: how gender stereotypes held back the history of
invention
In 1970 an American ABS luggage
executive unscrewed four castors from a wardrobe and fixed them to a suitcase. Then he put
a strap on his contraption…
CNC Milling vs. CNC Turning: All You Need to Know
CNC machining is a rapid manufacturing process that turns digital 3D designs into
plastic or metal parts by selectively cutting away material. Many companies require CNC
machining service to…
What are lenticular images, and why do they look so awesome?
Every day, there are hundreds—perhaps even thousands—of advertising messages knocking
on your head trying to gain access to the part of your brain that decides to buy things.
With…
Unique Aerial Yoga Accessories
If you love aerial yoga and have your own yoga swing at home, you’re probably looking
for new tricks, accessories and apparatus to use to improve your technique. When it comes
to aerial yoga accessories,
there are…
CRIMPING TERMINALS - The importance of using the right tool
Pre-insulated terminals
and splices are pre-insulated RBY terminals and splices designed specifically to answer the
need for inexpensive, insulated electrical terminations. The quality,…
The latest toy craze is here, making waves in households across the country, and it's basically glorified bubble wrap. Featured recently in The New York Times, Pop Its have enthralled kids everywhere with their satisfying poppable blisters. Here's what…
How Scooters Are Becoming Millennials’ Extreme Sport of Choice
Pedestrians on the sidewalks of downtown Chicago hold up cellphone cameras, drivers
honk in frustration and the police don’t quite know what to do. It’s not every day that
300 young…
Benefits of Wrist Wraps
Your wrists take quite the beating when lifting weights.
For most exercises, you will have a barbell or dumbbell placed in your hand. Any
slight deviation of the wrist either forward, back, or…
Single-use plastic cups have always been criticized by organizations that want to tackle the plastic waste in the country. The reason for this criticism is that these cups cannot be recycled and they end up contaminating waste streams. As a result, more…
The best smart lock for a keyless home
While traditional lock-and-key systems have improved over time, the basic mechanism
hasn’t really changed since the first lock was invented more than a thousand years ago: A
piece of metal that is just the…
Wooden Crafts are the artistic practice of shaping and decorating wooden objects. India is famous for wooden handicrafts. Skilled craftsmen of each state create handicrafts using wood that is available locally. The most common varieties used to make…
What Are the Different Types of Lifting Hooks and Sling Hooks?
Are you planning your next overhead lifting project and need to specify the type of
sling and rigging equipment you’ll be using? While it’s important to understand the best
type of…
Folding Chairs are great for small spaces as they can be used for multiple needs. From dining to studying, a comfortable folding chair can be enjoyed anywhere and then tucked away for storage. Sleek folding chairs are a much better option than bulky…
A Brief History of the Disposable Coffee Cup
It's what you walk away with after the first financial transaction you make every
day. It's the bane of clumsy interns in offices from Seattle to Key West. And it's
left its mark on your car…
You may have heard of "Blue Bolt Coating", its real name is Whitford Xylan® Coating... and it isn't always blue. Many of our customers ask for the "Blue Bolt Coating", but what exactly is Xylan and when should it be used?
Xylan is a blend of…
Flexible Metal Hoses: An essential guide
A metal flexible hose is a
type of piping used to connect two distant points to transport or transfer fluid. In Oil &
Gas applications hoses are used when there is a considerable relative movements. A…
8 Benefits of Owning a Dehumidifier
If you commonly get allergies, you know that they can get rather miserable at times.
When you live in a humid climate, there are many triggers for these things—dust mites,
mold, mildew, and seasonal allergies.…
Health Care Material is a dietary supplement that has become a popular way to help people reach their daily recommended intake of vitamins and minerals. The nutrient combination in greens powder is formulated to support your body’s immune system and…
Caught in the mushy middle: How Quartz fell to earth
The Atlantic wanted to corner a more premium space, selling marquee advertisers on a
new generation of yacht owners and Rolex wearers. A free and digital Economist for the
budding millennial…
Garden Hoses: What To Know Before You Buy
Hose for gardening don't last forever. When you're in the market for a new one, these tips will help you make an informed purchase.
Your garden hose is probably working overtime this summer as you water plants,…
5 Important Factors When Buying LED Drivers
WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 31, 2017--Osram, a leading global lighting and technology company, today announced its OPTOTRONIC®Dual-Mode Programmable Emergency LED Driver, the market’s first…
STAINLESS STEEL CABLE CLEATS – PREVENTING GALVANIC CORROSION OF CABLE FIXINGS
In the following article we provide an evidence based specification case for stainless steel cable cleats where levels of atmospheric corrosion preclude use of other cable…
BREWING YOUR OWN BEER: WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED
So you want to make your own beer. How hard could it be, right? Really, it’s not that hard, and I’ll have a nice home beer brewing equipment for you soon that outlines every aspect of the process.…
What Does Disposable Coveralls Mean?
Disposable coverall is an item of personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to cover the whole body and other clothing to protect against dirt or other outside contaminants. Coveralls are one piece and loose…
What is an LED Downlight?
An LED downlight can be a completely integrated unit, or it can come in two parts. Ultimately, it's a low energy LED light source fitted inside a downlight housing.
Are LED Downlights as Reliable and Long Lasting as…
Why Cat Litter Matters
Even people who adore cats have to admit they’re sometimes not the easiest pets to take care of. They have a habit of reminding you it’s time to eat at 5:30 a.m., sometimes by dragging their claws across your eyelids. They…
Choosing Tactile Switches for Your Electronic Applications
A tact switch is a type of switch that is used every day, but hardly ever seen. Hidden under every key of a computer keyboard, the tactile switch is small and thin, but features high…
The RS-232 protocol
Rs232 protocol transmission involves the sending of data one bit at a time, over a single communications line. In contrast, parallel communications require at least as many lines as there are bits in a word being transmitted (for…
HOW TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A GOOD NON-STICK FRYING PAN AND A BAD ONE AT A GLANCE
Not all frying pans are the same thing. A frying pan is a fry pan, of course. And they are always used for the same purpose. True. But there are many differences between…
THE IMPORTANCE OF LABELING MACHINES IN PACKAGING INDUSTRIES
When you see anything displayed on the shelves of a shop the first thing that attracts your attention is the label on the product. You will first pick up an item with an attractive, bright…
What is a Heat Press Machine? Basic Guide
Heat Press Machines are specifically designed for transferring heat and pressure on different material for printing.
Heat transfer is an important step for different kinds of printing. Heat press…
WHY INVESTING IN DUMP TRUCK TARP SYSTEM WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER ARTICULATED HAULER
For haulers that tend to drive or deliver dump trucks, the chance of debris flying out of an opened container or truck and hitting other motorists or damaging…
How Modern Kitchen Appliances are affecting our lives?
We are living in an era where everything is getting smarter. From gadgets to kitchen appliance, everything has become smarter. Now you no longer need to depend on just a single stove and make a…
Season as you go
In our Epi recipes, you'll find seasoning mentioned throughout the process: boiling water is salted; sautéed vegetables are seasoned while cooking; meat is sprinkled with salt and pepper before cooking; and dishes are finished…
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a strong, tough, waxy, nonflammable synthetic resin produced by the polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene. Known by such trademarks as Teflon, Fluon, Hostaflon, and Polyflon, PTFE is distinguished by its slippery surface,…
Food is made up of many different chemical can components or parts, including vitamins, minerals, sugars, fibres, water, lipids, proteins and starches.
In addition to these main nutrient components, many foods contain smaller amounts of…
Decades ago, the only baby bottle available to parents is made of glass. But glass was heavy and breakable. So when plastic bottles came along that were lighter and shatter-proof, the glass bottle became almost obsolete.
However, recent…
The difference between the PP board and PVC board cannot be confused. Most people think there is no difference between pp board and PVC board, and they often think they are the same. Otherwise, it is not the same from the materials of these two kinds of…
Solar street light and other solar products have grown in popularity over the years. Unlike traditional sources of light, solar lights don’t harm the environment. This is the reason why a lot of people are switching to this technology for their lighting…
Overflow fillers, gravity fillers, piston filling machine and other liquid fillers all vary in the way that they move product into a bottle or container. However, the automatic versions of these machines almost always have certain features in common.…
Flatbed trailers come in all shapes, sizes, and maximum load capacities. Some of the most common types of flatbed trailers and specialized trucking trailers include:
Lowboy Trailers
Step Deck Trailers…
Wanna a better selfie? Get a selfie stick
Wanna a better selfie? Get a selfie stick
Selfies at tourist attractions are nothing new. But until recently, if you wanted a perfectly composed picture of yourself with a landmark in the background,…