Eli J*: 2008

Pot Boiler: A New, Faster Way to Heat Water [News]

Why couldn't this be about surface area? I haven't read the whole study though. Nice stuff!

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Pot Boiler: A New, Faster Way to Heat Water [News]

Many recipes and procedures call for bringing water to a roiling boil--from making the perfect cup of tea to generating electric power. But the bubbles that denote the rapid transformation of water from a liquid to a vapor, otherwise known as steam, actually slow the process. The normal, microscopic imperfections--holes, gaps and voids--on the surfaces of everything from industrial boilers to pots and pans create pockets where air is trapped and liquid water can become steam. But the process in each void ends after a steam bubble develops and travels to the surface, because water subsequently fills the gap where it formed. [More]

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So you want to build a PC, eh? PCIncubator is here to help

mmmmm delicious new PC in the works...

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So you want to build a PC, eh? PCIncubator is here to help

via Download Squad by Drew Olanoff on 7/8/08

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Web services, web 2.0

PCIncubator aims to help you find the right parts at the right prices to build your dream PC.

We've all built a PC at some point. It's fun, isn't it? Pick our your case, the mother board, memory, GI Joe Stickers.

What?

The pain in the neck part of the process is finding the right parts that you need and not paying too much for them...or buying really crappy parts as a default because you don't want to break the bank.

The parts are all out there, the internet is vast, but PCIncubator keeps tabs on the stuff that you need, the prices that are right, and does so very nicely if we may say.

They use NewEgg which is the geek chic place to shop for parts. They also keep a price history of all items so you can wait for prices to go back down if they go up. It's kind of like shopping for airline tickets. It also gives you that Dell and Apple builder feel

Once you've picked your perfect PC parts, you can toss them all into a NewEgg cart and away you go!

Too bad that you can't get Windows XP anymore :(

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First artificial DNA a step towards biological computers

Now if I can just bioengineer a household servant capable of balancing the checkbook, grocery shopping, and picking out my shirts, I'll never have to get married!