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TechnologySee it all with this HD Endoscope Camera for Under $50 There are so many interesting things around us that we never really notice. From the random little object coming out from under the kitchen sink…
ArchitectureMosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan, Cairo, Egypt The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة السلطان حسن) was commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan and built between 1356 and 1363 during the Bahri…
AstronomyA New Type of Rocket Thruster that could take Humankind to Mars and Beyond A physicist has proposed a new type of rocket thruster that could transport humans to Mars and beyond. The device would use magnetic fields to…
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FinanceAdvertising Budget An advertising budget is a forecast of a company’s promotional spending over a given period of time. Advertising is a component of sales and marketing.…
PhysicsScientists reveal how Stone Skipping Techniques can progress Reentry of Landing Aircraft Stone skipping, also known as stone skimming, attempts to determine how many times a stone bounces off the surface of a pond before sinking. Skipping…
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TechnologyResearchers Designed a Fast Engine that Taps into a new kind of Fuel Energy Researchers have created a lightning-fast engine that runs on a new type of fuel: information. The random jiggling of a microscopic particle is converted into…
AccountingBudget Variance The difference between the budgeted or baseline amount of spending or revenue and the actual amount is referred to as a budget variance. The term…