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I've been cleaning out my Inbox of really old emails. I found a couple emails I'd sent myself about science stories.

Combating Harassing Use of Mosquito Noise Device is a funny little story. The younger a person is, the higher the frequency of the sound they can hear. Here's another explanation of the Mosquito Noise Repellent and how it's used against teens. Make It does a couple of projects about hearing, especially Vocal Chord Cups.

Here's one about bacteria-powered motors. Check out the motors Make It makes with visitors.

An article about how our brain understands information from our eyes. Make it does a bunch of projects with sight including Thaumotropes, 3d Pictures, Pinhole cameras, and Zoetropes.

Finally, a little blurb about exotic materials. Make It is working on a couple of projects using dilatants. Right now we're working out how to not make a mess with the materials.