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Lots of hydroponics growers have big questions about carbon dioxide -- this can be a costly addition to a hydro garden, and can involve some strategy for getting tanks or other resources into a small hydroponics space. At the same time, there are questions about when and how carbon dioxide really helps plants.Carbon Dioxide Check ListThe common consensus with experience growers is that carbon dioxide only really helps plants if other conditions are optimized first; growers have to take a l …

One of the biggest new advances in technology is 3-D printing -- but you might not be hearing about this a whole lot.When it comes to what people are talking about, you'll hear a lot about new iPhones and other smartphone models, home area networks for your house, the Internet of things, etc. That's because we tend to focus on consumer electronics. But 3-D printing is a kind of dark horse that could become a lot more important in coming years, as people start making more physical products …

Some of the best new designs for hydroponics involve hanging gardens or other similar designs that pack more plants into a smaller space. For many of those were setting up hydroponics project, space is a major issue. Especially for someone trying to fit a hydro garden into a residential or living space, there's usually just not quite enough area to go around.Here are some of the best steps to creating your own hanging herb garden, to get the benefits of fresh produce without taking up a lot …

Right now is a very exciting time for space travel.Just a couple of weeks ago, NASA and related contractors launched the newest mission into space aimed at eventually reaching Mars and one of its moons. These kinds of activities are groundbreaking, and they’re setting milestones in an industry that seemed dormant after the space wars of the 1980s.At the same time, new contenders are emerging.Elon Musk’s SpaceX company is now competing with government contractors like Lockheed Martin to do m …

It's almost time for old St. Nicholas to start climbing down the chimney again -- we know what all the naughty little boys and girls are getting for Christmas. As my three-year-old cheerfully informed me last week -- they're all getting coal! But what about those of us have been good?And what do you get for that person who has everything? Maybe it's your own mother-in-law, or other family member who has a touch of Martha Stewart in her life -- or your dad or uncle, or that guy who already h …