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...Although iRobot's Roomba, the robotic vacuum cleaner, was a hip innovation, it had its share of problems. It was better at capturing the imaginations of robot lovers than it was at capturing the grit and grime that collect in carpet. It occasionally choked on wires, tassels and other stringy things that might be lying in its path, and could easily be shown up by the vacuum cleaner you already own. Since most people don't own floor buffers or other electric mopping equipment, the Scooba isn't following a hard act. The alternative to robot floor washing is pulling...
...That's because the main force of the floor washer is a rapidly rotating brush that buffs the floor with the cleaning agent then sucks up the dirty water into a separate tank. On the front, there's a small vacuum mechanism meant to pull grit and small particles out of the way before the scrubbing. Another advantage the Scooba has over the Roomba is that it's easier to empty out when the cleaning is over. You dump the dirty water into the sink or toilet, shake the vacuum filter out over the trash can and eject the brush...
...taking shape--a mere 11 years after launch. MBA Polymers Inc. is the world's most advanced recycler of plastics used in durable goods. MBA raised $30 million to develop its patented technology for extracting and recycling plastic from trashed computers, printers, mobile phones, TVs, VCRs, fax machines, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and other forms of e-waste. Biddle claims he can recycle "anything with a cord" and then some...
...Prevention is not easy. Experts advise that you vacuum your suitcase and wash all of your clothes in hot water after you return from a vacation where you've seen signs of the pests. If you have the bugs in your home, wrapping your mattress and box spring with a plastic or allergen cover and placing the bed legs in cups of water may keep the insects out of your bed. Filling cracks in walls where bugs may crawl in from other rooms or buildings is another recommendation. Multiple pesticide treatments from professional exterminators are necessary...
Nothing like a diary to give you a glimpse of somebody's inner life. In this diverting follow-up to 2003's Diary of a Worm, also by Cronin and Bliss, Spider confesses his greatest fears--Daddy Longlegs, vacuum cleaners and people with big feet--and shares his grandpa's secret of longevity: Never fall asleep in a shoe. He talks about his unlikely friendship with Fly, whose forebears used to be the enemies of spiders. "Things are different now," says Spider, although Fly sometimes accidentally gets stuck in his web, to the horror of Fly's mother. Worm...