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Demand Media pioneered search-driven publishing by generating article titles from specific, commonly searched queries. These articles featured on sites including Salon, Livestrong and eHow. Copyright in the articles remains with the original publisher or its successors. I retain archived copies of the original manuscripts and the sources used in preparing them.

Many of the original articles are no longer available online, but a small selection has been preserved at Sciencing.

Chemistry & Materials Science

How to Get Gold From Gold III Hydroxide
What Affects a Molecule's Attributes?
How to Form an Aldehyde
What Are Camphor Spirits Used For?
The History of Phenylethylamine
Description of a Method for Finding the pH of a Solution in the Laboratory
How to Calculate Osmolarity Given Liters
What Are Refractory Oils?
Description of How a Monomer Joins Together to Form a Polymer
How to Calculate FEUrea
How to Test Ethylene & Propylene Glycol
How to Find the Mass to Charge Ratios
Risks of the Storage & Transport of Halogens
What Is Supplex Nylon?
Yeast Extract Analysis
How to Determine Anode & Cathode Half-Reactions
Elementary Combustion Experiments
Can I Clean Gold With Hydrochloric Acid?
How Is the Vapor Pressure of a Liquid Related to Temperature?
Chemical Composition of Polyester Resin
Different Ways to Find the Volume in Chemistry
What Kind of Base Is in Detergent?
Is There a Difference Between Crude Oil & Petroleum?
Which Group of Elements Have the Highest First Ionization Energy?
Commercial Uses for Propylene
How to Turn on Bunsen Burners
What Holds Atoms Together?
How to Describe the Gas Laws
Tests for Specific Gravity
What Are Latex Gloves Used for in Chemistry?
The Uses for Electroplating

Biology, Medicine & Health

Does Lack of Calories Affect Sleep?
How to Cook Soy Ground Beef
The Reason for Increased Blood Pressure While Exercising
Leukemia Treatment Options
How to Remember the Phylum for an Animal
Bodyweight Exercises vs. Lifting
Do I Need More Calories to Make Muscle?
Does Walking or Running Burn More Energy?
What Are the Problems With Babies Born Addicted to Drugs?
Do Cockroaches Die in the Winter?
How to Calculate TPN With the Mifflin Equation
Milk Pasteurization Techniques
What Adaptations Do Fish Have?
Wing Differences Between Bats & Birds
How to Use Calculus in Biology
What Cells Are Found in Osseous Tissue?
Organisms in the Kingdom Monera
Limiting Factors for Algae
The Similarities Between the Baleen & Toothed Whales
How to Identify Microorganisms Based on Biochemical Test Results
Tennessee Species of Spiders
Types of Spiders That Are Black With White Rings Around the Legs
The Chemical Composition of Green Plants
Different Types of Toucans
What Are the Adaptations of a Silverfish?

Physics, Astronomy & Engineering

How Does Temperature Affect Violins?
Experiments on Wave Interference
Tool Repair and Maintenance: Low AC Voltage
Electrical Watts to BTU Conversion
How to Convert Newtons Into Inches per Pound
The Effects of Low AC Voltage
What Is a Quadraphonic Blaupunkt?
How to Estimate Instantaneous Velocity
The Structure of Superconductors
How to Compare Telescope Magnitudes
How to Convert Altitude Angle & Azimuth Angle for a Compass Reading
Ways to Measure Heat Capacity
How to Calculate Force for a Vertical Trajectory
How to Track Changes in Barometric Pressure
Difference in Weight of Steel Versus Cast-Iron
DIY: Electric Conversions
Mechanical Advantages of a Screw Jack
How to Find Distance Through Decibels
How to Derive the Coefficient of Friction
Advantages & Disadvantages of Gamma Rays
Horizontal & Vertical Components of Velocity
How to Calculate a Projectile Launched at an Angle
How to Calculate the DOF for a Lens
How to Calculate KBTU From KVA
How to Find the Maximum Height at the Top of a Trajectory
Methods of Determining the Angle of Repose
Science Projects on Electrical Currents
Type of Math Used in Electrical Engineering
How to Solve for Terminal Velocity

Mathematics & Statistics

How to Find the Perimeter of a Parallelogram With Variables
What Is a Mesokurtic Curve?
Activities for Proving Triangles Are Congruent
Fractions & Factors of the Lowest Common Denominator
How to Figure the Perimeter of a Triangle With Altitude
Concepts That Can Be Taught Using the Pentagonal Prism
What Are Some Similarities Between Prisms & Cones?
How to Convert Radicals to Binary
Similarities Between Euclidean & Spherical Geometry
Cheats for Factoring Trinomials
How to Calculate Phi
How to Convert a Tangent to Secant
How to Calculate the Number of Weekdays in a Year
How to Solve Inequalities With Interval Notation
How to Solve a Word Problem With Two Ratios
How to Find the Angle Between the Diagonals of a Cube
How to Make a Pentagon With a Compass
The Pythagorean Classification of Numbers
How to Calculate Frequency Density
How Do I Create an Equilateral Construction?
How to Calculate With Absolute Values
How Do I Use Linear Equations to Solve Problems?
The Definition of Opposite Angles in Math
What Are Congruent Figures?
How to Find a Secant Line
How to Find Sum of Geometric Terms
How to Find an Unlike Fraction
What Are Discrete Values in Bar Graphs?

Earth, Environment & Agriculture

What Is the Difference Between a Cultipacker & a Crowsfoot?
What Causes the Polar Ice Caps to Melt & What Will It Affect?
What Measures Has the Chinese Government Taken to Control Population Growth?

Technology & Telecommunications

What Is HTML?
Verizon & Cingular Phone Differences
What Is a Broadband Internet Connection?
Which Cell Phone Providers Work Internationally?
High-Speed Internet in Stockbridge, Michigan
Is High Speed Internet Available in Moneta, Virginia?
Can DSL Work Without an Active Landline?
Data Usage Limits With Verizon
What Are Quantum Computers?
A Simple Way to Get Rid of the Security Tool

Crafts, Music & Practical Topics

Three handmade slit drums — One of the few articles I claimed that was not about science and mathematics was "How to Make a Slit Drum." I had been making slit drums as a hobby long before I began working with Demand.

Uses of Mineral Oil on Wood
Guitar Tools
Projectile Point Classification
How to Beat the Caro-Kann Defense
Types of Lecterns
List of Flashy Martial Arts
Parts of a Sentence for First Graders
Conditions for Life in Prison
How to Make a Slit Drum