Concrete Canoe. The Greek polymath Archimedes is said to have solved the mystery of buoyancy in a bathtub. Even if the story is apocryphal, his principle isn't: If an object weighs less than the water it displaces, it won't sink. Even concrete can float. Materials scientist Joseph-Louis Lambot built a concrete dinghy featured in the 1855 World's Fair.
Definition of BIOFILTER. : a filter bed in which sewage is subjected to the action of microorganisms that assist in decomposing it. ADVERTISEMENT. 2bi- + filter.rigin of BIOFILTER. 2bi- + filter. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis.
A DSL filter or microfilter is an analog low-pass filter installed between analog devices (such as telephones or analog modems) and a plain old telephone service (POTS) line, in order to prevent interference between such devices and a digital subscriber line (DSL) service operating on the same line.he usual symptom of a failed filter is frequent DSL disconnects or slow internet speed, and the usual procedure to test for failed filters is to remove all filters from the telephone line leaving only the router and checking to see whether the DSL speed increased.