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Hydropower Basics
Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into electricity. This is called hydropower. Hydropower is…
Barn Yard Aeronauts
The word aeronaut is derived from the Greek terms 'aero' meaning air or atmosphere and 'nautes' meaning sailor.…
X-Ray Astronomy vs. Medical X-Rays
It's natural to associate the X-rays from cosmic objects with an X-ray from the doctor's office, but the comparison is a…
Searing Heat, Little Package
Engineers have created a miniature hotplate that can reach temperatures above 1100C (2012F), self-contained within a…
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- X-Ray Astronomy vs. Medical X-Rays
- A New Twist on Fiber Optics
- Bicycle Chain for Fleas
- Cool Fuel Cells
- Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
- Drip, Drip Water Clocks
- Fiber Optics
- GPS (Global Positioning System)
- Hollywood To The Rescue
- How Can A Bullet-proof Vest Stop A Bullet?
- How We Use Crystals To Tell Time
- Hybrid Cars: The Magic Braking
- Infrared Headphones
- Liquid Crystal Communication
- NASA Hits a Hole-In-One
- New York to London in Less Than Two Hours
- Non-Flammable Fuel?
- Pass the Basalt
- Red Dot Replacing Cross Hairs
- Searing Heat, Little Package
- Seeing In The Dark
- Smoke Detectors
- Space Lasers Keep Earth's Air Clean