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Engineering Facts
GPS (Global Positioning System)
The GPS, or Global Positioning System, is the high-tech application of one of the most fundamental principles of…
A Man-made 'Take' on Nature's Style
Advanced Composite Materials, (ACMs) are, as the name implies, composite materials. However, they consist exclusively of…
X-Ray Images & False Color
The colors we see in the world around us are the result of the way that the human eye and brain perceive different…
Sundials, Ancient Clocks
The earliest and simplest form of sundial is the shadow stick. The time of day is judged by the length and position of…
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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