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It's A Bird, It's A Plane -- No, It's A Clam!
Not all animals glide or fly in the air. Many marine animals are masters of 'flight' and speed under the water. The…
Drip, Drip Water Clocks
Water clocks were among the earliest timekeepers that didn't depend on the observation of celestial bodies. One of the…
Nothing Backwards About It
Almost anyone who's seen a picture of the experimental X-29 aircraft will remember it. Its unique wings make it one of…
Making Cars Out of Soup
There was an old TV show set on a spaceship some time in the future which included a machine about the size of 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