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Engineering Facts
Cool Fuel Cells
Astronauts have been using them for power aboard spacecraft since the 1960s. Soon, perhaps, they'll be just as common on…
Seeing In The Dark
In the movies, there are all sorts of nasty things that can see perfectly well in the dark. More realistic movies also…
The Motion of An Aircraft
We live in a world that is defined by three spatial dimensions and one time dimension. Objects move within this domain…
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…
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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