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Engineering Facts
Man Versus Machine
Computers and automation are designed to help people. It sounds so simple. If you've ever tried to use a machine that…
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…
Snakebots Coming Your Way
Early robots were stiff, clumsy machines that plodded in straight lines. More modern robots can be radio controlled and…
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
So, what, exactly, is the watch on your wrist, Big Ben in London, or the national atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado,…
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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