Alloys
Engineering / Materials
Water is a clear colorless liquid. So is methanol. If one were to take a quantity of methanol and pour it into some water, the result is also a clear colorless liquid. But this one is something new; a continue reading this fact
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Seeing In The Dark
Engineering / Breakthroughs
In the movies, there are all sorts of nasty things that can see perfectly well in the dark. More realistic movies also boast their share of 'beasts' that can see in the dark. Who could forget the eeri continue reading this fact
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For Want Of An O-Ring
Engineering / Materials
Who can forget the Challenger disaster of 1986, the culprit, a failed O-ring. But what exactly is an O-ring and how did it cause the destruction of this space shuttle? When surfaces are flat, gaskets continue reading this fact
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