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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Bioinformatics
Engineering / Processes
Bioinformatics is the field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge to form a single discipline. The ultimate goal of the field is to enable the discovery of ne continue reading this fact
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NASA Hits a Hole-In-One
Engineering / Breakthroughs
How are NASA and golf related? Ask the professional golfers using clubs made from NASA's space-age technology. NASA needed stronger, more durable materials for its space missions. A landmark discovery continue reading this fact
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