Dress Sizes The Scientific Way
Engineering / Processes
In pre-industrial America, most clothing was crafted at home or by professional tailors or dressmakers from individual measurements taken of each customer. In the early Twentieth Century, the growing continue reading this fact
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A New Twist on Fiber Optics
Engineering / Breakthroughs
By twisting fiber optic strands into helical shapes, researchers have created unique structures that can precisely filter, polarize or scatter light. Compatible with standard fiber optic lines, these continue reading this fact
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X-Ray Astronomy vs. Medical X-Rays
Engineering / Breakthroughs
It's natural to associate the X-rays from cosmic objects with an X-ray from the doctor's office, but the comparison is a bit tricky. A doctor's X-ray machine consists of two parts: an X-ray source at continue reading this fact
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