Archive for October, 2004

Concrete rocks!

Wednesday, October 6th, 2004

Concrete has been around since the time of the ancient Romans because it’s strong, durable, and easy to work with.

Magnetic Personality

Wednesday, October 13th, 2004

Engineers are using magnetic levitation, or maglev, to design trains that go faster, quieter and smoother than any you’ve ever seen.

DVDs

Wednesday, October 20th, 2004

A trip to the video store for an evening’s entertainment is more likely to mean a movie on DVD than one on video tape.

Pneumatic tubes

Wednesday, October 27th, 2004

In 1870, inventor Alfred Beach built New York City’s first subway – a 300-foot pneumatic tube big enough to carry wheeled vehicles.