Archive for December, 2004

Dirty bombs

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Dirty bombs are bombs that scatter radioactive material around where they go off. They’re not nuclear bombs.

Where rubber meets the road

Wednesday, December 8th, 2004

Tires need to hug the road in turns and sudden stops, on wet roads and dry. That’s where tread comes in.

Fuel cell cars

Wednesday, December 15th, 2004

We’ve got a long way to go before fuel cell cars are really practical — but engineers are working on it.