Archive for November, 2006

Oil Water

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

They say oil and water don’t mix, and it’s true — usually. Some chemical engineers are turning this old saying on its head. We’ll take a look at how they did it, and why. Today, on Engineering Works!

Ballistic Transistor

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

When the transistor was new, it was pretty revolutionary. Now, engineers are revolutionizing the transistor. We’ll watch, today on Engineering Works!

Explosives

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Explosions all go bang, but they’re not all the same. We’ll check into how and why.

Saving Venice

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Venice has a problem. We’ll look into what engineers are doing to help.