Archive for January, 2008

Crow technology

Friday, January 11th, 2008

 

 
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We’re going to take a crow’s-eye look at some nifty technology. Today, on Engineering Works!
Ornithologists have been fascinated for years with New Caledonian crows. These birds live in the remote jungles of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. And they’re smart. Smart enough to figure out how to make and use simple tools. They’re not [...]

Digital cameras

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

 

 
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In the world of photography, digital is the magic word these days. But there’s no magic in digital cameras, just good engineering. We’ll focus on digital cameras, today on Engineering Works.
That new digital camera you used to take those snapshots of your kids at the Grand Canyon looks kind of like your old point-and-shoot film [...]

Roads

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

 

 
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Climb in and start ‘er up. We’re going to take a little drive today on Engineering Works!
If you’re going to have wheels, you need roads. If you’re going to have roads, you need engineers.
The old Roman military engineers got a lot of ink in the history books for their roads, but the Egyptians got there [...]