Archive for August, 2008

Smoke Detectors

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

 

 
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This is one sound just about guaranteed to get your attention. Today on Engineering Works, we’ll listen to why you hear it, even before the smoke gets in your eyes.
So you settled down on the couch to watch “Friends” last night and forgot all about that pot roast you put in the oven. And [...]

Natural Design

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

 

 
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Engineers are finding design inspiration in new places. We’ll find some, too. Today on Engineering Works!
When most of us think of engineering design, we picture computers and high-tech laboratories. A lot of engineers do, too. But some are finding inspiration in odd places. Like the Australian outback. A spiky inch-tall lizard called the thorny [...]