Archive for January, 2009

UAVs

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

 
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They’re the ultimate in radio-controlled model airplanes. UAVs. Today on Engineering Works!
Almost everyone played with model airplanes when they were kids. Powered by wound-up rubber bands or tiny gasoline engines. Some of our friends really got into it and flew them by radio control. UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, are the [...]

Slinky

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

 
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Listen close. If you’re a kid, or you’ve ever been one, chances are you know what this sound belongs to. Do you know? We’ll find out if you’re right, today on Engineering Works!!
Did you guess? You’re right, of course. It’s that silly engineering marvel, the Slinky.
The toy generations of kids know as the Slinky [...]

Engineering Earth

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

 
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Engineers have always been willing to think big. We’ll look at one of the biggest ideas ever. Today, on Engineering Works!
Big problems often need big ideas to fix them. Probably the biggest problem facing us today is global warming. And engineers around the world are thinking of some really big ways to [...]

Crash barriers

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

 
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Today, we’re going to get into the zone - the construction zone - on Engineering Works.
Everybody likes a smooth commute. Nobody likes to see traffic backing up for a construction zone. Even when construction crews are busy repairing or improving roads and streets, we still need to get the kids off to [...]