Archive for May, 2009

Radiation and you

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

 

 
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Let’s listen to the sound of radiation. Today, on Engineering Works!
The first time most people heard of radiation was probably when we dropped atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. The destruction and death they caused made radiation scary.
But radiation has been around for as long as there’s been an earth. Millions of [...]

Low-tech engineering

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

 

 
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We’re so used to the wonders of high technology that it’s easy to forget there’s any other kind. Low-tech wonders, today on Engineering Works!
High technology seems to drive a lot of things these days, from the way we do business to who’s got the hottest new phone. But if you live in a [...]

Bionic arm

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

 

 
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It used to be that you could only find the bionic man or woman in science fiction. Biomedical engineers are changing that. Stay tuned.
If you wanted to see bionic arms or legs in action, you used to have to look back to 1970s television shows or Star Wars movies. Now, those fantasies are moving [...]

The other ethanol

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

 

 
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Some people aren’t so sure using more ethanol fuel is a good idea. We’ll see what engineers think. Today, on Engineering Works!
If you’ve been paying attention at all, you know that not everybody thinks producing more ethanol fuel is a good idea. It’s not that most of them have anything against alcohol. They’re [...]