Anyone gonna watch the finale of the Tour De France? Check out our somewhat related post! bit.ly/WMUYk #TourDeFrance # Bringing Mission to Mars to 6 Weeks, maybe? http://bit.ly/14gu56 # A case for sea turbines in Florida. Probably harmful though. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/27/ocean.turbines/index.html # Engineering comes out on top: http://bit.ly/RXvpk # Hmmm, ever wondered why we swing our [...]
A few months ago, we wrote a post here about the controversial high-tech swimsuits that permeate swimming competitions. Recently, FINA (the International Swimming Federation) issued a ban [New York Times] on these high-tech racing swimsuits in official competitions. Basically, this decision stems from the fact that these suits have become more of a “doping” mechanism, [...]
Please excuse me. I’ve been wrapping up my remaining week and a half of work before returning to school, and work has been piling up for me. In the meantime, check out this Wired article, “Free Spirit: NASA Recreates Mars Surface to Liberate Rover.” It just goes to show that when it comes to solving [...]
This is a simple one, though I’m not sure why some people would confuse the two. Sure both are used in construction, and both are related building materials, but they aren’t the same and definitely shouldn’t be used interchangeably. The rule of thumb is, if the choice is between concrete and cement, the structure in [...]
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