Engineering

Magazine articles on engineering and how things work.

Old Articles: <Older 1961-1970 Newer>

Wired March 2007 Jonathan Keats	The Power of Babble MIT researcher Deb Roy is videotaping every waking minute of his infant son's first 3 years of life. His ultimate goal: teach a robot to talk.
Science News March 24, 2007 Janet Raloff	Planting the Seeds for Folate Enrichment Florida scientists have engineered tomatoes with 20 times the ordinary amount of folate, making them the most concentrated source of this important vitamin ever measured.
Chemistry World March 23, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	The Hole Story UK chemists are trying to create the first liquids made from holes. The strange fluids could change the way chemical plants operate, they claim.
Reactive Reports Issue 63 David Bradley	Waste Not, Want Not A fungus that can convert waste paper into an antibacterial and super-absorbent material has been discovered by researchers. The discovery could provide a commercially and environmentally viable material for disposable diapers and sanitary wear.
Chemistry World March 22, 2007 Tom Westgate	The Metamaterials Space Race The technology that makes invisibility shields a theoretical possibility took a major step forward with reports of a material that bends visible light away from itself.
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Michael Riordan	A New Blue Laser Two groups have just announced a new kind of solid-state laser that emits bright blue-violet light, raising hopes of getting green.
Scientific American April 2007 Philip Yam	The Car Doctor Is In This company offers a way for consumers to diagnose engine problems without ever having to look under the hood.
Chemistry World March 19, 2007 Jessica Ebert	Pocket-Sized PCR Machine Scientists in the US report being one step closer to designing a miniaturized, portable polymerase chain reaction machine that could be used for applications such as point-of-care diagnostics.
Popular Mechanics May 2007 Seth Fletcher	Quantum Computing: 5-Minute Know-It-All The holy grail of computing is still out of reach -- but it's getting closer.
Popular Mechanics April 2007 Ben Hewitt	Where Your Car Goes to Die An unflinching look at the final hours of America's most recycled product.
<Older 1961-1970 Newer> Return to current articles.