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X-Ray Astronomy #2: It’s Results Time! - Thursday, September 5th, 2002

Chandra, the X-ray astronomy telescope, is three years old. We ogle some of its greatest hits. Caution: These bangs are BIG!

Composite Materials: Technology Behind the Magic - Thursday, December 13th, 2001

Airbus crashes in New York — composite material fails and tail fin falls off. Why are composites (usually) so strong? How are they used in roads, bikes and planes?

Archaeological Salvage Work - Thursday, July 5th, 2001

Before some building projects, salvage archaeologists save what they can. What can you learn with a quick-and-dirty dig? Is it worth the hassle?

Filtering Pollution: Intriguing Invention - Thursday, October 26th, 2000

Organic solvents are handy hydrocarbon chemicals used to carry coatings — typically paint — to objects. New invention could filter these solvents out at the factory, reducing air pollution.

Spaceship Problems: Why so Many? - Thursday, December 16th, 1999

Mars Polar Orbiter: Lost in space. What else goes wrong in the great blue yonder, and what could we do to prevent more problems?

Missile Defense: State of the “Art” - Friday, June 18th, 1999

Missile defense: Protective shield, or dangerous myth? New tests do little to solve the problem.

Computer Animation: Tricks of the Trade - Thursday, December 17th, 1998

Computer animation powers A Bug’s Life to the box office. What is wire-frame animation? What other techniques are used to bring pixels to life in the movies?

Robots on Mars, in Cars, in the Sea - Thursday, July 24th, 1997

Okay, maybe it’s not an invasion, but there are robots on Mars, in cars, and down in the deep blue sea. How do robots know what to do?

Air Bags: Dangerous or Not? - Thursday, January 23rd, 1997

Are air bags dangerous if used properly? How do air bags work, and why are they being used on Mars?

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