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Internet Filtering Software - Thursday, July 17th, 2003

Are software filters for the Internet censorship — or common sense? How do filters work? We take a filter for a test drive and ask, what are the intellectual stakes?

Space Science: By Human or Robot? - Thursday, February 13th, 2003

Space shuttle Columbia has crashed, raising questions about research on the space shuttle and the International Space Station. Should we do space science by robots or manned vehicles?

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?

Kites: A Cut-Rate Scientific Tool - Thursday, December 9th, 1999

Scientific kites are back, flying payloads high into the atmosphere and delivering data at a fraction of the cost of satellites and specialized planes.

Drilling for Oil: Where Does Petroleum Come From? - Thursday, December 2nd, 1999

How do we find and produce oil and natural gas? Give credit to the ancient plants that make oil and natural gas. Why do oil companies whack the Earth? What is a horizontal drill good for?

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?

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