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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators
495 Views :: 3 Comments :: :: Politics, Funny, Economics, Engineering, Physics, History, Environment, Science, Robert G. Williscroft, Legal, Space

They want to protect space from radioactive contamination...

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The Starchild Compact
664 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Engineering, History, Science, Breaking News, Robert G. Williscroft, Space

Recently, the spacecraft Cassini did a fly-by of Iapetus a few thousand kilometers from the surface. What it saw supplies tantalizing evidence that we might be the children of star children.

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Saturday, October 13, 2007
Enumerated Types in JavaScript
828 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Engineering, Internet, Jason G. Williscroft, JavaScript

An object-oriented method for generating enumerated types in JavaScript, with support for object-based namespaces.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007
Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge 2007
503 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Engineering, Physics, Environment, Science, Breaking News, Robert G. Williscroft

This is simply beyond cool – especially the interactive video at 8 of 11.

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Monday, September 24, 2007
Manned space exploration vs. science vs. Steven Weinberg
459 Views :: 2 Comments :: :: Engineering, Physics, Environment, Science, Breaking News, Robert G. Williscroft

Just because it's true, doesn't mean it's right...

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Saturday, September 22, 2007
iSLide, uSlide, do we Slide?
443 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: Engineering, Science, Breaking News, Robert G. Williscroft

So...what's wrong with a brisk walk?

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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Big Brother is Watching You...and that ain't all bad!
502 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Military, Politics, Engineering, Terrorism, Science, Robert G. Williscroft

Sometimes, Big Brother just holds your hand as you cross the street.

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Sunday, September 16, 2007
Let there be light lift...
485 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Engineering, History, Science, Robert G. Williscroft

From time to time in science and engineering somebody develops an idea that seems to have legs, but with time the legs go away, and all that remains is the interesting idea.

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Saturday, September 15, 2007
It's a plane...it's a bird...its a...RoboSwift
465 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Engineering, Science, Robert G. Williscroft

Remember Frank Herbert's Ornithopter? How about a hybrid...

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Friday, July 06, 2007
We've always done it that way
781 Views :: 3 Comments :: :: Funny, Engineering, History, Robert G. Williscroft

So why, exactly, is the U.S. standard railroad gauge 4 ft 8 ½ in – and what does this have to do with the space shuttle?

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The Iapetus Mystery
892 Views :: 3 Comments :: :: Engineering, History, Science, Robert G. Williscroft, Space

Are we the children of star-children?

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Saturday, April 07, 2007
APPARENTLY, HYDROGEN CARS ARE LIABLE TO BLOW UP
571 Views :: 3 Comments :: :: Engineering, Environment, Breaking News, Collette Lynner

And it's so easy even the President can do it! Read this snippet from the Detroit News.

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Thursday, April 05, 2007
What is a Theory?
668 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Engineering, Philosophy, Science, Robert G. Williscroft
For the layman fact ultimately displaces theory; for the scientist, theory ultimately explains fact.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Why I Love Being An Engineer
441 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: Funny, Engineering, Jason G. Williscroft
Two words: Engineering School. I wish I could go back. I'd give these guys a run for their money.
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