Carbon NanoTubes and Applications

If you were an engineer and wanted to build something that would last a long time, take the ultimate of abuse from the elements and could even withstand a Category 5 Hurricane, well then; what would you make it out of?

Directing Lightning to Enemy Combatants

Is it possible to use Lightning Storms to hit our enemies in the battlespace during wartime? Owning the weather, which is a military directive and absolute goal by 2025, maybe the key to getting our enemies to serve our political will.

Robotic Research in the United States

The United States is behind in robotic research although we are a big buyer of the technology. The rest of the world especially in Europe and Asia are ahead of us in the field of robotics by quite a bit and pouring money into their research at a rate almost ten times our national governmental funding.

Amino Information

Chemistry will tell you that an amino acid is any molecule that has both carboxylic acid and amino functional groups. They are the basic building units of a protein.

SCADA Systems

Monitoring and Control of processes are implemented using SCADA systems. SCADA is an acronym for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. Variables of a process are constantly monitored and processed for computation of various parameters for issue of control commands, if necessary, in both open and closed loop manner with the help of a combination of electromechanical and digital elements/equipments.

The Difference between Types I and II Supernovae

This article examines the similarities and differences between Types I and II supernovae. The subject matter covers their causes, their respective light spectra, the original population types of the supernovae's source stars, and the constituent elements the different source stars are composed of.

The New Old Wonders of Electrodes

Electrodes are an everyday reality. It is so common that when you hold anything with a battery, you are in effect holding electrodes too.

Bisphenol A and You!

According to a study by the University of Cincinnati, Bisphenol A - a chemical that mimics estrogen in the human body - affects developing brains at much lower concentrations than previously thought. The research team, led by Dr. Scott Belcher, PhD, showed that the maximum effect of Bisphenol A occurs at 0.23 parts per trillion.

The Vampire Bat

Is there really such a thing as a vampire bat? Do they suck blood?

Separation of Mitochondria From Leaf Tissue

The technique used to separate organelles is referred to as Ultracentrifugation or Subcellular Fractionation. It is used to extract undamaged organelles from tissue and separate them so they structure and Biochemistry can be studied in a greater detail under an electron microscope.

Why Does The Tool Bit Break Easily In Micro Milling?

While micro milling has been successfully applied in manufacturing bio-medical components, embossing dies and micro encoders, the breakage of the tool bit has been identified by many users as a teething problem. Why does the tool bit break so easily in micro milling as compared to conventional milling?

Ionized Invisible Aircrafts

Plasma technology is something that we are starting to see all over the place. Plasma screens have taken a huge place in the entertainment market majoring in tv screens, but showing up in all other places in the market.

Aircraft Materials and Lifetime Consideration in Aerospace

As modern aircraft use more space age materials we will see more strength and less weight and thus more performance and useful load capabilities.