physics enters the octagon
[NOTE: This post originally appeared at our new home at Scientific American.] One of the biggest movies of the fall so far is Contagion, which …
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smooth is green
UPS used to run commercials bragging that they kept their planes immaculately clean because a clean plane has less drag and saves energy. They didn't …
if woodpeckers played football
One of my more distinct childhood memories is of visiting my grandmother's house in Lewiston, Maine, a small-ish (back then) town in the southern part …
how many horses under the hood..? none – i’ve got cows.
ALMS is a good platform for automotive industry companies pursuing greener products. The Michelin Green X Challenge, which rewards the fastest and most energy efficient cars, considers only gasoline usage at the moment, but as the series evolves, they will likely expand to include another major contributor to petroleum use in cars: oil.
making the break
So, the Spousal Unit took off this morning for a conference somewhere in Wisconsin and left the Resident Feline and I alone with the brand …
it’s just a flesh wound
Martial arts and personal injury seem to go hand in hand. In my decade or so of jujitsu training, I broke two toes, dislocated my …
built for speed: part deux
Today we bring you Part Deux of our awesome Q&A with Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, a physics professor at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (in the process …
built for speed: part one
It's a very special day at the cocktail party, because we're featuring an extensive Q&A interview with Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, mediagenic condensed matter physicist extraordinaire and …
surfin’ safari
Many people might not be aware that Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel Clemens), beloved author of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was an …
run, baby, run
Shhh! Try to keep it down to a low whisper, will ya? Jen-Luc Piquant is currently lost deep somewhere in the final Harry Potter book, …