Fun with RADAR

Say 'radar' and most people think of FAA air traffic controllers following airplanes or NASA engineers tracking rockets. But RA dio ...

Satellite Solutions

Technology is always in the news these days, but there's one spectacular device out there you've probably never heard of. ViaSat-1 ,...

Robot Wars

Our robot took its first steps today. Now there's a line I never thought I'd write. I read more science fiction than most people, I ...

Zero G Isn't Gravity free

Watch a Space Shuttle launch and you'll hear about "zero gravity" and "zero G", terms that make people think (incorr...

What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us Stronger?

Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, in Twilight of the Idols (1888) wrote "What does not destroy me, makes me stronger." But modern r...

Alcohol Abuse Is No Laughing Matter

The returning vet who's become a drunk is a recurring, if sad, stereotype. But until recently there wasn't much data on the problem....

Smoke If Ya Got 'Em

The old black and white war movie admonition to, "smoke if ya got 'em" isn't just a cliche. American Journal of Preventive...