Dual Fuel
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008With the price of oil hitting a new record high last week, it naturally follows that there have been many news stories discussing ways in which we can save on fuel consumption. This week’s “Science Word of the Week” is one possible answer.
Hybrid Vehicle
A vehicle that employs two or more power sources to improve it’s overall fuel efficiency.
Currently, the most common […]
Happy Birthday!
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008My own little Science Junkie turns 10 today! Being that he also loves chess, I give you a chess joke:
A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of his office, and asked them to disperse. “But […]
Total Lunar Eclipse on 2/20/08!
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008On Wednesday evening, February 20th, the full Moon over the Americas will turn a delightful shade of red and possibly turquoise, too. It’s a total lunar eclipse—the last one until December 2010!
This graphic by Larry Koehn depicts the sequence of the lunar eclipse in the Central Time Zone
The Sun goes down. The Moon comes up. […]
Ice Ice Baby!
Monday, February 18th, 2008Just the other day I was talking to my brother, Lou and the topic of global warming came up. Specifically, we were talking about how the snow at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa is vanishing. Being quite the science junkie himself, my brother cited some recent studies indicating that the Snows of Kilimanjaro are not […]
A Day of Rest
Sunday, February 17th, 2008Because this site is so brand new, I’ve been feverishly writing content all week that will hopefully make your visit here a worthwhile adventure. For this novice blogger 20+ posts in less than one week may be my limit!
Being that Sunday IS the day of rest, I think that I will finish (or is it […]
Ready, Aim, Fire!
Sunday, February 17th, 2008The U.S. Military is making plans to shoot down one of its own satellites. The high tech spy satellite malfunctioned immediately after it was launched in December of 2006 and now poses a remote but real threat as it begins its plunge back to Earth.
The primary concern is not necessarily the satellite itself but […]
Astronauts go for a Long Walk
Friday, February 15th, 2008Shuttle Atlantis Astronauts Rex Walheim and Stanley Love resumed work today outside the International Space Station. It is anticipated that this, the last of three space walks completed by the pair on their eleven-day mission, will last about six and a half hours.
Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on February 9th, becoming the first shuttle to dock to the pressurized […]
It’s a Convertible?!
Friday, February 15th, 2008I saw this featured on Fox News this morning and thought it was pretty cool.
Building on a legacy of contributions to humanity including the Swiss Army Knife, and the Cuckoo Clock, the ever inventive Swiss now give us the sQuba, a car that runs on land and underwater. And it’s a convertible!
The concept car was developed by Swiss designer […]
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