Fuel Cells - The Basics
Sunday, April 20th, 2008I’m getting rather tired of saying it but the price of oil has again reached a new record high. This week’s “Science Word of the Week” looks at another up-and-coming alternative fuel source; Fuel Cells.
What is a Fuel Cell?
Fuel cells are devices that produce electrical power by converting chemical energy directly to electrical current rather […]
Ethanol
Sunday, April 6th, 2008With record oil prices once again topping the headlines, today’s “Science Word of the Week” is “Ethanol”.
Ethanol is a colorless volatile flammable liquid. It is a form of alcohol, C2H5OH, found in alcoholic beverages and also used as an additive in gasoline to produce gasohol. Ethanol is used as an oxygenate in reformulated gasoline. It is also […]
Getting “Campy”
Sunday, March 30th, 2008In addition to being a science junkie, my 10 year-old son is also a military junkie. He is a huge fan of the History Channel and especially of the show Mail Call and it’s host, R. Lee Ermey - hardly a warm and fuzzy kind of guy, but I guess that’s not the image the […]
Science Word of the Week
Sunday, March 16th, 2008This week’s science related news stories didn’t really turn up any words or phrases to define so I looked around and found this really cool Scrambled Science Words game. Pay attention to the clues given!
Daylight Savings Time
Saturday, March 8th, 2008The Science Word of the Week: “Daylight Savings Time”
This Sunday morning (03/09/08) at 2:00 a.m., most of us in the Continental United States will move our clocks forward one hour to 3:00 a.m.. This twice-a-year practice of shifting between “standard time” and “daylight time” began for most of the U.S. and Europe during World […]
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 […]
Cosmic Projectiles
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Last week, Astronauts took a space walk outside the International Space Station. Among other maintenance tasks, they were there to investigate damage to an external handrail of the ISS that may have been caused by a micrometeoroid.
Many people get confused between the various types of space debris. This week’s “Science Word of the Week” actually includes several definitions that should clear […]
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 […]
