Matthew BoultonFellow of the Royal Society1728-1809 Matthew Boulton was an English innovator in the field of metal products manufacturing. He modernised the metal products industry and, with James Watt,developed an improved steam engine that enabled factories and mills to mechanize…
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Until now, paper planes have basically been flown in schoolrooms and offices. Sometimes the flight ends in trouble for the would-be aeronautical engineer. But now a milestone in paper airplane flight technology has been achieved: the first paper airplane to…
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We choose to ignore science, so it often appears as though science is obsolescing itself. Ultimately however, science endures. The reason why has largely to due with our inability to drop the security blanket of comfortable denial we wrap ourselves…
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Medical concerns over the use of full body scanners by TSA agents at airports has hit critical mass finally. While many have been concerned about privacy issues and others have been happy to joke about the “nude scanning devices”, there…
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The Airbus A380 is a new wide-body jet airliner, which is currently the largest passenger jet in service in the world. It is produced in Europe by Airbus, and has been in commercial service since late 2007. The A380 was…
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Four university scientists waited six months for a government reply to a letter they wrote in the spring of 2010, warning government officials about health risks associated with full body scanners used by TSA. After all that waiting, the reply…
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Astrology is a controversial topic for many scientists.They often believe that its claims are wrong-headed, dangerous even, and have been disproved. Unfortunately these arguments are scarcely ever based on actual research. There has in fact been very little serious research…
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Human beings have always longed to fly. When our early ancestors were gazing at the heavens it’s highly likely that they cast an occasional and envious eye towards the birds soaring above them. History is littered with tales of dreamers…
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Universal Laws, do they exist and how did they come about? Is there really a Law of Coincidence? Is there really unseen forces or other spiritual laws at work controlling or directing us in some way? For example the Law…
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A midnight rainstorm provided cover for the scientists. The water striking the roof of the abandoned warehouse drowned out the buzz of their machines and allowed them to work undisturbed. Their work was fraught with chance for disaster, but the…
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