Sticky Times at MIT

   Posted in Science/Technology by Amanda Roberts on Mar 16, 2008

Super Glue was created to close surgical wounds. Gatorade was created for University of Florida football players. The feet of a gecko were created to climb sheer surfaces. All of these things were later used for something beyond the original intentions. The first two you know already, but the third may very well be in [...]




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Getting Winded

   Posted in Science/Technology by Amanda Roberts on Jan 28, 2008

Alternative energy sources, wind power, water power, solar power. These methods are lauded by some and condemned by others. One in particular, wind power, has potential for wide spread use—just about everywhere has wind—but because of space demands and mechanical inefficacy many places will never see a day of wind powered products; until now at [...]




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