September

September 28, 2018

Stress Detector

The majority of the United States experiences stress over the future, money, work politics, and their safety. Stress affects your blood pressure, immune system, memory and metabolism. Prolonged exposure to stress can even lead to chronic diseases. Many people have become so acclimated to being under tremendous amounts of stress […]
September 21, 2018

The Hoover Battery

The Hoover Dam is an engineering marvel that has been compared by many to the pyramids. This dam was built to provide irrigation and power. It is so efficient that it is able to hydroelectricly generate four billion kilowatt-hours a year,  which is enough to serve 1.3 million people. There […]
September 14, 2018

The Virtual Cold War

Nuclear technology brought us some wonderful leaps in energy use, but that energy was first weaponized. The existence of these weapons lead to nations quickly building as many as they could to protect themselves, because other nations were doing the same thing. Everyone was sure that the other was going […]
September 7, 2018

The Skywalker Hand

Star Wars is the modern-day Odyssey. It has dazzled movie-goers since its initial release. The classic scene where Luke Skywalker loses his hand gave rise to the next scene, where Luke is given an artificial one. His high-tech prosthetic was nearly indiscernible from the real thing. While we don’t have […]