Adios 2009, we hardly knew you. It seems like just a year ago we met you full of hope and promise and now you’re getting replaced like last year’s Madden game. 2009 was a pretty big year in terms of new technology and advancements. We’ve seen lots of new green technologies come out, Ares 1-X launched, and NASA has even found water on the moon! Not to mention we now…

Crowds are not new to Manhattan, yet getting to Knovel’s New York City office during this busy holiday season is a bit more challenging than usual. You have to maneuver your way through throngs of people who are shopping, gawking at festively decorated windows, and milling around Rockefeller Center to see the tree and ice skaters. It’s a season of giving and receiving in a year that has challenged many….

Over the years certain, ahem, theories have been put forward concerning the possibility that Santa Claus does not exist, and that it can be proven using physics.  These accusations are baseless and absurd. As a responsible and prominent engineer I feel it’s my duty to set the record straight. (Plus I really REALLY want a new netbook for Christmas). While I don’t like the idea of disseminating these lies, I…

The offices at Knovel are a little emptier this time of year, and we’re certain that the same goes for many of you. But we know how important your links are every Monday, so once again without fail we bring you the Monday Link Review! Think all the best green innovations are coming from the engineering department? The Baltimore Sun has a piece on four Howard County highway workers who…

In a post about a month ago, I wrote that: “The founding of YouTube in February, 2005 stands as one of the greatest moments in internet history. The implications of easily available streaming videos were boundless. Our favorite result of YouTube? Wacky science and engineering related music videos!” While  I still wholeheartedly stand by my love of goofy music videos for entertainment, I can’t help but consider the benefit of…