Water. Just turn on the faucet and it’s there, all the time. Until one day, when something goes wrong—it could be a problem with the raw water supply, the water treatment plant, or the pipes that deliver water to our houses. Suddenly, there’s no water, and it’s only then we realize that we take this vital resource for granted. Every time that we turn the faucet, we expect that we…

Griffin has got to be the coolest name ever. Think about it, you’re named after a half-lion, half-eagle creature. If Samuel L. Jackson was animal, he’d be a griffin. In fact, I think he should change his name to Samuel L. Griffin. If he did, he’d be in good company: Forrest Griffin – Tough as nails Ultimate Fighter Peter Griffin – The greatest Family Guy in the world.* Mike Griffin…

What’s entirely human-powered, and has engineering students racing from the East Coast to West and back again? It’s the annual ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, where over 20 teams of engineering students from across the country compete to build and race their own efficient, highly engineered vehicles, with the overall aim of working toward sustainable transportation for third-world countries. Pretty cool idea, right? That’s why Knovel participates as a program…

It’s that time again, Knovelists.  We’ve scoured the headlines in the name of Science to bring you Last Week’s 5 Most Interesting Links—the good, the bad and the just plain strange. Enjoy! And remember—if something sounds so weird it must be true, then it probably is. 5. A Video Tribute to NASA.  I don’t know about you, but I was feeling nostalgic before Atlantis even left the ground. Now that…

Days like these are why I became an engineer. Why do you ask am I so happy? I’ve just spent the last couple of days crawling all over a jet, flashlight in one hand, blueprints in the other.  We’ve had this jet sitting around for the past couple of years. She’s worn down, stored in a hundred pieces and it’s my job to get her back together and flying again….