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Engineering

Why Did the Boeing 737 MAX Crash?

January 11, 2023

Starting in late 2018, two Boeing 737 MAX airplanes crashed, killing 346 people total. The crashes occurred just months apart and the 737 MAX was grounded as a result. Why did both airliners crash? […]

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Content Spotlight

Why We Don’t Have Magnetic Charges

May 23, 2022

Magnetic fields aren’t visible to us. But if we wanted to see one, it’s as easy as pouring iron filings over a magnet and seeing how they line up from one end of the magnet to the other. […]

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Deeper Dive

New Electrical Engineering Series Dives into Edison/Tesla War

May 22, 2022

Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’s electricity feud is legendary. While Edison championed direct electrical current, flowing just one way, Tesla worked on alternating current, which flowed in two directions. This week on Wondrium Shorts, electricity gets ugly. […]

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Biology

Genetically Modified Organisms: Benefits and Concerns

August 5, 2020

Genetically modified organisms are useful for farmers as plants can be modified to keep insects away and increase the yield. Being so beneficial for foods, why are most people concerned about GMOs used in animals and plants? […]

Engineering

The Science of Flight—Breaking the Sound Barrier and Beyond

September 15, 2017

During and just after World War II, the quest for ever faster fighter planes reached an apparent natural barrier—the speed of sound. Yet, on approaching this limit, aircraft became unstable and uncontrollable. In this full lecture, discover how a new approach to aircraft design solved the problem of compressibility and shock waves in this transonic region, paving the way for supersonic flight and paved the way to breaking the sound barrier. […]

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