J. Fraser Stoddart, Who Developed Microscopic Machines, Dies at 82
He grew up playing with model construction sets. As an adult, he tinkered with molecules instead, creating nanomachines and winning a Nobel Prize.
The Tragic Story Of Laika, The Soviet ‘Canine Cosmonaut’ Who Made Space History In 1957
On November 3rd, 1957, the Soviet Union made history by launching the first living creature into Earth’s orbit: not a human, ...
How Star Trek fans changed the name of NASA’s first space shuttle
These are the voyages of the space shuttle Enterprise, boldly renamed by former President Gerald Ford after a massive ...
How a Raytheon Scientist Accidentally Invented the Microwave Oven
On October 8, 1945, Spencer and the team filed for a patent on the technology. It was approved in January 1950, and Raytheon began manufacturing the commercial microwave oven, called “Radarange.” ...
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The Little-Known Soviet Pilot Who Broke Mach 1
Among other things, the Cold War was replete with examples of the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist ...