Jun 05 Chemistry Teacher Mixes Science and Innovation and Sets It on Fire By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Jamie Munkatchy teaches juniors and seniors how to make ethanol in their South Bronx classroom. A trio of girls start shrieking as their crucible of clear liquid catches fire. This is exactly the result they were hoping for. Continue reading
May 31 Investigating Bombs with Robots and Shrapnel By Ray Suarez EmbedVideo(6586, 482, 304); For Tuesday's NewsHour, Science correspondent Miles O'Brien visited the barren desert canyons of New Mexico, where investigators study explosives... by building and exploding bombs. While there, they assembled a pressure-cooker bomb -- the kind used… Continue reading
May 29 Watch Are Faces the New Fingerprints? The New York Police Department's facial identification unit might not quite measure up to Hollywood standards, but they are on the cusp of a big change in the way police do their job. Miles O'Brien examines the software that turned… Continue watching
May 28 Watch How to Solve a Terrorist Bombing Understanding the Bombs Used at the Boston Marathon… Continue watching
May 24 Wheels Stopped for Kepler, but Still More to Study This artist's concept depicts Kepler-62e, a super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of a star smaller and cooler than the sun, located about 1,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by the Kepler spacecraft. Image… Continue reading
May 24 Does Technology Offer Anyone a Big Break in Entertainment Industry? Changes in technology have opened up new opportunities in the entertainment industry, offering platforms for the most scrappy or eclectic of musicians, filmmakers and other creative artists. That's the argument of a new book, "The End of Big: How the… Continue reading
May 22 Building a Monster Tornado Homes, trees and cars damaged by Monday's tornado are seen by early morning light near Telephone Road and SW 4th Street in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman / NewsOK.com. On Tuesday,… Continue reading
May 21 Watch Honoring Sally Ride’s Legacy as Scientist, Trailblazer, Educational Role Model Honoring Sally Ride's Legacy as Scientist, Trailblazer, Educational Role Model… Continue watching
May 21 Group Seeks Help From Social Networks to Combat Hate Speech By Larisa Epatko Social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter have helped users mobilize around a common cause like never before. But what if their message is one of hate?… Continue reading
May 21 Apple CEO Tim Cook Faces Senate Questions on Taxes EmbedVideo(6527, 482, 304); Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook testifies on Capitol Hill to explain the company's tax strategy. WASHINGTON -- A Senate panel says Apple Inc. is avoiding billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign… Continue reading