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Ask the Captain: Will virtual reality improve flight simulators?

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Durable wood ‘sponges’ act as green sensors of mechanical strain

“Our results reveal that rigid and incompressible balsa can be made highly compressible by a chemical treatment and carbonization process, yielding a wood carbon sponge with mechanical compressibility and fatigue resistance and electrical response sensitivity surpassing those of most reported … Continue reading

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MMM Lecture Series: Air Zoo WWII Plane Restoration

SOUTH HAVEN — The Michigan Maritime Museum will be hosting Troy Thrash, President CEO of Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum Wednesday, March 14 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for his talk “Air Zoo – Restoring the Past, Igniting the … Continue reading

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Dream job: 5 steps to turn your passion into a job

CLOSE Check out these top dream jobs you never even knew existed. Getting a dream job is possible.(Photo: Getty Images) The average American worker puts in 38.7 hours a week and works 46.8 weeks during the year, according to a … Continue reading

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Gulf Coast man builds hundreds of classic model airplanes for display

Charles Stewart, a Gulf Coast man, built hundreds of models of mostly military ships, tanks, and planes, and now they are on display at the Biloxi Library on Howard Avenue. Article source: http://www.wlox.com/story/37636133/classic-model-airplanes-on-display

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The Crash That Doomed Henry Ford’s Flying Car

Long before Elon Musk, there was Henry Ford. Never satisfied to revolutionize just one industry, he typically worked on several at once. Over the course of his career, beside mass-producing Model Ts, Ford dabbled in shipbuilding, home construction, rubber planting … Continue reading

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Durable wood ‘sponges’ act as green sensors of mechanical strain …

“Our results reveal that rigid and incompressible balsa can be made highly compressible by a chemical treatment and carbonization process, yielding a wood carbon sponge with mechanical compressibility and fatigue resistance and electrical response sensitivity surpassing those of most reported … Continue reading

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