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Monthly Archives: December, 2016

UCI’S HYDROGEN BATTERY

HYDROGEN STORAGE promises to make renewable energy sources more efficient. The University of California Irvine is at the forefront of this hydrogen battery research and, in fact, it has already … Continue reading

December 4, 2016 · 1 Comment

ETTORE BUGATTI–PILOTE DE COURSE

ETTORE BUGATTI IS celebrated as a designer of automobiles, an artist who happened to run a factory as well. However, le Patron was also, early in his career, a race … Continue reading

December 3, 2016 · 3 Comments

I LOVE THREE ORANGES

SERGEI PROKOFIEV’S OPERA The Love for Three Oranges had its first performance in Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre on December 30, 1921. The story traces back to a 17th-century Italian fairy tale; … Continue reading

December 2, 2016 · 3 Comments

DOES AIRPLANE AIR MITIGATE JET LAG?

PEOPLE WHO MAKE long-haul aircraft trips are no strangers to jet lag, the delayed response of our bodies to different time zones around the world. Nor are travelers particularly fond … Continue reading

December 1, 2016 · Leave a comment