BOSCH eCLUTCH, ETC.
WITH MORE and more drivers never learning the knack of operating a clutch, Bosch has come to their rescue with something it calls the eClutch. Briefly, it incorporates an electrically … Continue reading
SUPREME COURT’S E15
RAISING THE ethanol percentage in gasoline from today’s E10 (10-percent ethanol) to E15 (hence a 50-percent larger dose) now has a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. See http://goo.gl/YKjND for details. Not … Continue reading
WHEATIES CAR BADGES
DURING THE 1950s, General Mills cereal brand Wheaties—even then “The Breakfast of Champions”—had a neat program of offering car emblems as premiums. Thirty-one of these embossed and painted tin badges … Continue reading
ALICE KOBER, ACE DECODER
A NEW book concerning the Bronze Age describes a mystery every bit as intriguing as any faced by Sherlock Holmes. The tale of the Linear B has ancient script and … Continue reading
GEOTHERM ENERGY
THE U.S. could supply the world’s current energy needs for the next 30,000 years. Were we to tap only the most accessible of it, the energy obtained would be thousands … Continue reading
LE MANS TOPS AND SUITCASES
THERE’S A neat story of tops and suitcases associated with the 24 Hours of Le Mans, curiously enough with a gap of 30 years. Here are several of my favorite … Continue reading
MURRES, MULTI-TASKING
QUESTION: DO polar bears eat penguins? Answer: Not usually, as the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is native largely within the Arctic Circle of the Northern Hemisphere and the penguin (Sphenisciformes … Continue reading
TURBO FOOT?
THERE’S AN element of deception lurking in smaller turbocharged engines that are replacing larger normally aspirated engines. There’s also good solid logic—and even legitimate consumer choice—in this quest for enhanced … Continue reading
KING’S BLOOD!
IT SOUNDS like a great Tudor English expletive: “King’s Blood!” But, in fact, it’s a bit of recent research reported in Science magazine, 24 May 2013, published by the American … Continue reading
SCHNEIDER TROPHY, PART 3
IN THIS, the last of three mini-essays on the Schneider Trophy seaplane races, there are contrasting technologies, contrasting views on sportsmanship—and a moral victory for risk takers. As its title suggests, … Continue reading
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