Engineering
Schools across the country are taking to the trenches in the fight against
terrorism, using the weapons they know best: their research facilities
by Bruce
Auster
Prism
magazine has compiled an exclusive list of anti-terrorist innovations
developed in engineering schools that could help put the citizens
of this troubled nation at ease.
Some
of the Nation's most pressing issues today have heavy science components.
But because of the demise of the Office of Technology Assessment,
Congress can no longer provide it's members with real scientific
study.
After
a powerful explosion ripped a hole in the USS Cole, Chief Engineer
Deborah Courtney relied on her training to save the ship.
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Boom | Handle With Care | Tiny Jaws Take a Bigger Bite | Grounding
Space Age Technology | Wind Off The Old Block | In A Class of His
Own | United States Fares Poorly In Science | A Whole Lot of Shakin'
| Turning Trash Into Cash