Testing Ships in a Miniature OceanThe US Navy maintains an indoor ocean capable of simulating some of the world’s worst weather conditions, even with waves only four feet tall. These tests rely on ...

I’ve been mesmerized by enough footage of smoke streaming across a car’s surface to know that a wind tunnel technician is one ...

Materials surround us—from raw materials such as metal ores in the earth, protein biomaterials in our bodies to functional materials that power electronic devices. Science and engineering demands the ...

A model of a Lockheed Constellation built from a non-standard scales nearly 60 years old. Back then, most models were designed to fit a very specific box size. [Courtesy: Terry Moore] Scale model ...

Collecting scaled-down models of vehicles is one of the most popular and biggest hobbies in the world, with literally something at every price point and for every demographic. From trucks, trains and ...