Monthly Archives: May 2016

Singing in the Wind

John F. Lindner May 26, 2016 10:48 AM

Wires suspended above our streets are a late 19th century technology stubbornly persisting into the 21st century. They can hum in a breeze. A wire disturbs the air flow by shedding eddies alternately up and down, sometimes fast enough to be heard as … Continue reading →

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April Whirlwind – Part 2!

Susan Lehman May 15, 2016 5:33 PM

In addition to the outreach events in April, we also had a lot going on to finish up Senior IS — the senior research project or thesis that all Wooster students complete. You might think that IS Monday is the … Continue reading →

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April Whirlwind – Part 1!

Susan Lehman May 11, 2016 2:31 PM

Whew!  So much happened here in April, I’m just barely catching my breath now! We had two great outreach events early in April.  The second weekend of April was the Expanding Your Horizons event, with a variety of science workshops for … Continue reading →

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Into the Wind

John F. Lindner May 7, 2016 10:29 PM

  Last month, on 2016 April 18, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle delivered a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station and successfully landed its 48-m first-stage booster on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You … Continue reading →

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