Answers to Engineering Questions

In May 2017, the Naked Scientists reported on the discovery that the caterpillar of the wax moth can break down plastic...

My standard way of opening a stubborn metal lid on a glass jar for the first time is to run hot tap water over the lid...

How do waterproof coats work? And how does that differ from water resistance?

What are the stats for accidents involving space crafts? How does landing compare to launch in terms of safety?

Is it real or just a special effect in movies and cartoons?

How do the new glass bridges appearing all over China not break when hit with a sledgehammer?

Why don't we just use diamond-tipped blades?

How does Jupiter's moon Io get the energy needed to heat it up?

Is there anyway to fix a shrunken jumper?

Or is there something else in the natural world that trumps it?

Could plankton be modified to eat plastic?

Seats are weighty, but would it make much of a saving?

Say goodbye to stitches...

Could the testing of nuclear bombs lead to earthquakes?

This time, Kevin asked why line drying makes clothes rougher and stiffer than tumble drying...

Is it true that there is no restriction for an elevator ascent but not for desent?