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The Knowledge and Know-how Connection
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May 21, 2013
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Mysteries of Science by Dr. Ken Gilleo
Dr. Gilleo is a chemist, inventor and general problem solver. Ken has been tracking industrial forensics and collecting case histories for decades. These cases are taken from the vast world of industry and commercial enterprise.
Check out Dr. Gilleo's eBook, 100 Mysteries Solved by Science. We hope you enjoy these case histories. You need not be an engineer or scientist to understand the problems and appreciate the solutions.
| Innovative Impromptu Air Conditioning |
One July the chiller at an old factory was using more electricity than normal. What was causing the chiller to use more electricity?
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| Epoxy Resin and the Red Gas Cloud |
A chemist mixed epoxy and a catalyst that caused an overheated reaction producing a reddish gas cloud. What caused this reaction?
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| Brighter Chrome on the Third Shift |
Why was one third shift operator at a plating shop producing parts with a superior chrome finish compared to the other two shifts?
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| Mysterious Drop In Production Yield |
A factory manufactured membrane switches. After installing exhaust fans the yield dropped. What was causing this decrease in production?
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| The Puzzling Z-Axis Adhesive |
A new type of z-axis conductive adhesive was mysteriously switching on and off. The cycle was endlessly repeated. What was the cause?
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| Resistor Values off the Mark |
Suddenly values for screened resistors on ceramic circuits were way too high. What caused the sudden high values?
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| The Hot Chip Scale Package |
A team building the world's first high-density Chip Scale Package needed to get it out the door. It was still hot when it shipped.
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| Mysterious Flickering Lights |
Main Street's neon lights would flicker off and on but always after midnight. What was causing these mystery lights to go on and off?
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| Fireworks on the Plating Line |
A lab made low cost circuits by printing conductive ink on film. Suddenly a cloud of smoke moved over the line. What happen?
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| Cyanide Leak and Sleepy Chemists |
Chemists were found on the floor of a boxcar while unloading drums of sodium cyanide. What happened to the chemists, were they poisoned?
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