Backscatter Backscatter: The Dynamics of a Brand Name A look at rebirths of companies or of brand names that some may have thought defunct....More 8 Mar 2016
Backscatter Caution: Self-Driving Cars Ahead There is something to be said for being in control of your car from instant to instant....More 12 Nov 2015
Backscatter Backscatter: Predicting the Downside of Technology One attempt to address the potential downside of new technologies has been through technol...More 13 Oct 2015
Backscatter Backscatter: The Plagiarism Trap Is it ever permissible to plagiarize? Not an easy question to answer. Even the experts do ...More 16 Sep 2015
Backscatter Backscatter: Art Deco Radio Don Christiansen revisits the style and aesthetics that made art deco radios popular durin...More 21 Apr 2015
Backscaatter Backscatter: Ethics and Airbags It is no surprise that engineering schools and others interested in encouraging debate and...More 5 Feb 2015
Backscatter Backscatter: Toys for Techies At what age might a tot be enticed toward our profession?Don Christiansen recaps his annua...More 1 Dec 2014
Backscatter Backscatter: Technology’s Slippery Slope As engineers, we are noted for our ability to develop new technologically sophisticated pr...More 1 Nov 2014
Backscatter Backscatter: Make and Learn The Fifth Annual World Maker Faire was held this year at the site of the 1939 and 1964 Wor...More 1 Oct 2014