Normally, people don’t think much about the air they breathe. Humans are naturally adapted to breathe air found at sea level and up to the summits of all but the highest mountains. It takes a smoggy day to even notice a problem with air quality. It’s a different story for airplane designers. Commercial airliners fly at altitudes that dwarf… Read more →
Mercury News recently published an interesting article about a unique eye care facility. Patients from around the world in need of eye care board a blue-and-white MD-10 cargo plane aptly named the Orbis. The craft is also known as the “Flying Eye Hospital.” The high-tech ophthalmic care center was created in California and has the support of local physicians and universities.… Read more →
Leonardo DaVinci. He’s been called many things: inventor, painter, sculptor, scientist, and much, much more. He was one of the world’s most visionary people, period. He was responsible for several inventions and artworks throughout his lifetime. And although he is the definition of a “Renaissance Man,” he is most notably known as a painter, most famous for the Mona Lisa.… Read more →