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...shuttle anytime soon. We'll have to wait until private companies can take us there. Jeff Greason of Mojave, Calif., has done his part by creating the first low-cost, reusable rocket engines. Greason's EZ-Rocket prototype, which took flight this fall, is powered by twin engines that burn isopropyl alcohol and liquid oxygen to generate 400 lbs. of thrust. Greason's engines should be able to carry passengers 65 miles above the earth--too low to go into orbit but high enough to give space tourists a spectacular view of the planet. Greason estimates that planes powered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions: Best Of The Rest | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...know when she's in the game because there's this spark," Zacarian said. "She has such speed. It's great to see her buzz down the field and burn people over and over again...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Earns Regional, Ivy Honors | 11/13/2001 | See Source »

...Moscow. They choose their own limitations and then they act as though those limitations were created by an outside force.... There is no point at which that choice is taken away from them definitely. If it were another play, there would be the scene where their tickets burn, or some enormous cathartic event where all hopes are dashed...

Author: By Benjamin D. Margo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Connecting with Dot: | 11/9/2001 | See Source »

...receive satellite-transmitted, Global Positioning System data to track vehicles along the route, and smart kiosks that provide you with up-to-the-minute schedule information, digital message boards, intercom assistance, and automatic public address systems. The Silver Line is also environment-friendly—above ground, it will burn low-emission fuel, and underground, it will use electricity, a zero-emission energy source...

Author: By J.h. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Explained | 11/8/2001 | See Source »

...pronounce Columbia receiver Jarel Cockburns last name? CO-burn...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Saved By The Bell: Football Finally Answers Questions | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

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