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Mysteries of Science
Mysteries of Science is authored by Dr. Ken Gilleo

Ken Gilleo Dr. Gilleo is a chemist, inventor and general problem solver.

Ken's been tracking industrial forensics and collecting case histories for decades. These cases are taken from the vast world of industry and commercial enteprise.

We hope you enjoy these case histories and you need not be an engineer or scientist to understand the problem and to appreciate the solutions.

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The Recurring Transmitter Failure
A radio installation on a hilltop suddenly stopped working reliably. What was causing the transmitter to periodically fail?  (Time 0:45)
RCA TV Soldering Mystery
Several decades ago, RCA then a major US based TV manufacturer, discovered a soldering problem. What was the cause?  (Time 1:00)
Ant Farm in the Keyboard
A keyboard manufacturer received several keyboards back due to a very strange problem, ants.  (Time 0:56)
Lightning Jolts Student
As a lightning bolt hit near a lab, a blue spark jumped from a radio in the lab room to a student. Was the spark lightning?  (Time 0:46)
Turning Wood Into Plastic
A lab was working on an exotic dashboard concept where they needed to shape and bend wood. What was the solution?  (Time 1:03)

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Index
The Recurring Transmitter Failure
RCA TV Soldering Mystery
Ant Farm in the Keyboard
Lightning Jolts Student
Turning Wood Into Plastic
Strange Measurements Only On Fridays
Flying Saucer Over The Factory
A Hot Chip Scale Packaging Shipment
Polymer Thick Film Thinned Out
The 30 Second Fix
Flickering Fluroescent Lights Mystery
Plating Quality Declines On Friday
Innovative Impromptu Air Conditioning
Screen Print Discrepancy
Static Charge Overload
Olympic Balloon Fiasco
Adhesive Coating Line Dilemma
Cyanide Leak and Sleepy Chemists
Mystery Lights Flickering on Main Street
Fireworks on the Circuit Line
Was Sodium Causing Factory Fires?
Selectively Annealing Metal Panels
Mystery Circles On Metallized Film
Cloudy Copper Plating Bath
Problem With Epoxy Resin
The Day They Shut Down Intel
Only The Old Reactor Worked
Sealed Membrane Switch Mystery
Case Of The Disappearing Ink
Tied Up Telephone Lines
Disappearing Foamy Mattresses
Pennies Converted To Dimes
The Wobbly Employee and the Suspicious Bike
Corrupted Magnetic Tracking System
Energy Savings Ran Up the Bill
Viscosity of Component Encapsulate
The Graying White Plastic
What's Behind IBM's Blue Underfill
Motivational Talks Increased Defects
The Role of Carbon Ink in Calculators
The Ink Spitting Autowriter
Black Blob Covered Houses
Mysterious Drop In Production Yield
Brighter Chrome on the Third Shift
Conductive Ink and the Shrinkage Factor
Was Clean Air The Culprit?
Epoxy Resin and the Reddish Gas Cloud
The Phantom Appliance Switch
The Plant Manager's Valve
Trapped in the Vacuum Metalizing Room
Pink Snow and the Red Dye Leak
Powder Coatings and the Heated Technician
The Case of the Falling Floor
Routine Radioactivity Check Surprise
Dead Phone and the Mysterious Dialer
Circuit Board Improvements Leave Spots
The Gold Does Not Add Up
Anodized Parts and the Peeling Paint
Lock Lubricant Causes Quality Problems
The Disappearing Roof Stacks
Lead Poisoning - Was it from Wine?
Bright Metallic Paint's Secret
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