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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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Olympic Balloon Fiasco
As the opening ceremonies for the 1984 Olympics were being broadcast reports of "lost signal" started coming into the control center.  (Time 1:41)
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?  (Time 0:55)
Static Charge Overload
A plastic molding plant had been running for less than a year. Suddenly parts began testing positive for an electrical charge. What caused it?  (Time 1:50)
Only the Old Reactor Worked
The expected color reaction at a dye-manufacturing plant hadn't taken place. Why did the batch still work when moved into the old reactor?  (Time 0:47)
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?  (Time 1:45)

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