Pitsco Education Online Store: About Us: The Cause November 2008

Beyond Toy to Tech Tool

Robot teams and technology classes are discovering a new robot platform: Pitsco’s TETRIX™ Robotic Design System. Designed for the FIRST Tech Challenge, which includes the system in its 2008 competition kit, TETRIX had to meet some extreme standards for the FIRST organization. . . . Read More

You Say Tomato; I Say Purple or Red?

The predominant color of Italian food may someday change from red – to purple. For years, tomato growers developed strains of tomatoes that held up better in shipping, kept from spoiling too quickly, were more productive, or had better flavor. Now, scientists are developing tomatoes to improve . . . Read More

The British Invasion – of Engineers

Imagine a rocket with wheels – that’s what engineers all over England are joining forces to build in hopes of breaking the world’s land speed record. They hope to do it with the Bloodhound SSC , a vehicle in development that is intended to travel at Mach 1.4 – 1,000 miles per hour. This is 30 . . . Read More

Hubble's Perfect Score

After being offline for almost a month, the Hubble Space Telescope came back from the sideline to score a perfect 10. The telescope’s Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 snapped the image above just days after returning to service in late October. The telescope was sidelined due to a glitch that . . . Read More

Greener Every Day

Everyone wants to be greener – whether it’s something as simple as recycling or as complex as living off the grid. And we challenge businesses and all levels of the government to do their part in conserving our resources and making smart choices for the future. And though our trademark color . . . Read More

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