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If we speak about people who shaped informatics / software engineering, we cannot forget "the father of information age", Shannon, who died nearly exactly 10 years ago, on february 24th, 2001. One of his writing was claimed the "Magna Charta of the Information Age" - and probably this essay shaped our present much more than the now 10 years old other "Magna Charta". His master's thesis from MIT is the most influental master's theses ever written, as of today: it's about the application of boolean algebra to digital circuits, so, in short: he invented digital logic.... http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/your-details/36479-the-ultimate-machine-by-claude-elwood-shannon-qthe-father-of-information-ageqIf we speak about people who shaped informatics / software engineering, we cannot... more
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Latest News Updates As you install a kitchen sink you will invariably need to install a sink flange in the sink. Westhill-based ThinJack has extended its range of engineering services to include specialist consultancy for the oil and gas industry.Latest News Updates As you install a kitchen sink you will invariably need to install... more
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Students at the University of Nebraska are developing technology to combat vampire energy and we want to know if you think it’s a good idea. What are your thoughts on these smart houses?Students at the University of Nebraska are developing technology to combat vampire... more
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Ecovative Design is developing packaging material that is affordable and biodegradable. The secret: fungi and agricultural waste. In this month’s Nightly Business Report segment we visit Ecovative’s lab and get up close and personal with the new product that could replace plastic and styrofoam.Ecovative Design is developing packaging material that is affordable and... more
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Environmental artist Rein Triefeldt calls on more than just stone to make his sculptures. In this week’s webisode, we look at his innovative way of making solar beautiful. Sorry Garden Gnome, these front lawn ornaments aren’t just pretty decoration, they produce energy too.Environmental artist Rein Triefeldt calls on more than just stone to make his... more
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On October 23 2010, MicrobeWorld attended the first annual USA Science and Engineering Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In part 1 of this two-part video, Stanley Maloy, Dean of the College of Science at San Diego State University, takes us on a tour of the microbiology related exhibits at the festival.
Featured in this episode are the American Society for Microbiology booth "Where the Microbes Are (Everywhere!)" and the members of the Microbial Sciences Initiative at Harvard University. Watch as Maloy introduces us to the power of microbes through demonstrations of biospheres created in a bottle, the bioluminescent bobtail squid, and the many different roles microbes play in the creation of food products.On October 23 2010, MicrobeWorld attended the first annual USA Science and Engineering... more
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With thousands of sites, blogs, and fans devoted to motor sports, we have been able to sift through it all to bring you the top 50 Formula One blogs. Written by reporters, pro’s, and fans just like you, the F1 itch is about to get scratched like never before.
link: http://www.onlineengineeringdegree.org/the-top-50-formula-one-blogsWith thousands of sites, blogs, and fans devoted to motor sports, we have been able to... more
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As one of the earliest forms of mass transit in the world, it comes as little shock that millions of individuals and organizations find trains absolutely fascinating. Model builders and other hobbyists enjoy reading about the rich history of railways, their ever-shifting technologies, political implications and much more.
link: http://onlineengineeringdegrees.org/50-best-blogs-for-train-enthusiasts/As one of the earliest forms of mass transit in the world, it comes as little shock... more
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On October 23 2010, MicrobeWorld attended the first annual USA Science and Engineering Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In part 2 of this two-part video, Stanley Maloy, Dean of the College of Science at San Diego State University, continues his tour of the microbiology related exhibits at the festival.
Featured in this episode are members of the departments of biology and microbiology at the University of Georgia and Idaho State University. Maloy also introduces us to some of the work being done at The J. Craig Venter Institute in San Diego, Ca.
Watch as Maloy introduces us to the power of microbes through demonstrations of waste turned into energy, termites living off a diet of wood, and the radiation resistant power of microbes. Maloy also takes us on a tour of the The DiscoverGenomics! Mobile Laboratory which travels around the Washington D.C. area visiting schools that otherwise wouldn't get the chance to see science in action.On October 23 2010, MicrobeWorld attended the first annual USA Science and Engineering... more
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"What we are seeing for Cyber Monday specifically: a lot of free shipping deals, one-day sales, percentages off the entire site.Walmart is launching an entire week of Cyber deals starting on Sunday, November 28, 2010 by means of December."What we are seeing for Cyber Monday specifically: a lot of free shipping deals,... more
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A robotic suit that gives the wearer superhero-like strength will be used by soldiers in war zones within the next five years, according to the firm behind them.
The XOS2 suit (pronouced "exos") allows the user to carry 11 stone (70kg) without breaking a sweat and punch through four planks of wood at once. Annoyingly, it won't be easy for any budding vigilantes to get their hands on one; it's being developed for the military with two applications in mind. The combat variant will be a waste-down suit designed to help with supporting heaving backpacks, while the logistics version is a full suit intended to be used for carrying supplies and heavy equipment, like tank shells.
Test engineer Rex Jameson, from Raytheon, the company behind the suit said: "If you push at the boards (planks), you are, like, "I'm never going to be able to do that" but then you walk up and do it and away they go."
http://www.9news.com/news/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=155516&catid=337A robotic suit that gives the wearer superhero-like strength will be used by soldiers... more
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Until we can train dogs to climb, it's poor chumps like the guys in this video who have to shinny up stomach-churningly high communications towers to fix them whenever there's a problem.
The tower in this particular video is 1768 feet high. That's over 700ft taller than the Eiffel Tower and 300ft taller than the Empire State Building. And there's no reassuringly safe viewing platform at the top.
In order to fix antenna and other gizmo-bits at the very top, a team of engineers take a lift to within 100ft or so from the top and then slowly climb the rest of the way; without ropes and with a petrifying fall to the death should they slip.
Still, gorgeous view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uccjrp5NRYEUntil we can train dogs to climb, it's poor chumps like the guys in this video... more
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Paradigm '10 is the National Level Technical Symposium of the Computer Science department, SSN College of engineering, Chennai .Paradigm embodies a never-ending quest for knowledge and excellence. It is but a small display of what we, as students, can accomplish, given the right amount of ambition and determination.Paradigm one of the largest technical symposiums in India, provides a playground for the unrestrained mind, a common platform for the amalgamation of motley ideas and brilliant innovations.
Celebrated annually, the festival is not only a panorama of events to test the cultural and techno-management skills of the youth from all over the country, it also endeavors to bring together eminent technocrats, scientists as well as professional artists from round the globe, all in an attempt to bestow a memorable and spellbinding experience.
We invite you all for inducing the shift in YOU!!!Paradigm '10 is the National Level Technical Symposium of the Computer Science... more
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Weird-looking cars are a dime a dozen. Far less common are weird-looking cars that can also fly AND have approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. Indeed, as far as we know, there's only one of those babies: The Terrafugia Transition.
The private aircraft/funky-looking car has been in the news before. But the recent announcement that it's going into production sparked mega-searches on the Web. Almost immediately, online lookups for "terrafugia transition" and "terrafugia transition pictures" both, well, took off.
A popular article from the UK's Daily Telegraph explains that the FAA's special exemption allows the vehicle to function as both a "light aircraft" and a car. Normally, for a plane to meet the "light aircraft" designation, it can weigh no more than 1,200 pounds. The Terrafugia Transition weighs 1,320, due primarily to the number of car-related safety features, like airbags and crumple zones. The "light aircraft" designation is key, because licenses for planes with that label require only 20 hours of flying time. Fewer hoops to jump through means more potential sales.
So, how does the plane/car work? Check out the flying car's official video below. So far, 70 people have placed a deposit. The total retail cost: $194,000. Expensive, but really, can you put a price on skipping commercial flights?
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http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93804?fp=1Weird-looking cars are a dime a dozen. Far less common are weird-looking cars that can... more
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It’s summer time in Southwestern Ontario and as many jovial Canadians venture outdoors after being sheltered from the snow for 6 months, we no doubt feel a sense of release and exhilaration as we venture off into the longer, warmer days that await us this season. However, along with the extended daytime hours, farmer tans and time spent on the patio, summer – for many Ontarians, comes with the trepidation of looming energy bills that tend to increase from cranking up the air conditioners. Sunburns won’t be the only discomfort over June, July and August when electricity bills increase by $200, $400 or more.
Spend your summer miserable and sweating or dig deep into your wallet – not much of a choice if you’re one of the 250 million Americans who live in climates where heat, humidity or both are a catch-22 for three to twelve months a year.
However, a comforting solution may be on the way, thanks to a new technology of filters, coolers and drying agents.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has invented a new air conditioning process with the potential of using 50 percent to 90 percent less energy than today’s top-of-the-line units. It uses membranes, evaporative cooling and liquid desiccants in a way that has never been done before in the centuries-old science of removing heat from the air.
“The idea is to revolutionize cooling, while removing millions of metric tons of carbon from the air,” NREL mechanical engineer Eric Kozubal, co-inventor of the Desiccant-Enhanced eVaporative air conditioner (DEVap), said.
“We’d been working with membranes, evaporative coolers and desiccants. We saw an opportunity to combine them into a single device for a product with unique capabilities.”
http://enviralment.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/new-air-conditioner-process-cuts-energy-use-50-90/It’s summer time in Southwestern Ontario and as many jovial Canadians venture... more
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These blogs - listed in no particular order - were selected as of particular interest to civil engineers and their contemporaries. They cover a wide range of the myriad topics associated with the field, including construction, transportation and sanitation.These blogs - listed in no particular order - were selected as of particular interest... more
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