Ventilation Exemption Letter – Mechanical Engineers Help
A Ventilation Exemption Letter could be on the rise after the Shelter in Place /Social Distancing is released.
Electrical Engineering
Net Zero: Home Energy Systems
Net Zero energy homes are just like any home except more appropriate in today’s world. Regular grid-tied homes that are so air-tight, well insulated, and energy-efficient that they produce as much renewable energy as they consume over a year. Occupants virtually receive no energy bill and a carbon-free home. A Net Zero energy home combines advanced design and superior building systems with energy efficiency and on-site solar panels. Homes are ultra-comfortable, healthy, quiet, sustainable that is affordable. (1) https://www.glewengineering.com/engineers-organize-smart-homes/ In addition, engineers will work hard toward the development of personalized energy units, manufactured, distributed, and installed inexpensively. One can envision …
Medical Face Shields – 3D Printing
Helping the Medical Community – Have a 3D Printer? Medical Face Shields during the Th COVID-19 outbreak continues to expand globally. Information from healthcare organizations say that some distributors have placed certain types of personal protective equipment (PPE) on allocation, therefore, Basing the quantity of Medical Face Shields available to the healthcare organization on previous usage, not projected use. This formula greatly puts the front-line health workers at great risk. Medical Face Shields simple in design, produced and assembled by hobbyists on their own home 3D printers. Searching for a way to help the medical workforce? Already have a 3D …
3D Printing of PPE to Alleviate the Shortage
3D printing is helping in this age of COVID-19. Printing automatic door openers and PPE Equipment for our Medical Force on the Frontline.
Electric Trucks : Class C and More
rying to get commercial truck drivers to accept an electric vehicle over the internal combustion engine that they’ve known for years will be a challenge, but not an impossible one.What it’s going to take is getting more concept vehicles out there, and giving more people the opportunity to ride in these vehicles. I
Wearable Brain Interface: Controls Wheelchairs
Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control an electric wheelchair, interact with a computer or operate a small robotic vehicle without donning a bulky hair-electrode cap or contending with wires.
Electric Vehicle Batteries: Recycled
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Engineering Advances: Degradation and Saving Electric Vehicle Batteries
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”no” hundred_percent_height=”no” hundred_percent_height_scroll=”no” hundred_percent_height_center_content=”yes” equal_height_columns=”no” menu_anchor=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_position=”center center” background_repeat=”no-repeat” fade=”no” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ video_mp4=”” video_webm=”” video_ogv=”” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_loop=”yes” video_mute=”yes” video_preview_image=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” padding_top=”” padding_right=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”2_3″ layout=”2_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” padding_top=”” padding_right=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=”” dimension_margin=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_text] Degradation of EV Lithium Batteries Battery degradation in Electric Vehicles (See Figure 1. to Right) leads to capacity fade, thereby shortening the vehicle’s possible range. Patterns are beginning to emerge and provide valuable insight …
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Electric Vehicle Battery: Electronic Materials, Cost, and Lifespan
Electric Vehicle Battery Materials Figure 1 – Electric Vehicle on Fire What Can Silicon Valley Do About EV Battery Sourcing Issues? Most electric vehicle batteries are lithium based and rely on a mix of cobalt, manganese, nickel, and graphite and other primary components, can be very dangerous, battery fires could occur (See Figure 1). Some of these materials are harder to find than others, though none should be classified as “rare earth metals” ( https://www.glewengineering.com/the-impact-of-chinese-export-restrictions-on-rare-earth-elements/) . Over 60% of the global supply for cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which has a poor human rights track record; international organizations …
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Licensed Mechanical Engineer Reviews a Modified Electric Vehicle – Part 1
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Italian Masters: Leonardo da Vinci – Artist, Engineer, Scientist
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Italian Masters: Volta Jump-Starts Electrical Engineering
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Italian Masters: Volta Jump-Starts Electrical Engineering
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12 Years a Martian: Engineering Challenges on the Red Planet
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High-Purity Gas Panels Part 10: Pressure Transducers in Semiconductor Equipment
An article on pressure transducers used in semiconductor fabs and semiconductor equipment.
High-Purity Gas Panels Part 5: Safety Interlocks
Fail safe hardware interlocks in semiconductor processing equipment.
Project Management Elements Part Two: The Engineering Specification
Engineering project management and the importance of the Engineering Specification
Tester-Prober Interfaces: Direct Probe (Part 2)
Tester-Prober Interfaces: Direct Probe and System Interface Implications
Engineering Consulting Firms and Hollywood Share a Common Bond
Consulting engineers and Hollywood share a common bond in breathing new life into projects.