Essential Remote Monitoring During Pandemic
Essential Remote Monitoring is essential with the COVID-19 pandemic happening all over the world . Demands on companies and people think and act differently despite challenging odds.
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Ventilation Exemption Letter – Mechanical Engineers Help
A Ventilation Exemption Letter could be on the rise after the Shelter in Place /Social Distancing is released.
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Medical Robots – Role Expands
Medical Robots while in high demand, medical professionals seek hands-free ways to disinfect environments, helping contain the spread of coronavirus . COVID-19. Hospitals in China, for example,
Solar Powered RV : Extended Travel
Solar Powered RV – Imagine a Trip Solar Powered RV – Imagine a trip around the country with no budget for fuel! Yes, this is possible now thanks to this impressive motorhome. The RV company has done something people couldn’t even dream of with this Iveco Daily Electric chassis. The Solar Powered RV is perfectly capable of offering you off-grid status. There are solar panels installed, not only on the roof but on each side as well, in total 334 square feet of thin-film solar panels which can deliver up to 3,000 watts of energy. And you don’t even need
Alternative to Air Conditioning: Passive Paint-like polymer
Though great on a hot day, an air conditioner is expensive, consumes a lot of energy, and often requires coolants that deplete ozone.
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Layered Composite Heaters for Semiconductor Processing
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Window Energy Efficiency: Solar Heat Gain and Visible Transmittance
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Italian Masters: Leonardo da Vinci – Artist, Engineer, Scientist
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Italian Masters: Galileo’s Stellar Science and Engineering
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Lean and Agile Mechanical Engineering: Part 1
Applying agile development principles to mechanical engineering.
Project Management Elements Part Two: The Engineering Specification
Engineering project management and the importance of the Engineering Specification
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Defects And Contamination Control
Dr. Michael Watts gives a brief review of the Cosmos episode, The Clean Room, which touches on recent semiconductor history.
Amazing New Materials
Dr. Michael Watt’s most recent blog, written on the progress being made regarding materials used for photonic devices.
IEEE’s List of Top Technology Trends for 2014
A review of IEEE’s article on Top Technology Trends for 2014.
Counterfeiting The Semiconductor Industry
A discussion on counterfeiting of semiconductor components and how it affects the electronics industry.
The Engineer’s Kitchen: Engineering Texture
On The Engineer’s Kitchen this week we look at using a technique to engineer foams and froth found in new age cooking.
‘Green Light’ in Greenland Lends Hope For Rare Earth Mining
A discussion over the mining availabilityof rare earth elements in Greenland and what it means to the semiconductor and engineering industries
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Eco Friendly Engineering Materials & Designs: Roofing
Engineering designs and materials for roofing that work like a heat sink and help with the thermal management within a structure.
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The Engineer’s Kitchen: Spherification Technique
this week on The Engineer’s Kitchen,I look at the technique of creating caviar type dishes known as spherification
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