Caption contest: Mars attacks!
Sylvie Barak
It’s no small feat that our cartoon guru Daniel Guidera manages to come up with exceptional engineering themed artwork every month, but September’s drawing is out of this world. Literally.
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greenlime
yayyyy... all equipment's powered with solar!!
July's cartoon caption winner is...a tie!
Brian Fuller
David Ashton and Spreadspcowboy tied to win the July EE Life cartoon caption contest.
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daleste
These contests are a lot of fun. Please keep them coming.
August caption contest: march of the Penguins
Sylvie Barak
Here at EE Life, we like to sit back and observe nature taking its course, offering commentary from the sidelines of the engineering jungle.
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Don Swaab
The dress code for managers sure is boring. It's lucky we engineers are such outstanding dressers.
Intel's developer forum - what to expect
Sylvie Barak
If you think the biggest event of next week is the Apple press conference, you’re clearly not a chip-head. For those of us deeply embedded and ensconced in the world of semiconductor hardware, Intel’s yearly developer forum held in San Francisco’s Moscone center is still a yearly highlight and this year won’t disappoint.
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docdivakar
@rick.merritt: I hope attendees at the IDF will get a convincing answer to your question on ...
Early DIY electronics projects, 1910-1915
Bernard Cole
My experiences as a teenager building simple do-it-yourself automobile and radio electronics projects found in some volumes of “The Boy Mechanic” published between 1910 and 1915 and how it has affected my view of work.
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RB3200
The supply cord is still resistive on purpose in modern chargers for Norelco shavers. They have a ...
Sensing a touchy-feely haptic future
Sylvie Barak
Humans are rather emotional creatures. We rely heavily on our five senses to interact with the world around us, drinking things in with our eyes, ears, nose and mouth. We’re also a touchy-feely bunch, and it turns out, we’re really quite fond of pushing buttons. It’s that whole tactile feeling.
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WKetel
A little bit of haptics is good, in that it allows one to know that the machine did in fact get your ...
SARAH 0.5 - Smart carpet
Leslie Langan
Much to the joy of any Eureka fans out there, we are one step closer to SARAH (Self Actuated Residential Automated Habitat) becoming a reality. A team at the University of Manchester has developed a carpet that can detect the walking patterns of those who use it.
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dklafjs
If anything cool like this is developed and made mainstream, you can be sure it won't be by ...
Human hotspots – wireless for your body
Sylvie Barak
Wireless connectivity is already fairly ubiquitous, but with ever more devices getting hooked up to the net, will the final frontier become the human body?
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ShopSAR
That is pretty crazy that you can use your body as a hot spot. I know our body generate some ...
Today’s special: 3-D printed meat
Leslie Langan
Fire up the grill for the latest in 3-D printing. Modern Meadow, a Missouri-based start-up has secured backing from billionaire Peter Thiel’s philanthropic foundation to create printable meat.
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didymus7
I'd say no to 'printed vegetables', we have enough executive management already.
"The Man Who Loved China" by Simon Winchester
Joseph Needham credited the Chinese for inventing far more than just paper, ice cream and gunpowder.
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I’m going to walk across America!
Clive Maxfield
I’ve decided to walk from Central Park in New York to Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco (metaphorically speaking).
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Max the Magnificent
All very good advice indeed -- thanks so much for sharing this
It looks unappealing and it smells appalling, but…
Clive Maxfield
I note that people seem to be giving my office a wide berth as they pass by my door.
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David Ashton
I should have figured that one out. You remind me of the older George Bush:
"I do not like ...
Are the best engineers OCD?
Brian Fuller
Are some of the symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder necessary to becoming a great engineer?
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Chuck Sampson
Remember just because you're not paranoid, doesn't mean there isn't someone after you.
Is social media worthless for engineers?
Brian Fuller
In 2010, engineers seemed downright hostile to Twitter and social media in general. How has the feeling changed since then?
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Tiger Joe
After you finish the survey, there's a link to see the running results. Only problem is, there's an ...
Engineering mischief and a legendary racing shocker
Brian Fuller
Legendary racing engineer Mario Illien of Illmore Engineering talks about the famous Mercedes-Benz 500I development
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iniewski
thank you @WKetel...I guess I design ASICs for a living and don't consider them to be that ...
Simulations show pilots should steer clear of wind farms
Anne-Françoise PELE
Questioning the risk of wind farms for ultra-light aircraft, researchers have developed a simulation tool that can compute how power plants influence aircraft at various wind speeds and wind directions.
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iniewski
Good point about energy storage, that is probably #1 for renewable energy...but I doubt that the ...
How well does Gorilla Glass work?
Paul Hunnisett
Most smart phones these days come equipped with Gorilla Glass - a scratch resistant and toughened glass. But exactly how tough is it? Can you safely drop your device? What about all the shrapnel in my pockets - will they scratch or damage my beloved smart phone?
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Thomas McCormick
Those of us in the electronics industry may not be very aware of Corning's legacy of effective R&D; ...
Controlling noise – the great engineering challenge for wireless devices
Dermot O'Shea
In the past five years, Connected and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Devices have become increasingly smaller; many use embedded antennas and may include requirements for GPS, Wi-Fi, NFC, and/or 915Mhz. Added to this, they incorporate more cellular bands than before for 3G and 4G, and customers are now looking for global coverage too.
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agk
Really it is! because the transmitter radiates higher power and the receiver is so sensitive.And so ...
