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Environmental and Life Cycle
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dave Ellery
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The dream gets closer - a vehicle engineered to run with no energy source which needs to be replenished The Nuon Solar Team were first past the finish, crossing the line at exactly 16:55 local time. This means that the Nuna4 has now won the World Solar Challenge for the fourth time running. The final day of the race went well, with only one tire change. The vehicle completed the final leg of 760 km in just eight hours. The DUTCH university team yesterday was able to win the race against the sinking sun in Adelaide.
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Monday 29 October, 2007 05:08 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Pat Sheen
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Engineering across the great divide to produce an excitement machine for the future ?? maybe ..... A British technology company and Suzuki Motor unveil the Crosscage – a hydrogen-powered motorcycle that its developers claim will bring closer the dream of totally green driving. - Crosscage was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show
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Monday 29 October, 2007 03:05 AM |
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Environmental and Life Cycle
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Yan Chu
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Not a pleasant scenario, if the doom and gloom picture is to occur - but we live in eternal hope that the engineers can produce solutions Climate change , extinction of species and the challenge of sustaining a fast growing population are among the major factors threatening humanity's survival. This is what a new UN report released yesterday says. Essentially, it paints a somewhat stark picture of our future and highlights the high price the Asia and the Pacific region is paying for its so-called progress in reducing poverty.
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Monday 29 October, 2007 01:04 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan
Engineers can find many uses for non newtonian liquid. Essentially it is a liquid which changes it's viscosity depending on whether it is being agitated or not. What on earth does that mean? Well it means you can have some fun with it (there are probably some actual uses for non newtonian liquid too but I'll leave that up to you to come up with).
And it turns out that for the sake of playing about with some of this liquid yourself it is very easy to make.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 11:06 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Bob Smith
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I guess that as we live in a free market economy, these sorts of fluctuations will occur - however, oil only seems to go one way ----- get those engineers out there exploring for more black gold
DUBAI: The Saudi finance minister , Ibrahim al-Assaf, said Sunday that the increase in the price of oil, which topped $90 a barrel last week, was the result of speculation and geopolitics - not a market imbalance - but that oil-exporting countries were ready to meet any emergency needs.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 09:00 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by John William
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Simulation and virtual worlds allow the development engineers to explore infinate environments - your only limitation is your imagination In front of us, a smartly-dressed woman dances unsteadily, occasionally lurching towards us. But put out a hand to steady her, and it goes straight through.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 07:09 PM |
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Electrical & Process Control
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by George Tan
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So does a wobbly bridge gives better signals ?? Clarkson University researchers have developed technology that uses the vibrations caused by passing traffic to power wireless bridge monitoring sensors.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 05:05 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan
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Both Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were famous inventors of their time, both responsible for many creations that changed our world forever. Edison however enjoyed far more success in terms of wealth, friends and publicity. Find out why and see if any of this may apply to you and your endevours.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 03:04 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Pat Sheen
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Some engineering trickery and away we go -buy your tickets here.... HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - Rocketplane Global super-sized its suborbital spaceship on Friday, unveiling an upgraded design that boosts the craft's capacity to five passengers plus a pilot.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 01:04 PM |
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Environmental and Life Cycle
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Sean
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Always a new way to engineer a solution Espoo Finland-based AW-Energy has invented a novel way to generate electricity from ocean waves.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 11:01 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ali Hamoud
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And how times have changed - The Chinese Engineers are a real presence in every venture they attempt - and the Space race is no exception China's former leader Mao Zedong once quipped that his country could not launch a potato into space - but times have changed.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 09:07 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ali Hamoud
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They make it look so easy - get the engineering right - up front - and its childs play Two US astronauts from the shuttle Discovery have completed a space walk in which a new room was added to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 07:15 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan
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Engineers have been responsible for a lot of the gear that has enabled so many people to scale Everest (or attempt it at the very least). Inevitably though, some will not survive these harsh conditions. Unfortunately, retrieving bodies from this place is not very easy to do so the majority end up staying there. As time goes on we are creating better technology but Everest will continue to consume lives.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 05:08 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by John William
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Money talks and the more money, the louder the talk incredidle engineering feats are taking place in order to create the dreams Dubai , it is said, is blessed with 360 days of sunshine a year, but it can be hard to tell sometimes. The skies seem to be permanently clouded by tonnes of dirt, thrown up by the huge building works that dominate its landscape.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 03:07 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Administrator
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Open communication between engineers for the better good of society as a whole is a noble sentiment - Open-source is a term most commonly applied to software and it refers to a set of principles and practices whereby the design and production information is shared openly, without the normal restrictions encountered when developing software within a commercial environment where intellectual property is closely guarded.
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Sunday 28 October, 2007 01:09 AM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dillon Smatcher
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All hands to the wheel when disaster strikes and this situation needs all hands - It's impossible to engineer a solution to mother natures ravages NASA's unmanned aerial vehicle Ikhana is a cousin of the Predator B, an Air Force tool used for wartime surveillance and reconnaissance missions, but this drone is on a more benevolent mission: assessing the damage from wildfires in Southern California.
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Saturday 27 October, 2007 11:08 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Tony Elmasri
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Safety engineers can sometimes be whistling a lonely tune, but not in this case ..... Millions of crew transfers occur each year by boat and helicopter, which is one of the highest-risk activities in offshore oil and gas operations. Whether by sea or air, the objective is to move personnel safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
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Saturday 27 October, 2007 09:08 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Yan Chu
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The mechanical knife is on it's death bed as lasers are applied to more and more applications and the technical engineering applications are endless Engineering researchers from Harvard University have demonstrated a laser with a wide-range of potential applications in chemistry, biology and medicine.
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Saturday 27 October, 2007 07:00 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by Ryan
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Logs are important in understanding how a slide rule works. Logs are also important for an engineer in many other areas. This page does a great job of explaining just what they are and how they work. Well worth a look if you're interested.
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Saturday 27 October, 2007 05:08 PM |
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Clipped to the Drawing Board by jackson Browne
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the pond - are there subtle (or not so subtle) differences in the engineering approach to car design (and compliance) THERE is a subgenre of automotive journalism devoted purely to whining about foreign-market cars not available in North America.
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Saturday 27 October, 2007 03:09 PM |
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