From Engadget:
It's hardly a natural disaster, but the landscape of Manhattan is about to change once again with the arrival of cellular signal to a handful of the borough's subway platforms. Both AT&T and T-Mobile are taking part in the pilot program, and the Metropolitan Transit Author
From TreeHugger:
Solar Sister showcased just some of the efforts taking place around the world. Here, the Women Barefoot Solar Engineers of Mauritania install solar panels in their villages.
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From Wired Top Stories:
1846: German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, knowing exactly where to look, confirms the existence of an eighth planet in the solar system, Neptune.
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From Gizmodo:
How do you slake the thirst of 5.5 million Chicagoans spread throughout the country's third largest city and 118 surrounding suburbs? You treat one billion gallons of water a day at the world's largest water treatment plant.
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From Boing Boing:
Local farmer Shu Mansheng starts the engines of his self-designed and homemade flying device before a test flight in front of his house in Dashu village on the outskirts of Wuhan, Hubei province September 21, 2011. The round steel flying device, which cost more than 20,
From Coolest Gadgets:
This is Igloo Village in Finland, and if you want to see the northern lights without saying "B-r-r-r", this is the place. Apparently, many people came from far and wide to see the dazzling natural beauty of the northern lights, but they were getting cold feet on t
From Fast Company:
In an extended interview, astronaut Ron Garan speaks with Fast Company about his nerve-wracking return to earth, what technologies start-ups should develop for space travel, and life on the International Space Station.
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From TreeHugger:
ITT Flow Control recently announced the development of their new, solar powered RainPerfect Water Pump, which takes harvested rainwater in a barrel and pumps it through devices like garden hoses and sprinklers. This way, the rainwater is recycled, and consumers can water
For those of you that are true engineers please pardon the simplicity of my questions. I am about to plug in a AC current surge protector with some electrical devices that are also AC. In my building there is a backup generator that sometimes sends DC current through at start up before converting to
I would like to find a source for floor plate with a raised pattern of squares on it. Similar to diamond plate / tread plate / 4-way plate / etc, except with raised squares. I thought Ryerson or McMaster-Carr would have it, but can't find it. I would also like to know a generic name to make searchin
How we can calculate Engine HP,if we have CC & all other data?
Hello Friend,
I am a Diploma Mechanical Engineer, currently i m working with Suzuki India Diesel Engine Plant, how can i get job in Germany in any automobile plant. Pleasae guide me ??
Why in static var compensator, reactor and capacitor foundations are fibre reinforced not steel reinforced?
how to control stroke lengths of pneumatics. we want that air cylinder to be stopped at different positions even by increasing the load on it. we it to be controlled electrically or mechanically in simple manner. as simple as possible..please... send it my mail.... please....
Does anyone have experience with a V-Cone Meter? This meter uses a cone shaped object suspended in the flow path to increase the pressure drop, like an orifice plate, and using a differential pressure transmitter, calculates the flow.
Our application is in a very tight piping location in which we c
For commercial purpose(home) induction heating is economic or not? How much heat efficiency when compared to resistive heating?
We have a Incremental type Encoder giving output 1024 PPR.
I have some doubt regarding this
1. in first cycle it gives 1024 pulse,then in second cycle is it 1024x2? & so on
2. if above is true then how the no of pulses increase in second revolution?
Hi all,
Does anyone have the architecture of mex starter(handle based star delta starter), if you do please attach the circuit diagram.!!
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What will be the minimum acceptable criteria for the value of insulation resistance for LV systems? please mention the internationally recognised standard also...
The next major step to getting the bike legalized was upgrading the engine and drivetrain to meet tech inspection requirements. Originally, I used the exhaust system that was supplied by the manufacturer. However, their design, a small rectangular muffler bolted to the cylinder head, directed the