The Death of HP's webOS Devices

From Engadget:

WebOS, where did things go wrong? One moment you're worth a "double-down" investment by HP valued at $1.2 billion, and the OS of choice for future tablets, computers and even printers; the next, you're discarded like yesterday's crusty old oatmeal. Today, HP announced -- a

A Greener Way To Get Into Space: The Bloon

From TreeHugger:

Rockets can be dirty things, spewing perchlorates and other wastes. Even when they burn hydrogen and oxygen, there is a huge carbon footprint to liquifying the stuff. The Virgin Galactic will be running on a pretty clean fuel but isn't perfect. The Bloon may be the clea

Will This Help the End User?

RIA formally announced the certification program for robotics and machine vision system integrators in March 2011. How do you think the certification program will help you as an end user? Have you considered making certification a prerequisite for bidding on your projects?

The preceding article is

Combustion

Over the years the top of pistons have been modified to improve air- fuel mix to improve combustion - performance.

Has anybody information about a rectangular combustion chamber like the Wankle engine but slightly different. For the sake of discussion, imagine, a 6in. dia. X 3 in wide rotor in a ho

ETAP Help

Dear Friends,

I am a new learner of ETAP. i have just begun ETAP Learning by myself. If anyone of you can help me regarding ETAP learning in any way, i will be really thankul to you.

can you also give me any link of ETAP discussion forum???

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Indoor Switching Stations for Underground Powerhouse

The conventional type, air insulated outdoor switching stations are normally in use. But what about indoor switching stations? Is GIS the only type of indoor switching stations?

I have read that varieties of indoor switching stations exists in practice including 'monophase arrangement' - an arrange

Counterfeit and Illegal Plugs and Leads

The UK has an increasing problem with the sale of counterfeit plugs and power leads.

Counterfeit UK plugs are often distinguished by having partially sleeved earth pins in clear contravention of BS 1363, that means that they cannot be legally sold (The Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety

Looking a\Around

I had a particularly rough week - it was all I could do to Margarita it away last night. So, for those of you in similar (or worse) situations - what are the best websites for hunting engineering jobs? It's been 7 years since I last used one, I imagine the field has changed.

Thanks

Setting a Land Speed Record

Last year I wrote a blog series about designing and building a diesel-powered, high efficiency motorcycle. The end result was a 6 hp single speed machine that more closely resembled a mini bike than a road-legal motorcycle. Since then, I have gradually improved on the original design. As the spee