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A building that looks like a spaceship will land in Cupertino in 2015. Ask yourself, is it good that a company headquarters is roughly the size of the Pentagon? Or should that be a red flag? I jest. Somewhat. But that's basically the size of Apple's
From Geeks are Sexy Technology News:
Good morning, Geeks. Please take your seats.Today we'll discuss the science behind solar flares and the distinction between a flare and coronal mass ejections.
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Students from the University of Adelaide's School of Mechanical Engineering have build a pretty cool human operated diwheel as a school project, and I must say, the thing looks REALLY fun to drive, even though it might make me a bit nauseated after a
From Gizmodo:
161.76mph. That's how fast Nic Case's Schumacher Mi3 was going when it broke the RC world speed record.
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TV makers have mostly stopped one-upping each other with improbably bigger screen sizes. Instead, a battle royal is developing over whether 3D glasses should be active or passive. Both technologies cost roughly the same, both have problems with crosstalk, and no-glasses systems are, alas, out of the
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I take all my cars over the line into Canada pretty frequently, and every single time, I worry that some psychopathic customs official will dismantle my car in search of whatever, and then nonchalantly give me back the hacked-up carcass once they don't find anything. I probably wouldn't take
I am installing an operator interface in a 10" x 8" x 4" box and would like to rotate the box 180 degrees to access from both sides of the machine. What type of swivel would be good for this?
I have been all over the net and also a member of R744.com and sent many email enquiries but no replies. All I want is to purchase a belt driven AC compressor designed for CO2 (R744) I understand they are getting common in EU and will be sort of mandated for 2012 for automotive. If you are from EU a
I am trying to design/install/eval/validate a sensor so that the installed accuracy is at least +/- 5% (would like +/-3%) in a square duct. I have less than the normal L/D availble. I have a single point FCI thermal mass meter, but would be willing to buy a new multipoint meter, if it is unlikely to
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What is the principle of automatic star delta 3ph motor starter.
Back in March 2011, I presented a problem Iwas having with a Century Mig welder. I got many good responses, and TCMTECH nailed the problem to a bad 6 pin DIP on the board. I finally got the chip, installed it and now the welder works. Thanks TCMTECH. You saved me a bunch of money.
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Anyone know how to take seeds from Broccoli?
Or any website tell the procedure?
Thanks
I am designing a Pressure vessel having a conical head with a transition knuckle.
The vessel is subjected to internal pressure of 2 bar and external pressure of full vacuum.
1st value: Pvelite software while performing internal pressure calculations for the conical head calculates the value of thi
Please help. The literature of my Vollrath 59300 induction unit (8" eye) states the maximum size pan it will accommodate is 14". This did not work cooking plain rice in my 14" paella pan. I want to know if the following solution will work. If I place a 14" induction interface disc between the pan an
Is it possible to design a kerosine style gas product for use in really hot days of summer ,and the reason for doing so would be refining less costly gas, but only when its really hot outside, and then going back to a colder climate regular gasoline the rest of the year.Requiring a seperate tank and
what happened if pure gas entered a centrifugal pump driven by motor? Is there any depletion in performance of the pump?Is there any change in motor amperes expected?
From Fast Company:
When you meet your robot overlord, it may be wearing super-intelligent skin designed by a Stanford researcher--a solar-powered, super-sensitive, chemical-sampling covering that makes your meatbag covering look pathetic.
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