On Tuesday, California lawmakers passed a bill that will require a third of the state's power to come from renewable sources by 2020. California is the first state to pass such a law, and many hope that it will set a trend for other states. Joe Simitian, state senator for California and the autho

Ryan at Change The Perception discovered this CNN video about Machining.

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If you do, you might consider a cautionary tale so that you don't end up like this Porsche owner. Here's his story.

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From Fast Company:

It's bad enough that the U.S. honeybee population has dropped precipitously in the past few years, threatening the existence of all pollinated crops (that's one-third of American agriculture). Now an epidemic may be hitting the country's bats--and it has the potential

From Engadget:

Manufacturers are constantly optimising the driving range for electric vehicles, and sure enough, a Japanese startup recently made a breakthrough with its first prototype. Dubbed the SIM-LEI, this cute four-seater from SIM-Drive sips juice off a Toshiba 24.9kWh lithium ion

From Engadget:

Microsoft's own OneVision Video Recognizer may be novel, but if the folks in Redmond are seriously looking to take things next-level, they should probably cast their gaze across the pond. Zdenek Kalal, a researcher at the University of Surrey, has just created what may be

The name "Nebraska" conjures up images of crops and livestock, Big 10 football, and flat-as-a-pan farmland. But the Cornhusker State isn't just about tractors and NCAA championships. There are also companies like Exmark Manufacturing, a maker of lawn mowers. Based in Beatrice, a small city along

On March 18^th, a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor took to the skies while running on a "50/50 fuel blend of conventional petroleum-based JP-8 and biofuel derived from camelina." The raptor preformed a number of operations including air starts, operability tests, and maneuvers at different speeds and

What is the function of AVC in welding boom? What is the probable reason for hunting of the AVC during welding? The quality of weld puddle formed due to hunting of AVC is found to be improper.

We have a 2500 HP motor protected by a SEL 710 relay. We are getting a differential trip (non existent) on start up. The CT's are inacessible (only the secondary leads are visible). We know that the currents from the 6 sets of CT's have to add to zero at the relay terminals. Is there anyway to deter

I have searched the current knowledge data base about the principles governing sonoluminescence, and there are many theories regarding this subject, and all come up short of applying known physics to the problem of the energy concentration in the bubble.

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Carbon is the chemical element with atomic number six, it is non metallic and tetravalent -making four electrons available to form covalent chemcal bonds. There are three normal and naturally occurring isotopes with Carbon-12, and Carbon-13, being stable, while Carbon-14, happen to be radioactive, d

I'm looking for suggestions for high-voltage bipolar power transistors you like, which might be suitable for use in amplifier circuits at modest currents. Successful candidates should have an fT of at least 30MHz, at currents of 0.5A, etc. Fairly-high capacitances are OK. Parts rated anywhere in the

I check the error code and found es 0407 and vendors claims that force transducer is faulty I want to know can this transducer is repairable ? because I don't see any damage or cause of failure. Is there any way that I can find the force transducer is faulty?or any method to check Force Transducer .

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What will happen if 2 butt weld seams comes closer, Please specify details based on metallurgy and strength.

Client specification says weld toe to toe min 50 mm. Actually how much proximity minimum required?

If happen, to ensure soundness of welds any of the below can follow?

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I'm looking at buying a camcorder but the choice is somewhat overwhelming so I'm hoping that some of you have some practical experience you might share.

I'm thinking of a compact digital type recording to flash memory. I'd like a decent sized CCD sensor & fair optical zoom, not concerned with d

Do you want to learn how to upgrade your vehicle's brake system to something that's bigger and better with more stopping power? How about learning how to bleed your car's brakes or change your SUV's front brake pads? In this episode, Chris Duke provides step-by-step instructions in Motorz TV's B

When produccing coffee for expresso, we use controlled atmosphere to avoid oxidation. Usually Ar and N2 are recommended but we are thinking about using CO2. Apparently it could help in several ways: cost, better behaviTour to transport as it can be diluted inif there are changes of pressure and part

From PhysOrg.com:

Semiconductor nanowires are essential materials in the development of cheaper and more efficient solar cells, as well as batteries with higher storage capacity. Moreover, they are important building blocks in nanoelectronics. However, manufacturing semiconductor nanowir