From BBC News - Technology:

Could you survive for 24 hours without television, radio, the internet or any other form of media? Students at Bournemouth University have been doing just that, as part of a global experiment called Unplugged. The aim is to find out just how addicted

When present in substantial amounts, Nickel provides a number of benefits to steel.

And it's money, too!

Nickel's main contribution to steels is making them more forgiving of heat treatment variations. Think of it as the Heat Treater's Friend.

Nickel lowers the critical temperatu

From Fast Company:

A super-speed railway and a widened highway are set to ease the country's traffic and congestion. China just keeps growing and growing and this week two critical infrastructure announcements were made--the first being that the country is building a new super-spe

I want to use a electric garage door opener to make a dumbwaiter. My question is will 1/2 horse garage door opener lift 60 pounds. witout over working the motor.

I was wondering where to find a mechatronics course in massachusetts. I just got a job as a facilities technician(PLC) and I want to take this course apon recommendation from the guy who is training me. He is from Ireland where he took his course. I am Currently taking a PLC certification program on

I am designing an irrigation system and want to minimize surge pressures/water hammer and also need to regulate the pressures on certain branches to specific pressures. We also need to monitor water supply flows and report those values to a remote computer along with weather station data. My initial

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I want to do some experiment in pulsed laser. I attached output of a laser to one channel of oscilloscope via photodiode to see the shape of the pulse. then I attach the one output of RF trigger of the qswitch to the other channel of the oscilloscope to see the square shape pulse

I am working in sugar mill there is a machine called batch refine in this machine a variable motor is installed made by toyodenki siezo japan which is operated by cycloconverter the output of this cycloconverter is variable volt and frequency ac supply while rotor of this motor is claw pole type of

I had previous thread in this forum regarding the galling for SS Anchor bolts and nuts and how to prevent the galling ... I asked one of my friends and he told me that the best way is to use SS Anchors with brass nuts .. does any of you have an idea about this recommendation , and whatwhat is the st

Dear members, I would like someone to advise me on how I can link 2 buildings which have different fire alarm systems so that when there is a fire in one building the people in the other building can hear the alarm. One building is installed with a menvil system wheras the second one is evasafe. I w

Hi to all member. Can anyone help with my "raft" problem.

Having read a previous thread here regarding the "not so great idea" of joining raft foundations to a house, this is slightly different in respect that this is adding to an existing raft. Maybe the same answer but I need to ask.

Im

Dear members, at my office premises we would like to reduce the amount of electricity used by minimising the rate at which airconditions are used. Normally they (ACs) are used to cool the offices. What came to my mind is to either use double or laminated glazing but still I would also like to bear i

My front left wheel on my 1996 ford E350 Club van is seizing up. I have changed both brake pads and calipers. After driving for 6 miles or so the steering starts to pull and it will smoke from wheel well at stops. My pedal is still soft even after bleeding numerous times. My ABS light is on but h

Several years ago while garage saleing,I found a 8 oz. bottle of silver nitrate crystals-I could'nt pass it up for the $1. I paid for it.

What would be the easiest way to convert it to pure silver metal? Allow me to throw out a couple ideas,then you can respond. I was thinking about making

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I am looking for suggestions of good brands of light industrial tools available in Canada. We have been purchasing various consumer versions of nut drivers, drills, and pop rivet guns with life expectancy of less than a couple of years.

Our application is not

I have campbell cr1000 datalogger. It is having RS232 port. i want to connect it through telephone line. can any body suggest the method

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can u suggest the grade of aluminium which i can machine , tap small holes like M2, and M3 and get it good anodised.

Hello sir/madem, I am working in DUBAI ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY. My job is to handle 11 kv sub stations maintenance which are isolated from both far ends(RMU system).Now there is a chance of potential hazard from low voltage distribution which goes to consumers.(If they use gen set without di

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i am confused in some parameters of vibrocontrol 1100 about the analogue output 4-20 ma as there are 4 parameters are defined as the zero and full range which are J09,J10 and L04 , L05 i do not know which two of them controls the analogue output

does anyone has expe

I seen on the news recently a town producing methane from local farm sheds. I would like to know why can't this be done in wider scale, is it less safe or damages the ozone layer compared to other naturals gases? Why don't towns and cities have food waste or even our own waste methane plant for prod