A mathematics professor from the University of Illinois at Chicago, recently published an editorial questioning our seeming obsession with how poorly U.S. kids perform on math tests. The question, he says, should not be why are we doing so poorly, but how much math education do people really need? "
More Flexible Electronics Testing Needed
At last month's Network Enabled Operations conference, the acting deputy CIO of the U.S. Army took exception to "very rigid" testing methodology that clears equipment for use by troops, saying that while it is important, it should be more flexible. For instance, he contends that commanders be permit
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These two Automation World articles discuss the need for useful, meaningful training in industry. One describes how a company is meeting training needs by combining online courses with in-house training by their own experts and experts from their equipment and automation providers. Another examines
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Harvard Medical School Advisor: Heart pumps Detroit Free Press The price tag for one device and its associated equipment, the operation to implant it, the week-long recovery time in the hospital and the follow-up medical care is close to $200000. How long the devices will work is another big uncertainty. ... |
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I Need a Mechanical Engineer
I need a Quote on the Cost of Building a Working Railroad Car. Please Contact me.
Software to Digitize Graphs
Does any one know of a software that can convert a paper graph to electronic form so that the data can be exported to excel or some other data processing software. I have about 50 of them I would like to this efficiently. I am talking about grapgs like this. I am not very concerned with accuracy.
Motor Painting
We have motor which has manufacturer's standard painting which is 2 coat. Now we need it painting with 3 coat. Can anybody suggest how can we do it?
HVAC System Upgrade
Its posible to convert a conventional air conditioning system into Inverter system to improve power consumption????
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Lead
Good day to all of you,
Do you know any chemical(s) that will dissolve LEAD metal and permit to recover it by electrowinning?
Thank you in advance
Hubert Lefebvre
Between Parallel Generator and Single
Hi all,
Need a taking your time to explain :
1. What is the difference generator use in application on parallel and single ? is there any spesific generator to use exclusively for parallel ?
2. How to test winding on generator, beside megger test.
Appreciate for your exp
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Spanish Convent Gives Facebook Savvy Nun the Boot [Wtf]
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I recently purchased a machine tool which I cannot identify. The brand is Schleicher Maschinenbau and it is called a D 8192 Geretsried/BRD. It stands about 5 feet high and weighs about 500 pounds (more or less).
It has a massive steel base and the operating portion on top, has 9 drill chucks wh
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The 1990's automotive style fuse in a commercial, in-line fuse holder opened the circuit, but not in the fashion in which it was supposed to.
Note that the fuse link is still intact. The fuse action came from the base of the fuse melting open, and in so doing, partially melting th
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When matter touches antimatter, bad things happen. Getting the two to play well together, or at least store antimatter in a way that keeps it separate from matter, could yield an amazing energy source. Substantial work began this week to do just that. More »
EMI Device
I am looking for the EMI device model number and the device's name use in medical office like accupuncture office , to detect the chemical in the feet of human when the foot submerge in the tub contains the warm water, and there is the filter submerge in this tub and connect to the EMI device , thi
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The 2N3055 transistor is in the TO-3 package. This means that the two pins are the emitter and the gate and the collector is the body of the housing. Typically, an NPN transistor, used as a switch, is wired so that the positive electrical power is, let's say, run along the top of the circuit diagr