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Kickstarter of the Week: Turn Your Smartphone Into a Laptop
May 20, 2013 | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Comments
Today on PD&D's Kickstarter of the Week, we use the Casetop from Livi Designs to turn our Smartphones into a Laptop.
Doggie Treat Dispenser
May 7, 2013 1:37 pm | by The Ben Heck Show | Comments
On this episode of the Ben Heck Show, Ben gets started on a project to build a dog treat...
HotSpot Episode 11: Biometric Payment Terminal
May 6, 2013 1:32 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Comments
This week on the HotSpot, texting on Smartwatches, a biometric payment terminal, putting your...
The Death of Innovation, the End of Growth
April 25, 2013 11:14 am | by Robert Gordon, TED | Comments
The U.S. economy has been expanding wildly for two centuries. Are we witnessing the end of...
Orion's Vane Axial Fans
May 21, 2013 2:08 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Orion Fans | CommentsSince 1995, Orion Fans, a division of Knight Electronics, has been designing, developing, and manufacturing a broad line of AC fans, DC fans, fan trays, fan accessories and blowers to meet the continuing thermal management needs of OEMs worldwide.
RapidFire: 3D Printer Builds Your Thoughts
May 21, 2013 1:48 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Multimedia Coordinator | CommentsOn today’s episode of RapidFire, brought to you by 3D Creation Systems, your number one source for 3D printing services and technology, we’re learning to model and 3D print using only our minds.
Why Google Glass?
May 17, 2013 2:12 pm | by TED | CommentsIt's not a demo, more of a philosophical argument: Why did Sergey Brin and his team at Google want to build an eye-mounted camera/computer, codenamed Glass? Onstage at TED2013, Brin calls for a new way of seeing our relationship with our mobile computers -- not hunched over a screen but meeting the world heads-up.
Engineering Newswire 38: Lockheed Laser Shoots Down Drones
May 16, 2013 10:21 am | by Eric Sorensen, Multimedia Coordinator | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re kicking turtles to make new shapes, enhancing our senses, printing on the Afinia 3D printer, and shooting down drones, with lasers.
Want Scientifically Literate Children? Get Out of Their Way
May 16, 2013 9:43 am | by Big Think | CommentsWe spend the first year teaching children to walk and talk and the rest of their lives telling them to shut up and sit down.
Attack Drone Flies into History with First Carrier Launch
May 16, 2013 9:39 am | by Reuters | CommentsThe U.S. Navy's first sea-based, unmanned attack aircraft has been launched successfully from an aircraft-carrier at sea for the first time. The pilotless X-47B, developed by the navy and Northrop Grumman, is designed to take off, fly and land autonomously for missions the navy says will change the nature of sea-based warfare.
Teardown: Agilent N9344C 20GHz Spectrum Analyzer
May 16, 2013 9:34 am | by EEVblog | CommentsWhat's inside an $18K 20 GHz handheld spectrum analyzer? On this week's teardown, EEVblog finds out.
World's Lightest Material a Possible Fix for Heavy Problems
May 16, 2013 9:28 am | by Reuters | CommentsA scientist in China has produced the lightest substance ever recorded, which he says could provide solutions to heavy problems, such as pollution control. Gao Chou says his carbon aerogel can absorb up to 900 times its own body weight, in addition to displaying other qualities that make it ideal for further development.
Solar Impulse - Behind-the-Scenes
May 16, 2013 9:18 am | by Solar Impulse | CommentsAfter winning the prize of the "Most Frequently Asked Question", Solar Impulse's favorite behind-the-scenes expert uncovers how the pilots go to, well... to the bathroom. Meet Brian and the challenges he's had to face to find the most appropriate solution for this very sensitive issue.
HotSpot Episode 12: 3D Microbatteries
May 15, 2013 2:40 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Multimedia Coordinator | CommentsThis week on WDD's HotSpot, a netbook-like combo that uses a smartphone for its computing power, new microbatteries for a balance between energy and density, satellites that listen in on ADS, and a sound camera that shows the location of troublesome noises in machinery.
RapidFire: Human Ear 3D Printed with Embedded Electronics
May 14, 2013 2:42 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Multimedia Coordinator | CommentsOn today’s episode of RapidFire, brought to you by 3D Creation Systems, your number one source for 3D printing services and technology, we’re exploring the emerging technology behind bionic 3D printing with embedded electronics.
Kickstarter of the Week: 128 Miles Per Gallon
May 13, 2013 2:23 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | CommentsToday on PD&D's Kickstarter of the Week, we're exploring the northern reaches of Wisconsin on a gas-powered, DC Lowrider bicycle from Sunny Hill Cycles.
Manufacturing Newswire - Training The Next Generation
May 10, 2013 12:36 pm | by Manufacturing Business Technology | CommentsIn this episode of MBT’s Manufacturing Newswire we'll look at a lab to train the next generation of manufacturing engineers and designers, the answer to those flickering florescent tube lights, unveil the airplane of the future and much more.
Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy S4
May 9, 2013 1:49 pm | by CNET | CommentsBill Detwiler cracks open the Samsung Galaxy S4, shows you the handset's redesigned interior, and explains why it's easier to repair than previous Galaxy phones.
Engineering Newswire 37: Boeing Makes Hypersonic History
May 9, 2013 10:22 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Pivot Point, the leading designer and manufacturer of non-threaded fastener solutions, we’re improving Artificial Intelligence with sensors, flying robotic bees, making hypersonic history, and getting ready to launch GOES-R.
