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The Brainstorm: Reverse Engineering 6/22/2009
Is reverse engineering an act of simply copying another design or is it a tool to be used as a cost-cutting means to document legacy designs? Continue

Give Me A Boost 6/22/2009
In an attempt to gear consumers off fossil fuels, Duane Hallowell, a former cryogenic engineer with the U.S. Navy and founder of Hallowell International, designed the a revolutionary heating and cooling system, Acadia. According to the company, using an air-source heat pump can save consumers 70 percent compared to other heating systems, and operate in climates below freezing. The unit can be installed into existing homes or added to new conformations. Continue

Stop Thief! 2/27/2009
Software lets stolen laptops speak up By Jessica Mintz, AP Technology Writer Seattle (AP) - Stolen laptop? Now you can tell those thieves exactly what you think of them. Front Door Software Corp.'s Retriever program displays your contact information as your computer boots up. Continue

Smash-and-burn Product Testing 2/27/2009
Intertek featured on truTV special “Testing the Limits” Intertek announces that its laboratories are being featured in the new television special titled, Testing the Limits , premiering on the truTV network. Continue

New Automation Catalog 2/27/2009
“The Catalog contains information on ball screw/belt driven linear slides, rotary tables, servo/stepper controllers, xyz gantry systems, accessories, software and more. Continue

Mars Orbiter Has Mind Of Its Own 2/27/2009
Engineers probe why Mars orbiter entered safe mode Pasadena, CA (AP) - NASA engineers are trying to figure out why an orbiting Mars spacecraft went into safe mode this week. Continue

Facebook Tries Democracy 2/27/2009
Facebook users will help determine various policies before they are put in place By Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer New YOrk (AP) - Facebook is trying its hand at democracy. Continue

Yahoo Shake-up 2/27/2009
New Yahoo CEO ushers out CFO in executive shake-up By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer San Francisco (AP) - After spending six weeks diagnosing Yahoo Inc. Continue

Feds Raid Engineering Prof 2/26/2009
FBI raids Univ. of Florida nuclear power institute Gainesville, FL (AP) - Federal Continue

Mergers, Acquisitions & Announcements 02-27-09 2/26/2009
Catalog Features Expanded Product Lines New to the Remke Master Catalog is the family of Stainless Steel Liquidtight Connectors. Continue

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