Multimedia
HotSpot Episode 13: Samsung Announces 5G
May 22, 2013 11:33 am | by Eric Sorensen, Multimedia Coordinator Videos CommentsThis week on WDD's HotSpot, the development of 5G mobile communication, an iPhone attachment that emits smells, achieving a wireless transmission of 40 Gbit per second, and putting exercise motivation in front of your eyes.
Orion's Vane Axial Fans
May 21, 2013 2:08 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Orion Fans Videos 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.
Why Google Glass?
May 17, 2013 2:12 pm | by TED Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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 Videos 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.



