Blogs
Computer-generated art that doesn't look computer-generated
October 10, 2012 10:09 am | by M. Simon | CommentsI went to a city wide art show this last weekend and ran into the most marvelous artists who does computer generated art that doesn't look like computer generated art - at least not the generic stuff you so often see. His name is Barry Reithmeier. He has a feel for the medium. He uses a tool called Bryce which is currently available for free.
2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka
October 10, 2012 7:44 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2012 to Robert J. Lefkowitz, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA and Brian K. Kobilka, Stanford University School … Continue reading →
Program Your Thermostat for Fall and Winter Savings
October 9, 2012 4:17 pm | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsMissing Mars probes
October 8, 2012 11:05 am | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsBack in ancient times when multi-legged beasts ruled the earth, there were a lot more standards. Or maybe there were just fewer total things resulting in fewer total variations, which looks like more standards. In any case, if you got...
"Geek Out" on Your Pumpkins this Halloween
October 5, 2012 2:40 pm | by Energy Savers Blog | CommentsAdd Over-Fishing to the Huge Government Debt as Examples of How We Are Consuming Beyond Our Means
October 4, 2012 11:09 pm | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsFish are hidden under the water so the unsustainable harvesting isn’t quite as obvious as the unsustainable government debt but they both are a result of us living beyond our sustainable production. You can live well by consuming past wealth … Continue reading →
A roundup
October 3, 2012 9:01 am | by M. Simon | CommentsGabtronicis has updated their micro e-scopes. You may recall I did an article on them a while back. They also have a Kickstarter project to raise money to do more interesting things. Gabriel (the "Gab" of Gabtronics) likes Atmel XMEGA microcontrollers. Daishinku Corporation (KDS) has been very helpful to me with some projects I'm working on...
Future Friday -- “Where are we going” in a world of DSP innovation
October 2, 2012 1:10 pm | by Arnon Friedmann, Texas Instruments | CommentsTo follow my colleague’s Throwback Thursday post last week celebrating DSP innovation over the last 30 years, my 'Future Friday' post describes some of the innovations I believe DSP technology is driving (literally). “Where are we going?” This is a common phrase in our family car these days as we’ve moved beyond the “are we there yet?” days.
A flywheel in the ointment
October 1, 2012 8:51 am | by M. Simon | CommentsI have been big on flywheels for electrical energy storage for quite some time. So it was quite a disappointment to me to hear that high tech flywheel company Beacon Power did a Solyndra and reneged on a government loan because it could not finance its debts from income.
Reliable Assembly
September 28, 2012 10:58 am | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsFor those of you at my PCB West session on the 27th, thanks for attending. Here's the final presentation as delivered: Download PCBwest2012 DuaneBenson ReliableManf Duane Benson
Make the Grade -- and Save -- with ENERGY STAR®
September 27, 2012 1:58 pm | by Energy Savers Blog | Comments
The emergency worker’s best friend: A backpack that maps
September 27, 2012 9:07 am | by Kasey Panetta, Associate Editor | CommentsEmergency workers risk their lives to keep us safe, and they’re often walking into situations essentially blind. If they run into a problem, they have only primitive ways of warning those coming in behind them. But, with the help of the researchers, the days of flying blind may be coming to a rapid end.
Toyota Human Support Robot
September 25, 2012 7:33 pm | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsToyota continues to develop their partner robot initiative. Demographics in Japan make a compelling case for the need to provide solutions to those who need assistance to support independent living. The aim is to contribute to the maintenance and improvement … Continue reading →
Did a massive comet explode over Canada 12,900 years ago and start an ice age?
September 22, 2012 11:07 am | by Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog | CommentsI think it is important to increase scientific literacy. One thing that is greatly misunderstood is the process for new scientific explanations being accepted by the scientific community. It is often quite a drawn out process over years (and for … Continue reading →
Coming Soon!
September 20, 2012 5:56 pm | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsIf you happened by our booth at DesignEast, you may have gotten a personal preview of our new automated parts quoting system. If you didn't get to see it, you will shortly. It's in the final stages of beta. This...
