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SolidWorks World Co-Speakers Didn't Get "App'ed"

Yesterday some very slick apps were released for SolidWorks World 2012.  You can get a better look at them here. Nearly everyone who has seen the apps (for iPad, iPhone, and Android) is very excited about using them next week in San Diego.  Some folks have gone so far as to seriously...

"SolidWorks Anne" is on the Move

2008 SWUGN User Group Leader of the Year Anne Yust is leaving Minnesota for the warmer climes of...Colorado.  While that's bad news for the members of the Twin Cities Simulation User Group, it's great news for SolidWorks users in the Denver area.  I suspect that once Anne settles in, her...

Kindergarten Students Pedel Their Own Bus to School

Dutch Kids Pedal Their Own Bus To School The Dutch are bicycle fanatics. Almost half of daily travel in the Netherlands is by bicycle, while the country’s bike fleet comfortably outnumbers its 16 million people. Devotees of the national obsession … Continue reading →

Report finds collaborations improve health care

The ILR School's Healthcare Transformation Project reports that labor-management collaborations on both coasts improve health care.

Engineers Again Shown to Lead More Companies Than Other Disciplines

I have written previously about the fact that more S&P 500 CEO’s are engineering majors than any other discipline. The group putting out those studies have stopped doing so, unfortunately. There is a new study based on mining Facebook data … Continue reading →

QFN Solder Paste Layer

I've got the fab order placed with Sunstone.com for my next demo project. The little board is represented here at pretty close to actual size on screen - provided you have a 22" monitor set at 1680 pixel horizontal resolution....

Ritalin Doesn’t Show Long Term Effectiveness for ADHD

From the New York Times opinion piece, Ritalin Gone Wrong, by L. Alan Sroufe is a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development: Attention-deficit drugs increase concentration in the short term, which is why … Continue reading →

Microbiologist Develops Mouthwash That Target Only Harmful Cavity Causing Bacteria

A new mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the UCLA School of Dentistry is highly successful in targeting the harmful Streptococcus mutans bacteria that is the principal cause tooth decay and cavities. In a recent clinical study, 12 subjects who … Continue reading →

Startup Company Uses Brookhaven National Laboratory's Technology to Compete in "America's Next Top Energy Innovator"

SynchroPET, a startup company, is using Brookhaven National Laboratory’s technology to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy's "America's Next Top Energy Innovator Challenge," a competition where Americans vote online for the most innovative and promising startup companies that are...

Research boosts maple syrup production

Cornell-developed techniques to limit bacteria in maple tree taps are leading to increased sap quantity and quality for New York's $12.3 million maple industry.

Dungeons and Dragons Dice Gauntlet
Dungeons and Dragons Dice Gauntlet

Feb 3

The D&D bracer is a fairly quick, fun, nerdy LilyPad project. The final product is a wearable bracer with a display that will randomly generate numbers between 1 and 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, or 100 in response to arm movement, so it can effectively replace all of the dice in your bag for a D&D session.

Sustainable?
Sustainable?

Feb 2

I'd like some genius to define sustainable. Could we count something that we can keep doing for 100 billion years - beyond the death of the Universe as we currently understand such things - as sustainable? How about a billion years?

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