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Welcome to the Engineering Portal on MERLOT. Here, you will find lots of resources on a wide variety of topics ranging from aerospace engineering to petroleum engineering to help you with your teaching and research.
As you scroll this page, you will find many Engineering resources. This includes the most recently added Engineering material and members; journals and publications and Engineering education alerts and twitter feeds.
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Over 150 emeddable or downloadable 3D Simulations in the subject area of Automation, Electro/Mechanical, Process Control, and Renewable Energy. Short 3-7 minute simulations that cover a range of engineering topics to help students understand conceptual engineering topics.
Each video is hosted on Vimeo and can be played, embedded, or downloaded for use in the classroom or online. Other option includes an embeddable HTML player created in Storyline with review questions for each simulation that reinforce the concepts learned.
Made possible under a Department of Labor grant. Extensive storyboard/ scripting work with instructors and industry experts to ensure content is accurate and up to date.
New Materials
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Titanic VR: Virtual Reality Exploration
Witness the sinking of RMS Titanic. Explore the shipwreck. Titanic VR @ titanicvr.io is an immersive educational...
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Theory and Applications of Ordered Fuzzy Numbers | SpringerLink
This open access book offers comprehensive coverage on Ordered Fuzzy Numbers, providing readers with both the basic...
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PaperHive.org : coworking hub for researchers
PaperHive introduces seamless discussion of research papers in the browser, embedded in the regular workflow. This allows...
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RLC Resonant Frequency Calculator
RLC resonant frequency calculator is used to calculate the resonant frequency of series/parallel circuits. It also...
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Regime Senoidal Permanente
This text presents the outline of the experiments to measure voltages and determine impedances of the RLC second...
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Circuitos de Segunda Ordem
This text presents the outline of the experiments to measure voltages of the RLC second order circuit. It belongs to the...
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Manual Técnico de Utilização do VISIR
This manual presents the technical information about the structure and the use of the remote laboratory VISIR - Virtual...
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Lessons in Circuits: Vol. VI - Experiments
Learning electronic theory is all well and good, but like most real tasks, electronics is 20% theory and 80% practice....
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Lessons in Circuits - Vol. V - Reference
If you are involved with electronics and/or electricity, you will find that despite the many complex circuits and...
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Lessons in Circuits - Vol. IV - Digital
The world of electronics was initially dominated by analogue signals—that is, signals representing a continuous range of...
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Lessons in Circuits - Vol. III - Semiconductors
Semiconductors are materials that exhibit electrical behavior somewhere between that of insulators and that of...
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Vol. II - Alternating Current (AC) - Electronics Textbook
With direct current covered and understood it is now time to delve into the world of alternating current. Alternating...
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Lessons in Circuits - Vol. I - Direct Current (DC)
Modern life could not exist if it were not for electricity and electronics. The history of electricity starts more than...
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Satellite Earth Observations and Their Impact on Society and Policy | SpringerLink
The result of a workshop bringing together an international advisory board of experts in science, satellite technologies,...
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The Electric Academy
Sometimes electrical theory can come across as confusing. The videos you find here will be simple and to the point. Why...
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Workbook for AC Electrical Circuits
This workbook features approximately 500 problems in AC electrical circuits ranging from introductory AC concepts such as...
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Circuitos de Primeira Ordem
This text presents the outline of the experiments to measure voltages of the RL and RC circuits. It belongs to the...
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Resposta em Frequência
This text presents the experiments to be performed to determine the frequency response of RL and RC series circuits. It...
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Propriedades dos Sistemas a Tempo Discreto: Questão 4 da Prova Final de 2016.1
This is a hypermedia/video learning object on solving problems in Signals and Systems. It belongs to the collection...
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Diagrama de Blocos: Questão 3 da Prova Final de 2016.1
This is a hypermedia/video learning object on solving problems in Signals and Systems. It belongs to the collection...
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Sistemas Lineares Invariantes no Tempo Contínuo: Questão 2 da Prova Final de 2016.1
This is a hypermedia/video learning object on solving problems in Signals and Systems. It belongs to the collection...
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Convolução: Questão 1 da Prova Final de 2016.2
This is a hypermedia/video learning object on solving problems in Signals and Systems. It belongs to the collection...
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Sinais e Suas Operações
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Electrical Engineering. It belongs to the collection Objetos...
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Invariância no Tempo
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Electrical Engineering. It belongs to the collection Objetos...
New Members
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EMILCE URUENAuniversidad autonoma -
Carla Isabel Alvarado AlvaradoINACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
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katherine Elizabeth Arancibia NautoINACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
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Vijay Chandarase
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Yassine MoubsitUniversity of Burgundy
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Menna Mohamedain shams univesity
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Byron MachucaColegio de Ingenieros Navales de Ecuador
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Dennis DahlquistCalifornia State University, Sacramento
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Richa VermaOhio State University System - Columbus
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Pambili SinxotoCentregroup Technologies
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John MonseesJC Monsees and Assoc, LLC
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Patrick BrittleCalifornia State University, Chico
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Sagil JamesCalifornia State University, Fullerton
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Matthew LeineweberSan Jose State University
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Alan PeñaInacap
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Vishnu BVishnu B
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Mariluz OsorioUniversidad El Bosque
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Rhonda GravesSouthwest Tennessee Community College
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Konstantinos TsamidisNational Technical University of Athens
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Qassim AbdullahPennsylvania State University
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Sebastian SaldiviaINACAP Universidad Tecnológica de Chile
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Diego MoisesUACJ
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sebastian henao erazouniversidad libre
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Fu Wing YuHKCC PolyU
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Engineering on the Web
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Football Game Recap: Fayette Ware vs. Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering
Aug 19, 2018 02:45 PM PDT
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Singaporean wins global engineering competition
Aug 19, 2018 02:11 PM PDT
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#CareerBytes: Top 5 best private engineering institutes in Mumbai
Aug 19, 2018 01:15 PM PDT
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West Orange Seniors Present at Governor's School of Engineering and Technology
Aug 19, 2018 12:18 PM PDT
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1 of 3 sought in ambush police officer shooting
Aug 19, 2018 11:56 AM PDT
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The Latest: Strong quake cuts power across Indonesian island
Aug 19, 2018 11:22 AM PDT
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Fire spreads to timber, forces evacuations near Hood River
Aug 19, 2018 10:26 AM PDT
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Almond Engineering appoints first female board member
Aug 19, 2018 10:03 AM PDT
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Engineering marvel: Raj era aqueduct in a shambles
Aug 19, 2018 09:41 AM PDT
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Engineers, Makers and Scrappers Work Together in Ghana
Aug 19, 2018 08:56 AM PDT
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Should I put a smoke detector in my attic?
Aug 19, 2018 08:45 AM PDT
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Science Says: Hotter weather turbocharges US West wildfires
Aug 19, 2018 08:42 AM PDT
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The role of surface engineering in increasing machining performance with nickel-based alloys
Aug 19, 2018 07:15 AM PDT
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Video Shows Father, Son Driving Through Raging Forest Fire
Aug 19, 2018 06:52 AM PDT
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Energy conservation? Trump administration says it isn't needed
Aug 19, 2018 06:38 AM PDT
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How Paper Batteries Charged by Bacteria Could Power Internet of Things
Aug 19, 2018 02:00 AM PDTBy integrating bacteria into paper batteries, researchers create a cheap, sustainable way to power billions of sensors and devices
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DNA Nanostructures Strenghtened to Survive Harsh Environments
Aug 17, 2018 12:00 PM PDTEnhanced durability now makes DNA nanostructures functional for in vivo applications
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“Unorthodox” AI Helps Identify Best Cancer Treatments
Aug 17, 2018 08:30 AM PDTThe self-learning model identifies drug regimens that shrink tumors while minimizing side effects
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Lawsuits Show It Takes Two Parties to Spark IT Project Dumpster Fire
Aug 17, 2018 08:00 AM PDTNational Grid settles with Wipro; IBM and Bridgestone just walk away
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Microsoft’s Glasses Monitor Blood Pressure
Aug 17, 2018 06:21 AM PDTMicrosoft’s Glabella Project glasses aim to keep a figurative finger on the pulse of patients
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Custom Chips for Dummies
Aug 17, 2018 05:30 AM PDTHow to create your own system on a chip efficiently and intelligently, with help from the experts.
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Making the Case for Acoustic Modeling in Product Design
Aug 17, 2018 04:30 AM PDTComputational Acoustics Provides Early Insight and Predictive Ability in the Design Process.
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Power the Small Cells to Prepare for 5G
Aug 16, 2018 02:30 PM PDTThis webinar will share some basic knowledge about 5G, explain how it will impact the entire telecommunications infrastructure. Then it will focus on small cells and how to power and secure this equipment.
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New Engineering Journal from Annual Reviews
Aug 16, 2018 12:32 PM PDTThe inaugural volume of the Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems is now available online!
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A Twist in Graphene Could Make for Tunable Electronic Devices
Aug 16, 2018 11:00 AM PDTA single material could be 'twisted' into various components of a circuit with distinct electronic properties
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Broadband ADC with X-point switch - Un-paralleled Flexibility in Multi-channel RF applications
Aug 15, 2018 02:30 PM PDTOne flexible ADC for multiple complex RF applications
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New “Network 2030” Group Asks: What Comes After 5G?
Aug 15, 2018 08:48 AM PDTThe ITU focus group wants to make sure the backbone of every network can support future demand for data
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Haru: An Experimental Social Robot From Honda Research
Aug 15, 2018 07:08 AM PDTThe Honda Research Institute gives an in-depth look at the design of its newest social robot prototype
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Aerial-Biped Is a Quadrotor With Legs That Can Fly-Walk
Aug 13, 2018 11:22 AM PDTWalking around wouldn’t be nearly so hard if you could just shut gravity off for a bit
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Two Startups Use Processing in Flash Memory for AI at the Edge
Aug 13, 2018 10:30 AM PDTMythic AI and Syntiant sound similar on the surface, but they’re after different markets
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Time-domain Simulation of Electro-mechanical Sensors and Systems
Aug 13, 2018 09:30 AM PDTLearn how OnScale massively accelerates sensor design by removing compute constraints with powerful CAE integrated directly to Cloud HPC.
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Two Companies Team Up to Send 3D Bioprinter to the Space Station
Aug 10, 2018 12:00 PM PDTThe ZeroG bio extruder made by Allevi could help astronauts better understand how biological materials behave in space
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Nanoparticles Take Solar Desalination to New Heights
Aug 10, 2018 11:00 AM PDTTellurium nanoparticles could help absorb solar radiation or be integrated into sensors and tiny antennas
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Merah Putih Features New Tech to Improve Satellite Broadband Service
Aug 10, 2018 08:04 AM PDTThe satellite, made with 3D-printed components, will use spot beams to provide higher data rates
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Video Friday: Harvard's Peacock Spider Robot, and More
Aug 10, 2018 07:30 AM PDTYour weekly selection of awesome robot videos
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Why the Pursuit of a “Killer App” for Home Robots Is Fraught With Peril
Aug 09, 2018 02:05 PM PDTTim Enwall, head of Misty Robotics, discusses the challenges of developing a personal robot for the mass market
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Therapy Robot Teaches Social Skills to Children With Autism
Aug 09, 2018 11:50 AM PDTThe QTrobot from LuxAI was designed to help children with autism learn to interact with humans
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Engineers Say "No Thanks" to Silicon Valley Recruiters, Citing Ethical Concerns
Aug 09, 2018 08:15 AM PDTSome engineers are turning down tech recruiters by citing concerns about corporate values
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It’s Time to Tie the U.S. Electric Grid Together, Says NREL Study
Aug 08, 2018 11:52 AM PDTFortifying connections between three disparate grids could make renewable energy more widely available
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Anki's Vector Is a Little AI-Powered Robot Now on Kickstarter for $200
Aug 08, 2018 09:55 AM PDTIs this the personal home robot we've been waiting for? No, but Vector will make you smile
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Insurance Institute Spots Problems in Driver Assistance Systems
Aug 08, 2018 06:44 AM PDTEven the best systems on the market sometimes require the driver to jump in to correct errors
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Why Hawaii Got Electricity Before Most of the Rest of the World
Aug 08, 2018 06:06 AM PDTIn 1881, Thomas Edison convinced King Kalakaua that electric streetlamps were superior to gas
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From the Annals of Overkill: The Electric Mailbox
Aug 08, 2018 06:03 AM PDTIn 1885, Ephraim E. Weaver jumped a little too hard onto the electrification bandwagon
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How Torrents Can Benefit Businesses
Aug 07, 2018 12:44 PM PDTTorrenting is a highly efficient way to transfer files through the Internet
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Wells Fargo Quietly Reveals “Calculation Error” That Affected Customers’ Mortgage Loans
Aug 07, 2018 09:26 AM PDTThe error may have pushed hundreds of vulnerable families into home foreclosure, though the bank says there's not a clear “cause and effect” relationship
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Explore New Worlds With JPL’s Open Source Rover
Aug 07, 2018 09:02 AM PDTNASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab has adapted a Mars rover design into something that you can build in your garage
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System Simulation and Control: Improve the Overall Performance of your Mechatronic Systems using Altair Activate™
Aug 07, 2018 08:30 AM PDTDiscover a highly robust approach to simulate the performance of your entire product; assess the overall behavior of the multi-disciplinary system in the form of 0D, 1D and/or 3D models.
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Algorithms Help Power Grids Survive GPS Spoofs
Aug 07, 2018 07:26 AM PDTThe approach can keep a grid in service even if one-third of its nodes are compromised
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Boston Dynamics Is Getting Ready to Produce Lots of SpotMinis
Aug 06, 2018 03:22 PM PDTBut what are they going to do?
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Plasmonic Antenna Shines a Light on Terahertz Processors
Aug 06, 2018 09:00 AM PDTThe antenna, just a few micrometers in size, uses ballistic electrons to transmit signals
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The Foundry at the Heart of DARPA’s Plan to Let Old Fabs Beat New Ones
Aug 06, 2018 06:00 AM PDT3D tech could give a performance boost so big that chips built at SkyWater Technology’s 90-nm foundry could beat those built using today’s most advanced 7-nm tech
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How to Optimize the Scalability & Performance of a Multi-Core Operating System
Aug 06, 2018 04:30 AM PDTBest Practices for Architecting a Scalable Real-Time Application on an SMP Platform
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How to Create an IoT Edge System Prototype
Aug 03, 2018 02:30 PM PDTOnce a successful proof-of-concept has been established, what’s next?
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Flexible Loudspeaker Made of Nanowires Will Stick to Your Skin and Play Music
Aug 03, 2018 11:00 AM PDTResearchers in South Korea made a tiny loudspeaker, and then used it to play a violin concerto
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Video Friday: Professor Ishiguro’s New Robot Child, and More
Aug 03, 2018 08:59 AM PDTYour weekly selection of awesome robot videos
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New Blood Test for Brain Injuries Returns Instant Results
Aug 03, 2018 08:54 AM PDTThe test measures two proteins in a drop of blood to determine whether a patient needs a CT scan
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5G for Wireless Communications
Aug 03, 2018 08:41 AM PDTLearn about the 5G revolution from National Instruments
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Probe Memory Packs 138 Terabytes per Square Inch
Aug 03, 2018 07:26 AM PDTNew automated approach could help make STM probe memory commercially viable
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Millions of U.S. Voter Records Exposed on Robocall Company RoboCent's Poorly Configured AWS Cloud Storage
Aug 02, 2018 07:00 AM PDTSome records listed voters’ personal interests, religious affiliation, and estimates of their income and net worth
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Startup JITX Uses AI to Automate Complex Circuit Board Design
Jul 31, 2018 12:20 PM PDTAI has the potential to take much of the dull complexity out of designing custom circuit boards
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For Some Reason, These Quantum Mechanics Toys Didn’t Catch On
Jul 31, 2018 12:00 PM PDTDesigned in the 1960s, these clever blocks were intended to help students grasp arcane quantum abstractions
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Hacking the Flavor of Food With Electric Chopsticks
Jul 31, 2018 11:20 AM PDTWho needs salt when you have electric taste augmentation?
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Download Your Free Evaluation of LabVIEW to Design a Wireless Communications System
Jul 31, 2018 10:48 AM PDTThis evaluation includes LabVIEW Communication System Design Suite, which includes next-generation LabVIEW packaged with relevant add-ons specifically for rapidly prototyping communications systems.
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Neato Robot Vacuum Update Shows Why Persistent Mapping Is So Useful
Jul 31, 2018 08:20 AM PDTNew features leverage maps of your home to make your robot vacuum smarter
Engineering on Twitter
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- Enhanced oil recovery is proving to be a much-needed tool for #Arab #Gulf producing states #EOR #OOTT. ow.ly/Z1e430lrH0y1 hour ago | PetroleumEcon
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- UK #tech #startups are taking advantage of the drive to keep the #NorthSea industry low-cost and competitive #OOTT. ow.ly/TBrc30lrH0u3 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
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- The longer-term outlook for China's #solar sector looks buoyant, as costs continue to fall #renewables ow.ly/1DYj30lrH0k4 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
- Award-winning trainee #engineer Maria Collins said to TM that teachers were “confused” when she opted to do an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5 hours ago | TheManufacturer