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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.
Showcase
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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Learn Angular 6 in 60 Minutes - Free Beginners Crash Course
For the love of god, SUBSCRIBE if you enjoy! Written version of this course: https://goo.gl/77uqca In this 100% free...
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Implementation of Six Sigma in a Manufacturing Process: A Case Study
This paper presents a Six Sigma project conducted at a semiconductor company dedicated to the manufacture of circuit...
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Depth First Search in Prolog | Mathematical Relations | Combinatorics
Pros and Cons of Depth First Search in Prolog.
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CMSC132 Object-Oriented Programming II (Fall 2018)
Se trata de programación orientada a objetos para poder ayudar a mejorar las skills de uno mismo en este tipo de...
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IT Service ISO/IEC 20000-1
ISO/IEC 20000-1 promotes adoption of an integrated process approach to effectively deliver managed services to meet...
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Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials | TU Delft Open Textbooks
This book provides an introduction to the discipline of aerospace structures and materials. It is the first book to date...
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Direct Energy Conversion
Direct Energy Conversion discusses both the physics behind energy conversion processes and a wide variety of energy...
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Water Distribution Operator II
OER Textbook for training of water distribution operators.
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Water Supply and Demand in California
OER textbook for training water distribution operators. This textbook has three primary parts. In Part One, you will...
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Learning and Understanding Mathematical Concepts in the Areas of Water Distribution and Water Treatment
OER texbook.
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Introduction to Water Systems Technology
OER textbook.
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De Gruyter: Open Access Journals
De Gruyter publishes fully open access journals across Science, Technology, Mathematics (STM) and Humanities, Social...
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IEEE Access: The Multidisciplinary Open Access Journal
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Access is an award-winning multidisciplinary, all electronic...
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Amostragem e Interpolação no Domínio da Frequência
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Electrical Engineering. It belongs to the collection Objetos...
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Amostragem e Interpolação no Domínio do Tempo
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Electrical Engineering. It belongs to the collection Objetos...
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Sistemas Com Memória e Sem Memória
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Electrical Engineering. It belongs to the collection Objetos...
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Causalidade
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Electrical Engineering. It belongs to the collection Objetos...
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Sinais e Energia
This is a hypermedia learning object on general topics in Electrical Engineering. It belongs to the collection Objetos...
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African Journals Online (AJOL)
African Journals Online (AJOL) is the world's largest library of peer-reviewed, African-published scholarly journals,...
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Undergraduate Research Commons
The Undergraduate Research Commons (URC), a Bepress research portal curated by university librarians, is a portal...
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RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes): The Open Science Journal
RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal publishes all outputs of the research cycle, including project proposals, data,...
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Live Science
Live Science features groundbreaking developments in science, space, technology, health, the environment, our culture and...
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MoMo - Moving MOOC: Science 2.0 & Open Research Methods
Starting Nov 12, 2018, in the Moving MOOC (MOMO), young scholars and early career researchers (ECR) will learn to use...
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CRediT : Open Research Scholarly Outputs Assessment Tool
CRedit (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) is high-level taxonomy including 14 roles, that can be used to represent the roles...
New Members
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Juan Vicente RamosUNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID -
Carlos J García SantosPolitechnical University of Madrid.
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Jaime MonjoUPM
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Hongxian ZhangSYSU
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MARIA SOLODILOVAUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid
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Daniel Benito Muurinen CeladaEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Informáticos UPM
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Andrés MolinaUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid
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Wilmer QuispeIngenio12
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Adrian AlvarezPolitécnica
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Daniel De DiegoETSI Informáticos, Universidad Politécnica Madrid
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Roberto Anibal Kiessling DuranUniversidad Nacional de San Luis
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Sergio GonzaloUPM
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Ruben Gomez HidalgoUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid
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CRISTIAN MEDINAEstudiante
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Ivan Humanes CabañasETSII
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Adrián Caro MiraETSIINF
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Manuel Ignacio Medina TuratiUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid
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juan carlos garcia ginesUNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID
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David MorenoUPM
Materials by Discipline
- Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering (267)
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering (55)
- Audio Engineering (5)
- Biomedical Engineering (62)
- Chemical Engineering (114)
- Civil Engineering (216)
- Computer Engineering (190)
- Electrical Engineering (783)
- Engineering Science (23)
- Environmental Engineering (78)
- General (144)
- Geological Engineering (6)
- Industrial and Systems (107)
- Manufacturing Engineering (50)
- Materials Science and Engineering (175)
- Mechanical Engineering (357)
- Mining Engineering (6)
- Nuclear Engineering (63)
- Ocean Engineering (13)
- Petroleum Engineering (17)
Engineering on the Web
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Eirtech Aviation Services announces appointments to engineering leadership team
Dec 09, 2018 05:30 PM PST
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Booms and Busts in Commercial Avionics Market | Data Includes Research News
Dec 09, 2018 04:45 PM PST
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Conservation fund to add solar panels
Dec 09, 2018 03:37 PM PST
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Work starts at Knauf Plasterboard Factory
Dec 09, 2018 03:26 PM PST
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Engineering symposium showcases projects
Dec 09, 2018 03:03 PM PST
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AIChE Journal Highlight: Jay Bailey's Legacy as an Innovator in Biochemical Engineering
Dec 09, 2018 12:59 PM PST
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Firms bid on Rails to Trails project near Clear Creek
Dec 09, 2018 11:30 AM PST
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The Latest: Jets' Darnold back after missing drive to injury
Dec 09, 2018 10:45 AM PST
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Call to scrap entrance exam rejected
Dec 09, 2018 10:33 AM PST
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JUSUNG ENGINEERING Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:A036930), KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co ...
Dec 09, 2018 09:15 AM PST
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Bright sparks chosen for prestigious engineering scheme
Dec 09, 2018 09:03 AM PST
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Engineering Technician (Petroleum) Job in Buffalo, Wyoming – Department of the Interior
Dec 09, 2018 07:56 AM PST
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Global Anemometers Market 2018 (Strategy & Key Players) – OMEGA Engineering, Bosch ...
Dec 09, 2018 07:33 AM PST
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Rebuilding from Camp Fire to Take Years
Dec 09, 2018 06:47 AM PST
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LCA Technology - Compliance Engineering - Data Developer - CIS
Dec 09, 2018 06:42 AM PST
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Worcester (MA) Firefighter Dies at Apartment Building Fire
Dec 09, 2018 06:37 AM PST
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Engineering Machinery Turbocharger Market Overview, Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis ...
Dec 09, 2018 04:56 AM PST
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Hayter Engineering president to retire
Dec 09, 2018 04:22 AM PST
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Video Friday: Space Station's New Robot Helper, and More
Dec 07, 2018 02:35 PM PSTYour weekly selection of awesome robot videos
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New Class of Metamaterials Changes Physical Properties in Seconds
Dec 07, 2018 11:00 AM PSTMechanical metamaterials can have their rigidity tuned, offering a new approach to soft robotics
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Implant Stimulates Brain from Inside a Blood Vessel
Dec 07, 2018 06:30 AM PSTFirst, the stent electrode listened for brain signals. Now, it talks back
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Delivering Wireless Services From the Sky With USRP and LabVIEW Communications
Dec 06, 2018 09:00 PM PSTWe needed to implement a cost-effective low-altitude aerial testbed that can verify novel wireless communications applications between the airborne node and ground terminals while meeting tight constraints for payload weight, volume and power consumption
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Germany’s Federal Network Agency Catches Flak For 5G Rules
Dec 06, 2018 12:00 PM PSTCritics say the agency’s proposed coverage obligations “disregard the laws of physics”
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DeepMind Achieves Holy Grail: An AI That Can Master Games Like Chess and Go Without Human Help
Dec 06, 2018 11:00 AM PSTAlphaZero, a general-purpose game-playing system, quickly taught itself to be the best player ever in Go, chess and Shogi
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Changing the Landscape of the Insurance Market
Dec 06, 2018 08:04 AM PSTHow UAVs benefit consumers through faster estimates, quicker response times and faster delivery of benefits
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Micrometer-Scale Mechanical Switches Work at Just 50 Millivolts
Dec 06, 2018 07:09 AM PSTEnergy harvesting IoT chips could compute with low power relays
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Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame
Dec 06, 2018 05:45 AM PSTThe Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years
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Industrial HMI in a package
Dec 06, 2018 04:30 AM PSTThis webinar will discuss the design environment around RZ/A embedded MPUs including the new RZ/A Software Package.
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IHMC Teaches Atlas to Walk Like a Human
Dec 05, 2018 01:55 PM PSTHumans walk with straight legs and most robots don't, but IHMC is teaching Atlas to do better
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How Will the U.S. Military Use the Hololens on the Front Line?
Dec 05, 2018 11:10 AM PSTAdapting Microsoft's mixed-reality technology to meet soldiers' needs could be challenging, one expert says
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ASML Developing Next-Gen EUV Lithography
Dec 05, 2018 09:00 AM PSTProductivity gains will continue through the next two or three chip generations, but after that we’ll need something bigger and better
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Norwegian Telecos Set New Record for Download Speeds in a Tunnel
Dec 05, 2018 08:25 AM PSTTheir goal is to allow passengers to keep streaming videos, even when their train passes through a tunnel
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The U.S. National Academies Reports on the Prospects for Quantum Computing
Dec 05, 2018 05:00 AM PSTExperts in the field give a hard-headed assessment of just how hard the technology is
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In Retail’s Shift to Online, The Winner is… Pinball?
Dec 04, 2018 02:30 PM PSTStern Pinball is seeing sales surge as it provides sophisticated new machines for an arcade business renaissance. Meanwhile, new technology is keeping old machines running in New York
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This Plant Is Driving Its Own Robot
Dec 04, 2018 01:55 PM PSTA robot that can detect a plant's electrochemical signals goes where the plant wants it to go
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Stopping a Wildfire with a Low-Cost Sensor Network
Dec 04, 2018 11:00 AM PSTThree twenty-somethings—one from Ecuador, one from France, and one from India—teamed up in Silicon Valley to tackle the challenge of spotting a wildfire before it gets out of control
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Jibo Is Probably Totally Dead Now
Dec 03, 2018 11:45 AM PSTThe pioneering social robot company has sold its IP and assets, meaning that this is pretty much the end
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Customization: The New Trend in Manufacturing Technology
Dec 03, 2018 11:39 AM PSTMass production has become hybridized with customization to allow for the production of unique goods at scale.
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The Anatomy of mmWave Communications Prototype for 5G Testing
Dec 03, 2018 11:13 AM PSTThe role of high-precision test solutions is going to be crucial in early 5G chipset prototyping, development and device design validation.
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Implantable Device Boosts Blood-Pumping Capacity of Failing Hearts
Dec 03, 2018 07:00 AM PSTThe Optimizer Smart system could help millions of patients with congestive heart failure
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IBM Reveals 8-Bit Analog Chip With Phase-Change Memory
Dec 03, 2018 06:10 AM PSTResearchers used the chip to test a simple neural net and identify numerals with 100 percent accuracy
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Video Friday: InSight Mars Lander, and More
Nov 30, 2018 04:00 PM PSTYour weekly selection of awesome robot videos
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Building a Test Bed for New 5G Technology Using NI Software Defined Radio
Nov 30, 2018 12:05 PM PSTWhen building a completely new system or test bed, the risks of designing or developing a fully custom radio from a circuit board are too great to take on because the development stage may require plenty of redesigning
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Ben Franklin’s Other Great Electrical Discovery: Turkey Tenderization
Nov 30, 2018 12:00 PM PSTThe pioneering inventor nearly killed himself in pursuit of a practical use for electricity
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Indonesia Releases Preliminary Report on Lion Air Crash
Nov 30, 2018 11:05 AM PSTPilots on flight JT610 struggled to control the Boeing aircraft and fought against automated systems
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Design and Optimization of FBAR Filters to Enable 5G
Nov 30, 2018 10:01 AM PSTIn this article, we’ll take a look at the next wave of 5G NR technologies, including key ongoing efforts to 5G into its future and realize the full 5G opportunity
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Flash DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) Revolutionizes Rapid-Scanning DSC
Nov 30, 2018 09:00 AM PSTFlash DSC is a novel technique, a quantum leap in DSC technology that opens up new frontiers. In this Webinar, we will discuss the basic principles of the Flash DSC and present some interesting applications.
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In the Coming Automated Economy, People Will Work for AI
Nov 30, 2018 07:47 AM PSTA new role for humans: prepping data so AI can learn to do our jobs
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New Metal-Air Transistor Replaces Semiconductors
Nov 30, 2018 05:22 AM PSTA novel field emission transistor that uses air gaps could breathe life into Moore’s Law
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How to Overcome Challenges in Photonic IC Design
Nov 29, 2018 02:30 PM PSTNew efficiencies, reliability and scale emerging in photonic design.
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Occipital Announces Availability of Structure Core 3D Sensor
Nov 29, 2018 11:40 AM PSTDepth sensing and 6-DoF spatial awareness for $400
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The Challenges of Predicting Mob Behavior at Political Rallies
Nov 29, 2018 10:45 AM PSTA new model attempts to simulate social contagion at political gatherings
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The First Frontier for Medical AI Is the Pathology Lab
Nov 29, 2018 08:00 AM PSTBut before adopting startup PathAI’s tools, doctors must see if they are worth the cost
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Why Alphabet’s Glucose Sensor Failed
Nov 29, 2018 06:25 AM PSTSilicon Valley takes on a tough biology challenge—and falls short
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Scientists in the U.S. and Japan Get Serious About Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions
Nov 28, 2018 12:00 PM PSTIt’s absolutely, definitely, seriously not cold fusion
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5 Hot Engineering Jobs for Grads
Nov 28, 2018 09:14 AM PSTEngineering graduates can look forward to working in an innovative and lucrative occupation in a variety of fields
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Old Lunar Data Gets New Life, With Help From Seismologists
Nov 28, 2018 07:22 AM PSTAstronauts planted seismometers on the moon long ago. Now, the data recorded there is producing new insights
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Why Our Company’s Trucks Won’t Carry Lidar
Nov 28, 2018 06:24 AM PSTThe cofounder of Starsky Robotics says the sensor is superfluous when human teleoperators are supervising things
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North Sea Deployment Shows How Quadruped Robots Can Be Commercially Useful
Nov 27, 2018 02:05 PM PSTANYmal spends a week doing inspection tasks on an offshore platform
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To Crack the Toughest Optimization Problems, Just Add Lasers
Nov 27, 2018 12:00 PM PSTAn odd device known as an optical Ising machine could route airplanes and help the NFL schedule its games
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Semiconductor Industry Veterans See the Old Order Crumbling
Nov 27, 2018 11:00 AM PSTIn their crystal ball, they see memories moving to China, Intel building its last fab, and design—not process—innovation stepping up to save the U.S. semiconductor industry
Engineering on Twitter
- Data from China and the US and China suggest that EVs might be close to an inflection point #oilgas #OOTT ow.ly/Yjn230mTTOG5 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
- A #Madagascar licensing round will be launched by Omnis, the government agency responsible for the extractives sect… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
- The US offshore wind market has remained a tantalising prospect for investors #ONGT #LNG #oilgas #renewables ow.ly/nvSB30mTTOX5 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
- Booming liquefied natural gas exports are making exploration a renewed priority in Australia, despite years of musi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
- Although it's stalled, the US offshore wind market has remained a tantalising prospect for #renewables #ONGT #LNG… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
- Both the drillers and the #Gambia government remain optimistic that their block's proximity to big oil finds will p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…5 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
- #PrivateEquity investment has boosted the coffers of more than a dozen firms active in UK and Norwegian waters over… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
- Neptune Energy is the most internationally diversified of the new North Sea entrants backed by private equity… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…6 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
- The #Isreal government is committed to #naturalgas becoming the country's primary source of energy #OOTT #oilgas ow.ly/abJS30mTTOu7 hours ago | PetroleumEcon
- #PrivateEquity is a positive for the #UKCS given that the majors are withdrawing, Neptune Energy's Sam Laidlaw tell… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…8 hours ago | PetroleumEcon