Adobe, a leading maker of graphic and Web design software, earns most of its money through the sales of packaged software that runs locally on a computer’s hard drive… but it has started offering some of its applications online as
Category: Engineering
Therma Blades Catching On in the NHL?
I wrote previously about the new heated blades for hockey skates called Therma Blades… Evidently, the NHL is actually getting ready to try the blades in a game situation. You can read about it in this article. Hat tip to
Jamming Radar
You may recall seeing the news that Israeli warplanes attacked a suspected nuclear site in Syria… The venerable Aviation Week & Space Technology came out with its guesses as to how Israel was able to bypass the Syrian air defense
Memory, Beliefs, and Facts
This is a very interesting story in the Washington Post on the impact of the human brain’s tendency to think that easily recalled things are true. The story observes that “conventional response to myths and urban legends is to counter
Technology Meets the Hockey Skate
I recall when hockey skates changed from stamped steel supports to impact-resistant plastic. This really didn’t change the performance of skating. It only made skates look high-tech, and frankly that’s been the only advancement in the hockey skate in the last
F-35 Lightning
If you’re interested in seeing the new F-35 fighter in operation, take a look at the embedded video: [youtube]R8ZyNm0aadE[/youtube] 5 min 6 sec
10 Easy Arithmetic Tricks
For those of you interested in mathematics, an interesting list of short-cuts on the listverse site.
Interesting Scientific Predictions
While researching the current state-of-the-art in concurrent engineering, I came across an interesting list of prognostications, which today obviously look ridiculous. These famous people actually made these statements: 1) “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” – Charles H.
Nuclear Weapons in Syria?
My buddy, Mike Belcher, pointed out an article in the Wall Street Journal that speculates about “Israel’s Silence on Syria speaks volumes”. The article suggests that Israeli warplanes were targeting a nuclear materials shipment from North Korea…
World’s Tallest Building
If the Moslems are looking for a new target for their airplanes that don’t land, may I suggest the new office tower in Dubai? For those of you not aware, this building, which is still under construction, is now the