I have visited the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico twice in the last six years. This is the world’s largest radio telescope, which was featured in the movies “Contact” and “James Bond”… According to a recent study, Engineers will travel
Category: Engineering
First Article Inspection
I’ve had some of my friends ask me about “first article inspection” in the aerospace industry… a great source for insight can be found at this web site.
The US Civil War in 4 Minutes
A nice summary of the US Civil War in a 4-minute video… [youtube]e06jNDhYo2I&e[/youtube] 4 min 0 sec
Who Needs a Real Estate Agent?
During the “dot-bomb” era, everyone believed that the Internet was going to “dis-intermediate” all of the middle men in business transactions. Of course, this didn’t happen quite as expected… Now, we’re finally seeing an interesting use of the Internet to
Convergence of Home Video and Photos
For all of our family vacations, I typically drag along our Canon SD 700 6-megapixel camera along with our Canon Elura 40 Mini-DV tape camcorder. For the last five years, I’ve been searching for a decent quality unit that combines
Paper Airplane
Don’t you just love paper airplanes? I usually fold-up my ticket from the office parking garage and turn it into an airplane…
Israeli Robot
According to Popular Mechanics, the Israeli-manufactured VIPeR (Versatile, Intelligent, Portable Robot) is a tough military robot. Designed to act as a partner to dismounted troops in urban environments, the 9-in.-tall, 25-pound VIPeR can accept various sensor packages, including infrared cameras
Rube Goldberg
If you’re a fan of Rube Goldberg machines (those crazy concoctions that perform a simple task in an indirect and convoluted way), you’ll find this short video very interesting.
Job Application
Two young engineers applied for a single position at a computer company. They both had the same qualifications. In order to determine which individual to hire, the applicants were asked to take a test by the department manager.Upon completion of
Tour of GM Assembly Plant
We took all of our employees at Renaissance on a “field trip” to the GM Moraine Assembly plant yesterday. This plant produces nearly 1,000 SUVs (Trailblazer, Envoy, etc.) every day and employs over 2,500 laborers over 2 shifts. The tour