http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/news/virtually-real. Still far from the Star Trek replicator materializing objects and edibles at voice command 3-D printing is becoming more and more accessible to the individual.  There are 3-D shops materializing around the country giving access to self doers and professionals that can make anywhere from cups to machines.  “This online ‘universe of things’ consistsContinue reading “From Bits To Atoms And Back-3D Printing”

Wind turbines withstand tornado with nearly 300-mph winds, June 6, 2013 http://aweablog.org/blog/post/wind-turbines-withstand-tornado-with-nearly-300mph-winds   Wind Energy Industry: Turbines Power Down Energy Prices September 26, 2012 DES MOINES, Iowa – Home and business energy costs have been falling in the Midwest – and the wind industry is claiming partial credit. While it’s a win for consumers, saysContinue reading “Wind turbines withstand tornado and power down energy prices”

The 1937 resume yearbooks were so successful the entire College of Engineering adopted the scheme the following year. Simply titled Senior Class of 1938, College of Engineering, the small book—it could almost fit into a shirt pocket—began with a brief “Dear Sir” letter from Ralph M. Barnes, Director of Personnel. The purpose of the “plan,”Continue reading “Engineering Jobs how to”

Ellen Lauri Ochoa is a former astronaut and current Director of the Johnson Space Center. Ochoa became director of the center upon retirement of the current director, Michael Coats, on December 31, 2012.  She was born May 10th, 1958 in Los Angeles and educated at Stanford University.  For more in depth information check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Ochoa. EngineeringContinue reading “Happy Birthday Ellen Ochoa Director Johnson Space Center.”

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“It was a long way up for the humble zipper, the mechanical wonder that has kept so much in our lives ‘together.’ On its way up the zipper has passed through the hands of several dedicated inventors, none convinced the general public to accept the zipper as part of everyday costume. The magazine and fashionContinue reading “Zipper Day–the mechanical wonder!”

No one has received more U.S. patents than Thomas Edison – 1,093 to be exact. http://ow.ly/kx1Vs

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Celebrate National Library Week, April 14-20, 2013, with Honorary Chair Caroline Kennedy. Communities matter @ your library Every day across the country, libraries open their doors to everyone: students, parents, seniors, teachers, writers, artists, job seekers, entrepreneurs, readers, gamers, movie lovers and travel buffs. Head to your library during National Library Week to see what’s newContinue reading “National Library Week”

ebrary currently hosts 630,401 documents with 13, 634 added in the past 30 days.  This month, ebrary added more than 5,500 e-books from Encyclopedia Britannica, Peter Lang Publishing, University of California Press, World Scientific College Press and other leading publishers to their growing catalog of over 399,700 titles for purchase.  ebrary has already added 13,5800Continue reading “ebrary new titles”