Down On The Farm, Clean Energy Requirements Are Opportunities, Not Burdens By Katie Valentine on Jul 18, 2013 at 3:23 pm   (Credit: AP/Ajit Solanki) American farmers aren’t usually seen as champions of climate causes — in fact, they’re often known for their climate change skepticism. But farmers across the country have begun standing up for clean energy mandatesContinue reading “Clean Energy”

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Iowa City Press-Citizen: UI Teams Up with NASA to Better Predict Precipitation Via Satellites Thursday, June 13, 2013 A large crane drops the NASA Polarimetric antenna into place in Eastern Iowa near Waterloo for the Iowa Flood Studies campaign, which started May 1 and finishes Saturday. / Aneta Goska / Iowa Flood Center By TaraContinue reading “UI Teams Up with NASA to Better Predict Precipitation”

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!”