Straight-line testing in IRL: Boring, but beneficial Jun 26, 2008
A story last October in Racecar Engineering magazine reported Ganassi's test facility was adjacent to Laurel Mountain near Donegal, Pa. in an abandoned section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. (USA Today -- Sports)
The future is now? Pretty soon, at least Jun 5, 2008
Kurzweil's predictions come under intense scrutiny in the engineering magazine IEEE Spectrum, which devotes its current issue to the Singularity. Some of the experts writing in the issue endorse Kurzweil's belief that conscious, intelligent beings can be created, but most think it will take more than a few decades. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Second Unit at Port Washington Generating Station Reaches Commercial Operation May 24, 2008
In 2005, the first unit at Port Washington was recognized by Power Engineering magazine as the "Best Gas-fired Project of the Year." Power Engineering noted that the plant "employs some of the latest, most efficient technologies available and is considered a 'good neighbor' to the nearby community. The new plant retains the distinctive character of the older plant, which was designated as a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1980." We Energies serves more than 1. 1 million... (PR Newswire)
Food Manufacturer Featured in Webinar Ends Data Integrity Issues with Single ERP System Apr 5, 2008
April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Deacom, Inc. President Jay Deakins presented the webinar "Does Your Business Software Have Integrity?" on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 in conjunction with Food Engineering Magazine. This free event explored how heart-healthy tortilla maker La Tortilla Factory(R) selected and implemented the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System to overcome critical inefficiencies caused by the use of multiple software systems. (PR Newswire)
Merrill Ebner; pioneered product engineering at BU Apr 3, 2008
"Many of them were untried and still in the experimental process, and many crashed," he told BU College of Engineering magazine in fall 2006 ... John Silber, president emeritus of BU, told the engineering magazine two years ago for the article on Dr. Ebner that "the elevated stature of the College of Engineering today is a result in significant degree from his contributions." ... "It's not a big stretch from designing products to other shapes," he told BU's engineering magazine in 2006. (Boston Globe)
Plant Engineering Magazine Recognizes the Inpro/Seal Air Mizer Shaft Seal as Product of the Year in Maintenance Products Category Mar 31, 2008
Plant Engineering Magazine Recognizes the Inpro/Seal Air Mizer Shaft Seal as Product of the Year in Maintenance Products Category - Yahoo ... Plant Engineering Magazine Recognizes the Inpro/Seal Air Mizer Shaft Seal as Product of the Year in Maintenance Products Category ... The Air Mizer , a shaft sealing system invented by Inpro/Seal Company, has been awarded the prestigious Product of the Year award from Plant Engineering magazine. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
URSA opens nuclear headquarters in S.C. Mar 15, 2008
The division s work has received national recognition, including multiple awards from Power Engineering magazine, Platts Global Energy/ENR McGraw-Hill, and Power magazine. This announcement is another positive sign that our efforts to improve the state's business climate are paying real dividends when it comes to attracting high-tech, knowledge-based industries that will enable us to further compete in the global economy," Gov. Mark Sanford said. "Given the stature of this company and the high... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Ships use wind sails to save on energy Nov 24, 2007
Despite the burgeoning interest, John Barnes, editor of Marine Engineers Review, a marine engineering magazine in London, said the jury's still out on kite propulsion systems. "This could work, but there is an extra cost entailed, and it won't make much sense if the price of fuel falls back," he said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Two Calgary families devastated by BC plane crash Oct 29, 2007
He struck his first $6-million deal with the Soviets in 1984 and created the first joint venture between the Soviet state oil company and a western company according to a recent profile of Bullen in the University of Alberta engineering magazine. "The Soviet Union was a plum waiting to be picked," Bullen told the magazine. (Canada.com)
Escalation in Iraq by the numbers Aug 15, 2007
In a prestigious engineering magazine in late 2003, Lieutenant-Colonel David Holt, the US Army engineer "tasked with facilities development" in Iraq, was already speaking proudly of "several billion dollars" being sunk into base construction. According to the Washington Post, the Congressional Research Service claims $2 billion went into "military construction" in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004-06; another $1. (Asia Times Online)
Engelhardt: Escalation by Number Aug 15, 2007
In a prestigious engineering magazine in late 2003, Lt. Col. David Holt, the Army engineer "tasked with facilities development" in Iraq, was already speaking proudly of being sunk into base construction. According to the Washington Post, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) claims $2 billion went into "military construction" in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004-2006; another $1. (Zmag.org)
Mining gold in Alaska: The rush is on, again Jun 21, 2007
In 1997, Mining Engineering magazine published a report that mining operations and investors are rediscovering Alaska. Beckett, an Australian-born miner and a former Mt. Pleasant business owner, has 30 years of experience as a "hard-rock miner," he noted. (Washington Journal, IA)
Engelhardt: Iraq/Korea Jun 10, 2007
By late 2003, Lt. Col. David Holt, the Army engineer "tasked with facilities development" in Iraq, was quoted in a prestigious engineering magazine speaking proudly of already being sunk into base construction ("the numbers are staggering"). Bases were built in profusion -- 106 of them, according to the , by 2005 (including, of course, many tiny outposts). (Zmag.org)
Smoltz recovering quickly May 16, 2007
Ever read an engineering magazine. Yup, those journalists are engineers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Weaponized Weather May 3, 2007
Writing for the electronic engineering magazine , William Gail acknowledges the militaristic history of geoengineering, but still maintains that such projects are needed to combat global warming. In fact, according to Gail, the question is not if these projects will be implemented, but when. (Utne.com)
Four vying for two seats on Cheltenham Board of Commissioners May 2, 2007
" Ward 5 Swavola grew up in Great Bend, Pa. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a bachelor's degree in English. His career has primarily been in marketing and advertising. He is currently a subcontracting art director for an engineering magazine in Philadelphia, a flexible position that allows him to take on additional advertising clients. Swavola is also working on his master's degree in education from Temple University. Swavola and his wife bought their first home in... (Doylestown Central Bucks Life, PA)
Briefing Planned on Cutting Edge Geothermal Developments Feb 26, 2007
Geothermal-The Energy Under Our Feet is available at * An MIT-led study released in January found "that mining the huge amounts of heat that reside as stored thermal energy in the Earth's hard rock crust could supply a substantial portion of the electricity the United States will need in the future, probably at competitive prices and with minimal environmental impact." An Executive Summary and the full MIT report, The Future of Geothermal Energy, are available at: Chena Hot Springs and UTC... (PR Newswire)
Chena resort's geothermal heating project is hot Jan 1, 2007
Chena Hot Springs Resort's new geothermal unit has won recognition as project of the year in the renewables category in an international competition sponsored by Power Engineering Magazine. The award was presented Nov. 27 in Orlando, Fla. (Anchorage Daily News)
Take a look at Michigan Nov 14, 2006
Fire Engineering magazine called the original FEMA nvestigation a alf-baked farce that may already have been commandeered by political forces whose primary interests, to put it mildly, lie far afield of full disclosure. See http://tinyurl. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Stories, not sermons Oct 1, 2006
Loren Faulkner, a 57-year-old editor of a building and engineering magazine, retrieved the marked-up pages from the novel he's working on and headed back to his seat. I know I really need to go home and rethink the whole thing, said Faulkner, who drove from Riverside to attend the conference held at Maranatha Chapel in Rancho Bernardo. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A fire chief’s guide to leadership: Lasky’s pens a book explaining values associated with leadership Sep 9, 2006
He is also an editorial advisory board member of Fire Engineering Magazine and serves on the Fire Department Instructor s Conference West and East advisory boards. According to Lasky, Pride and Ownership: A Firefighter s Love of the Job, is a manual that focuses on the values required for being a good firefighter. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Worried about water Sep 7, 2006
He cited an engineering magazine that said he biggest catastrophe that we'll see in America in the future is we'll lose a city to the lack of drinking water. He believes the karst topography of the area akes water fast and gives it up fast, meaning that Botetourt County will have water issues in the future. (Fincastle Herald, VA)
UGS\' industry-leading 3D geometric modeling software receives more votes from Desktop Engineering readers than any other product NEW YORK, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) ...','lightyellow','500')";onMouseout="hideddrivetip()">UGS' Parasolid Receives Readers' Choice Award From Desktop Engineering Jun 21, 2006
"We are honored to have Parasolid recognized as a superior product by a group that represents the real end users of that product, the readers of Desktop Engineering magazine," said Bruce Feldt, vice president of Open Tools, UGS. "We view this recognition as further validation of the industry leading quality, functionality and reliability that have made Parasolid a leading 3D geometric modeling kernel.". About UGS. (MCADCafe)
MINNEAPOLIS—(BUSINESS WIRE)—May 22, 2006—(Nasdaq:SSYS) - Stratasys, a manufacturer anddistributor of rapid prototyping systems is pleased to announce thatthe Eden500V, a large-format PolyJet rapid prototype system, hasrecently been awarded two industry editorial awards recognizing theproduct\'s superiority, innovation and popularity with readers andindustry decision makers. Design News magazine selected the Eden500V as a finalist for itsGolden ...','lightyellow','500')";onMouseout="hideddrivetip()">Stratasys' PolyJet System Earns Industry Honors May 23, 2006
Design News magazine selected the Eden500V as a finalist for its Golden Mousetrap - Best New Products awards contest in March, 2006 and the readers of Desktop Engineering magazine chose the Eden500V as the winner of its Readers' Choice Award for April 2006. The Eden500V is one of the newest members of the Eden line of PolyJet systems, manufactured by Objet Geometries and distributed in North America by Stratasys. (MCADCafe)
LOVELAND, Colo., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry consultant and author David Prawel will be a keynote speaker at "CAD Data Exchange: Productivity Through Interoperability," the second annual international conference on 3D data interoperability (www.sme.org/de). The conference will be held on May 24 and 25, 2006 at the Pheasant Run Resort & Conference Center in Saint Charles (Chicagoland), Illinois. Topics presented by experts from diverse industries will include 3D ...','lightyellow','500')";onMouseout="hideddrivetip()">Prawel To Keynote International CAD Interoperability Conference May 18, 2006
Sponsors and Endorsees currently include Adobe, Boeing, CAPVidia, Desktop Engineering Magazine, Elysium, ITI TranscenData, Kubotek, PDES, Proficiency, Right Hemisphere, The CAD Society, Transmagic, and Unigraphics/JTopen. Longview Advisors is a consulting firm specializing in 3D software technology and applications in manufacturing. (MCADCafe)
Avid Reports First Quarter 2006 Results May 5, 2006
"Looking forward, we're pleased with the momentum we created at last week's National Association of Broadcasters convention, where Avid just completed one of its strongest showings in years. In particular, Avid's new Open Storage Initiative was received well by partners and customers alike, and TV Technology Magazine recognized Avid as a Superior Technology Award Recipient (STAR) for our new Interplay(TM) nonlinear workflow engine. We also received Pick Hits awards for our new software-only... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Scottish Parliament could be homeless Mar 17, 2006
"There's a suggestion that the roof in that part of the building is acting in very strange ways, and tension now comes into it," Dave Parker, technical editor of New Civil Engineering Magazine, said. "I hear the roof is completely safe because it has so much reserve strength, but towards the sides of the chamber will be bits that are not behaving as expected." The building, completed at a cost of 341 million pounds ($757 million), was supposed to be eco-friendly, and to have a modernist design... (Washington Times)
A permanent basis for staying in Iraq Feb 16, 2006
In a prestigious engineering magazine in late 2003, Lieutenant-Colonel David Holt, the army engineer "tasked with facilities development" in Iraq, was already speaking proudly of several billion dollars being sunk into base construction ("the numbers are staggering"). Since then, the base-building has been massive and ongoing. (Asia Times Online)
Decoding the Secrets of JFK and 9/11 Feb 7, 2006
" 14. In the PBS documentary entitled "America Rebuilds", WTC leaseholder Larry Silverstein admits on camera that they decided to "pull" (meaning "implode by controlled demolition") WTC building #7. WTC #7 only had isolated pockets of fire on floors 7-12. How can a 47 story building be set up to implode in a matter of a few hours? To perform a controlled demolition, this requires a complete structural analysis of the building and explosives must be placed at the lower girders and support column... (AlterNet.org)
ZiLOG's New Microcontrollers for Motor Control Applications a Big Hit! Jan 19, 2006
Company Wins Control Engineering Magazine Editor's Choice Award SAN JOSE, Calif ... MC(TM) family of microcontrollers has been named a winner in Control Engineering Magazine's 19th annual Editors' Choice Awards. (PR Newswire)
