Simple, commonplace and absolutely vital to our electronic world – take a closer look at the current-fighting backbone of circuitry, the resistor! Download the m4v file or subscribe in iTunes The resistor really is a deep and rich topic to explore. There were a number of topics I would’ve liked to cover in this video, […]
In engineering, programming, web design and most other creative work, many people consciously use The Design Process. The PBS show Design Squad provides some great examples of how people can work with this system. There are also plenty of resources for working with students and other learners on their site. The Android G1 is pretty […]
Check out this astounding papercraft from Haruki Nakamura [via EMS Labs]
Phuaalvin happened to be visiting the Taipei 101 on May 12, when the Great Sichuan Earthquake occurred. It must have been terrifying to see that damper moving like that; according to Wikipedia, the damper weighs 660 metric tons, and is suspended from the 92nd to the 88th floor. A tuned mass damper is designed to […]
Doug’s research and development delves deep into the design of stirling engines running off of solar energy. The above video shows his engine model 3d purring along right nicely – I’m in the process of performance testing the engine to see how closely its power output agree with my simulation. There are many sinks for […]
While doing research on a Make: Books project, I came across this awesome site of engineering information covering materials, design, processes, engineering formulas and math, all sorts of delectable goodies. The site has the unfortunate name eFunda (I thought it was an online lender or something). It stands for “Engineering Fundamentals.” EFunda prides themselves on […]
