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April 2006
Virtual Institute of Applied Science (VIAS)
Tuesday, 25 April 2006 8:32 P GMT-06
I recently came across a web site from the Virtual Institue of Applied Science (VIAS). The site has a lot of good reference information for science and engineering topics. There are also several simulation tools available for download tha
Hot Water Heaters
Monday, 24 April 2006 8:25 P GMT-06
Our hot water heater is 19 years old and it has shown many signs of impending failure over the last year. I've been thinking about replacing it recently. There are several different options including traditional storage tank heaters, tankless h
Category: Home Projects
Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Process Breakthrough
Thursday, 20 April 2006 9:00 P GMT-06
I never heard of the Fischer-Tropsch process before I saw this article linked from Yahoo news today. Apparently this process was invented in the 1920s for converting coal or other carbon based materials into diesel fuel. For the most part
Category: Energy
Video Processing in an DSP
Thursday, 6 April 2006 8:18 P GMT-06
It is pretty common digital systems for a lot of video processing to be handled in hardware. A logic design implemented in an FPGA or an ASIC has traditionally provided the performance necessary in video applications. Video applications a
Category: Digital System Architecture
Nanoforce Technologies Inc. (NNFC)
Tuesday, 4 April 2006 8:23 P GMT-06
I discovered Nanoforce Technologies through a spam email I received. It sounded like a potential nanotech investment opportunity so I investigated the company. The stock symbol is NNFC and it is an OTC company.
Category: Nanotechnology Investing
Fluorescent Light Bulb Experiment part 6
Sunday, 2 April 2006 3:02 P GMT-06
After the bad results with the FEIT Electric bulbs that I purchased, I replaced it with a Sylvania bulb that had a rebate on it. The specifications of this bulb are:Sylvania Soft White mini 6013 W of power800 lumens of light output8000 hours ex
Category: Home Projects Energy
Introduction to Nanotechnology
Sunday, 2 April 2006 1:57 P GMT-06
Nanotechnology refers to the manufacturing of materials and devices on the nanometer (nm) scale. One thing that I have been marveling over for many years is the fact that I routinely discuss timing margins in digital designs in terms of nanosec
Category: Nanotechnology Investing
Engineering Consultant Career
Sunday, 2 April 2006 1:32 P GMT-06
I came across some advice about going into engineering consulting. The advice is posted in the form of podcasts by Douglas C. Smith on his web site. There are three podcasts in a series on the topic, but the first and second are pro
FEIT Electric Fluorescent Bulbs
Sunday, 2 April 2006 10:23 A GMT-06
I recently purchased some more fluorescent light bulbs for my ongoing experiment. These were about $10 for four 60 W replacement bulbs (13 W of actual power usage per bulb) very similar to the others I've used. These were from a different
Category: Home Projects