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Mobile Lounges and Development Methodology

I recently flew into Washington Dulles airport, and I was struck anew with the sheer impracticality of the Dulles “mobile lounge.” It’s like something out of Star Wars. I can only imagine the glee of the Chrysler salesman who, ...READ»

Good Intention and Rounding Errors: Occupational Hazards of Sustainable Design

Good Intention and Rounding Errors: Occupational Hazards of Sustainable Design

An occupational hazard of working in sustainable design is the constant reminder that everything has impact. For everything in your field of view, materials and energy were wrestled from the ground and shipped around the earth in ...READ»

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Force Your Competition To Defend Multiple Fronts

One of greatest Union generals in the U.S. Civil war, William Tecumseh Sherman, described the goal of effective military strategy as maneuvering so that the opposing general finds himself “on the horns of dilemma.” That ...READ»

Ivan Glickman

Find Inspiration And Create Aspiration

Most successful people are somehow inspired to do things differently. For some it is an innovative idea, and for others it is identifying a need and filling it. For Ajit Prabhu, the co-founder and chief executive officer of QuEST ...READ»

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Ten Mac Apps That Make Windows Users Drool

// Used to be that Windows users could admit the Mac was easy to use--they just complained there wasn't any software for the platform. Apple knew their weakness, too, so they endeavored to turn their developer tools into the envy ...READ»

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Robots Help Trains Stay on the Rails

Union Pacific's wheel-defect detection systemREAD»

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Stepping Out With Honda's New Robotic Legs

Next week, when car designers convene for the Detroit Society of Automotive Engineers Congress, Honda will unveil two strap-on robotic prosthetic devices that help the wearer walk or squat without ever getting tired--a miracle for ...READ»

Why the Concorde Still Matters, 40 Years Later

Why the Concorde Still Matters, 40 Years Later

The supersonic icon would have turned 40 today. What made it aviation's favorite flier?READ»

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The Fabled Robotic Future Is Nearly Here [video]

Sitting in my spare bathroom is a large device dubbed a Cat Robot, and though it's not as sophisticated-looking as, say, an automobile production line spot-welding robot, let alone a Transformer, this robotic gizmo is a blessing ...READ»

Engineering Services in Canada for Architectural, Engineering, Mechanical and Civil Solutions

Our professional staff & team of engineers provides high quality, valuable services and solutions including; architectural engineering services, mechanical engineering services, civil engineering services and structural engineering services in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.READ»

Cheap and affordable Civil Engineering Services at SurianTech - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Surian provides design solutions in the all of the building services like Civil/Structural engineering, Architecture design and detailing HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing design and detailingREAD»

Get Structural Engineering Services from Surian Engineering Services at Lowest Costs

To making us your one stop solutions of structural engineering services range from designing to building information modeling.READ»

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Why Open Source is good for Academic Institutions?

Open Source with its promise of distributing source code and allowing anyone to modify it or derive other software from it, makes it an excellent choice for learning computer science, technology and engineering of ...READ»

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The stuff of innovation: The Carver

I have been wanting to post about The Carver for a while because it’s such a nice example of innovation. Too often there is a tendency to talk about innovation in terms of things that are a little different than the norm. The guys ...READ»

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