LiDAR technology utilized throughout multiple engineering industries
Dr Steve Mackay29 April, 2016
The civil engineering, defense, forestry and agriculture industry have been adopting LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology. A trend that started in 2014 and will continue to 2020. This according to a report by Allied Market Research that has published its findings in a journal titled Global LiDAR Market -...Read More
Energy Storage Wars: Mercedes-Benz and Lockheed Martin join the fight
Dr Steve Mackay29 April, 2016
The competition for space on your wall in your garage or in the basement of your business is heating up in the energy storage battle as more companies bring out their answer to renewable, clean energy units. Tesla's Powerwall caught the attention of the public globally, whilst in Australia, Redflow's...Read More
Students develop technology to convert sign language to text and speech
Dr Steve Mackay29 April, 2016
Have you ever been in the position where you've had to communicate with a person from the deaf community? It is a daunting task for some to attempt communication with a person who has that disability due to not understanding sign language. Two students from the University of Washington intend...Read More
Dyson engineers the hair dryer of the future
Dr Steve Mackay29 April, 2016
Product engineers reinvented the wheel this week. Okay, maybe they just redesigned the hair dryer. Dyson known for their vacuum cleaners, hand dryers, fans, and heaters has now entered the beauty game with their new design, that reportedly cost $71 million to develop. The company has called it the Dyson Supersonic and...Read More
Engineers find possible method to quietening jets
Dr Steve Mackay28 April, 2016
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have written a report in Physics of Fluid that make a case for a change of methodology when studying turbulence pertaining to jets. The researchers say that fluid flows in predictable patterns with high-speed jets which explain why jets are so loud. The team wants to...Read More
Engineers find possible method to quietening jets
Dr Steve Mackay28 April, 2016
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have written a report in Physics of Fluid that make a case for a change of methodology when studying turbulence pertaining to jets. The researchers say that fluid flows in predictable patterns with high-speed jets which explain why jets are so loud. The team wants to...Read More
NASA and SpaceX join forces for 2018 Mars Mission
Dr Steve Mackay28 April, 2016
Aerospace engineering will reach another milestone when SpaceX and NASA launch the Red Dragon on a mission to reach Mars. Elon Musk has announced that by May 2018, they want to be prepped and ready to go to Mars. The mission will see a bigger version of the Falcon 9...Read More
U.S. and Russia could go head to head in LNG markets
Dr Steve Mackay28 April, 2016
The United States' first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has made its way to Europe this week. The U.S. has always been a big LNG producer but not big on export. Now that the country is becoming an exporter, analysts are saying it will be causing competition in the...Read More
Cybersecurity education in the U.S. not up to scratch
Dr Steve Mackay28 April, 2016
Cybersecurity engineering is quickly becoming a lucrative field to become well educated in due to the digital exodus that companies are making into cloud-based solutions. Entire companies and even power utilities that service an entire country are moving their operations and interfaces into the cloud, using the Internet of Things to...Read More
Engineers install light-up pavements for smartphone-obsessed at traffic lights
Dr Steve Mackay28 April, 2016
Engineers are often presented with an opportunity to create something they never thought they'd be attempting due to the way humans integrate with technology. Humans are constantly staring down at their smartphones whether it's the increasingly dangerous texting and driving in a car, or walking down the street, with their...Read More