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Driver Blog: October 2011

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I listened to a presentation from Durward K. Sobek. II about set-based concurrent engineering. Which is a development paradigm(? From lean development (more precisely from Toyota Product Development System). Choke on cinnamon buns? I wrote in a previous blog post. About that I get upset about bad programming. I stumbled upon a prime example of bad programming from the excellent website Jävla skitsystem. I don't know what is most stupid? That there is an actual limit on the amount of goods you can buy, th...

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A political addenda to the economic blueprint | Kizh Blog

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A political addenda to the economic blueprint. Politicians will do anything to win elections; even good things! You can't blame them , for after all that is the objective in politics. As I observed in the previous post, an economic blueprint is of no use unless a political way can be shown as well. So the task is to show that an economic plan will win an election. Or at least not lose one. Incidentally it will also be an eye opener that such politicians also exist. Meanwhile the current government just s...

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Kizh Blog: February 2012

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The world of academics baffles me. I consider myself reasonably aware of business issues and yet I can't make any sense of most of the research publications that come out on business. Actually I can't make any sense of even the title - let alone the contents. I challenge you to figure out " Tabu Search for the Single Row Facility Layout Problem in FMS using a 3-opt Neighborhood" or ". So it was with delight that I discovered the Ig Nobel Prize. Mirjam Tuk (of THE NETHERLANDS and the UK), Debra Trampe (of...

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Goodbye Pat | Kizh Blog

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Farewell Mansur Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi. The Nawab is dead; Long live the Nawab, we should say. But where is the new Nawab to hail? Mansur Ali Khan died on September 22nd, at the age of 70. How the stock market works. Company X crushes estimates; Shares Soar screams the headlines in Forbes ,  a respected business magazine. Company X profi. It was the fag end of the career. 1975 was the year. It was the fourth test. Chepauk on Pongal day. Clive Lloyd has just begun the journey o. Its the worlds nin...

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Multiple perspectives improve laparoscopy | space engineering

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Multiple perspectives improve laparoscopy. Surgeons given their own view of a laparoscopic task, rather than a shared one, can work more efficiently and accurately, a small new study suggests. Findings from “proof of concept” experiments appear in the Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques. Professor of Engineering Harvey Silverman helped to develop the system. Earlier work experimented with special googles that allowed. Individual surgeons to hone in on their tasks, but goggles.

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Students demand entrepreneurship training | space engineering

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Students demand entrepreneurship training. Clyde Briant, professor of engineering and vice president for research, was in Washington, D.C., on July 11 for a media roundtable hosted by The Science Coalition. Innovation and entrepreneurship was a hot topic. Below is an excerpt from Briant’s answer to the question, “Are we as a nation doing enough as a nation to inspire, prepare and develop the next generation of innovators? 8221; An MP3 recording of the session is. The Improved Ion Engine. Obama Agenda Ite...

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Plasma Engines - How The Workings Of The Everyday Fluorescent Light Gets Us To Other Planets | space engineering

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Plasma Engines - How The Workings Of The Everyday Fluorescent Light Gets Us To Other Planets. Everyone has seen a fluorescent tube light, the kind that are used in your kitchen or office and are more energy-efficient than the standard filament light bulbs. In other words: the age of plasma engines is already here! What are the similarities between a fluorescent light and a typical plasma engine? Once the mercury has become a gas it is excited by the moving electrons and emits light. The fluorescent light...

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Brown conducts helmet study for girls lacrosse | space engineering

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Brown conducts helmet study for girls lacrosse. Joseph "Trey" Crisco, Henry Frederick Lippitt Professor of Orthopaedic Research and Director of the Bioengineering Lab, who has done pioneering research with concussions and football helmets is now studying girl's and women's lacrosse, which does not require helmets. Crash-test dummies subjected to a barrage of sticks to the head may help settle the debate over whether helmets should be required in girl's lacrosse. The issue of requiring helmets in girl's l...

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space engineering: March 2012

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Andrew Peterson named Young Investigator. Peterson joined the Brown faculty in January. His primary research is devoted to figuring out how to produce carbon-based fuels from renewable sources. A key to such a breakthrough lies in overcoming the steep energy threshold needed to split carbon dioxide molecules into hydrocarbons. Peterson’s approach is to rely on quantum mechanics calculations to design catalysts to make those reactions more efficient and less costly. PROVIDENCE, R.I. The meeting takes plac...