Military’s Love Affair with Diesel
I was at an open house event for a company in my industry not so long ago and one of the engineers was talking about their difficulty in embracing the diesel engine platform. “I’m not sure why,” they...
View ArticleBiometrics in the Battlefield
The Military’s been busy using technology to combat terrorism. No they’re not building a new super bomb or tank it’s actually a biomedical device straight from consumer applications. It looks like a...
View ArticleMoral engineering
Do you have any moral issues about your work? I have, off and on. I consider myself a pacifist, and yet I’ve found myself working through the years for projects that were funded by the Department of...
View ArticleAviation looks to its past: full of hot air?
Images of an airship might evoke some long past 1920s phenomenon deemed too dangerous or too impractical and brushed aside for different flight technologies. But no technology should ever be considered...
View ArticleBalance in an Engineering Career
This week I want to look at a blog that was written by someone else. Reason being that I think they have done a better job and are better positioned to talk about my topic area this week. That of...
View ArticleWeekend Journal — The Doodle and the Truth
Editors note: I (Chris) gave up my usual weekend slot to Seb because he had an intriguing article about a touchy and recurring subject within the field of engineering. This post will discuss working in...
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