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- Unit Converter 1.4 (Windows)
- Free unit converter made with an engineer in mind. The user interface uses mouse positioning to select the units to convert, but clicking will lock in the selection if desired. The user can adjust the order of the properties by dragging, the foreground and background colors, the font size and...
- Software downloads 2009-10-14
- Starmad 1.0 (Windows)
- STARMAD is a Space Mission Analysis and Design tool, intended to enable users to quickly and easily perform the following tasks: Preliminary Orbit Analysis, in terms of Dynamics, Geometry, Manoeuvre and Maintenance, Interplanetary Transfer, and Delta-V Budget; Observation Payload Analysis, in terms of Electromagnetic Spectrum, Optics and Sizing; Spacecraft Subsystems...
- Software downloads 2009-01-01
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminum
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminumThat is patentable?This is getting ridiculous. Companies have been fabricating all types of items and enclosures out of "bricks" for years.How is this really unique in any way? Becuase it is a laptop enclosure?Does not sound cheapThis news does not...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Intel's secret weapon: Fresh air
- Intel's secret weapon: Fresh airThermal is betterThere is a better way. Use the ground to cool the system there won't be any dust or a possibility of faulty equipment with this type of air conditioning. The warmer air is piped into the ground returning as cool air. ...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- First true 3-D processor runs in labs
- First true 3-D processor runs in labsYes, but will it make it out of the labs?Sounds cool - but will we really see this come to be? Or will it become yet another good idea, forgotten?I like the ideal of a 3D chipI like the idea of a 3D chip..,...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Images: Supersize solar power
- Utility-scale solar power plants--using everything from giant reflective dishes to plastic balloons--are changing the look of solar power.Parabolic troughs, one of which is shown here, have been around for 25 years, and the technology will be around for at least another 25. Parabolic troughs reflect sunlight to heat liquid carried...
- Image galleries 2008-05-26
- E-Labeling Toolbar for Firefox 1.2 (Windows)
- Toolbar provides links to E-Labeling LLC, thermal transfer printers, labels, tags, ribbons and labeling design software. Toolbar also has RSS feed links to ABC and Yahoo Business news, ABC, CNN and Yahoo Technology news, as well as current temperature and radio stations with a mini audio player. In addition, it...
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- Label Matrix 8.10 (Windows)
- LABEL MATRIX features helpful design wizards that you can opt to use for everything from printer selection to database setup to 2D bar code configuration. This is the most efficient package for those printing labels occasionally. LABEL MATRIX provides hundreds of label samples and templates spanning from address labels to...
- Software downloads 2007-12-05
- Carbon Nanotube Bumps for Thermal and Electric Conduction in Transistor
- The continuous miniaturization of semiconductor chips has rapidly improved the performance of semiconductor products. However, thermal issues that affect semi- conductor chips are becoming more serious. For example, heat transfer has become a very serious problem in the CPUs of personal computers; high-frequency High-Power Amplifiers HPAs of mobile communication systems;...
- White papers 2007-10-01
- EngCalc full 2.0 (Mobile)
- 340+ formulae catering to Mechanical Eng., Hydraulic Eng., Structural Eng., Machine Design, Electrical Eng., Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Thermodynamics, Pulp and Paper, HVAC, Heat Exchanger & Pipe Flow. Features:- NEW - Property Tables. NEW - Constant Values. NEW - New look Sceintifc Evaluator. NEW -...
- Software downloads 2007-07-18
- The "money no object" desktop PC
- The "money no object" desktop PCPity I upgraded 8 months ago...Had I waited, I'd have ditched AMD. But, 3.5 years from now, AMD may overtake Intel again.SHouldn't you define what the system is to be used for?I mean a PC to run an Office suite would be quite different...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-31
- IBM gives chips a cooling rinse
- IBM gives chips a cooling rinseplasma not magmaif a chip got as hot as the surface of the sun, you'd have a mini nuclear fireball in your computer that would probably destroy your whole office.I find this awfully hard to buy..."IBM estimates that some chips may have energy densities equivalent...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-26
- Using the Sun for cooling
- Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI have worked during 4 years on a climate control system called the Active Building Envelope ABE system. The ABE includes solar panels, solid-state, thermoelectric heat pumps and a storage device to provide energy on rainy days. And with a grant from the National...
- Blog posts 2006-07-12
- Thermal grease and the MacBook
- Thermal grease and the MacBookno need to waitI guess we'll have to wait for the die hards to re-apply the grease on their MacBooks.it really doesn't matter what cpu and even what heatsink you're talking about, so we dont have to use a macbook specifically to know the end result...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-22
- Thermal grease theory
- Thermal grease theoryI hope you were kidding...I hope you were kidding with the question "Should Apple have done this in the first place, or is the MacBook Pro designed with the extra thermal grease to keep the fan from coming on?"Let's see, design a system that won't conduct heat away...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-01
- EngCalc (Structural) - Windows Mobile Calculator Software (Mobile)
- Calculations & Conversions at your finger tips.Momentous Engineering formulas catering to Structural Engineering. A must have for Structural Engineers. Empower yourself with instant references and solutions of frequently encountered calculation at your finger tips. Just few taps, and all the calculations that consumed lots of efforts and time will vanish,...
- Software downloads 2006-04-05
- Refractory Lining Thermal Modeller 1.0.4 (Windows)
- The Refractory Lining Thermal modeller allows you to graphically model heat transfer calculations through furnace heater and kiln refractory structures. Materials can be dragged and dropped onto multiple calculations for comparison. Includes database for adding your own materials. Import/Export and Printing.
- Software downloads 2006-01-09
- MediCalc - Medical Calculator (Mobile)
- Calculations & Conversions at yourfinger tips.Momentous Medical formulae.A must have for medical practitioners. Empower yourself with instant references and solutions of frequently encountered calculation at your finger tips. Just few taps, and all the calculations that consumed lots of efforts and time will vanish, there by increasing efficiency. This means...
- Software downloads 2005-12-17
- EngCalc (Automotive) - Windows Mobile Calculator (Mobile)
- Calculations & Conversions at your finger tips.90 Engineering formulas catering to Automobile Engineering. A must have for Automobile Engineers. Empower yourself with instant references and solutions of frequently encountered calculation at your finger tips. Just few taps, and all the calculations that consumed lots of efforts and time will vanish,...
- Software downloads 2005-10-30
- EngCalc (Hydraulic) - Windows Mobile Calculator Software (Mobile)
- Calculations & Conversions at your finger tips.Momentous Engineering formulas catering to Hydrualic Engineering. A must have for Hydrualic Engineers. Empower yourself with instant references and solutions of frequently encountered calculation at your finger tips. Just few taps, and all the calculations that consumed lots of efforts and time will vanish,...
- Software downloads 2005-10-13
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