Sometimes a notion gets lodged in my brain which I just can’t shake, for something that seems like it should be easy, obvious, such that a solution should already exist…but I can’t seem to find one that does just what I’m looking to do.
Maintenance: Of Everything Review
As you read, you will find yourself looking around at the complex systems with which we interact every day, and thinking either a) there's a lot of maintenance going on behind the scenes we don't normally notice, or b) it's astonishing they don't require more maintenance.
Computational Engineering – Engineering from First Principles
At its core, computational engineering is engineering from first principles. Rather than the engineer's job being to develop geometry, in computational engineering the engineer's job is to determine the specifications and parameters which will drive geometry and provide them to the computer.
The Man Who Knew Too Much Review
Modern science is a highly specialized discipline, and scientists are expected to be removed from their experiments. It is not the science of Hooke’s day.
The Zombie Apocalypse Guide to 3D Printing Review
The Zombie Apocalypse Guide to 3D Printing is a basic book in many respects, but it is packed with practical details, and it’s the sort of book that will sit by my home lab setup so that I can reference it when I’m doing actual design and 3D printing. If you’re looking for a place to start with 3D printing, this would be a solid option with 98% infill.
The Physicist’s Rabbit Hole
A good storyteller, like a good engineer, needs to know what assumptions to make, and be aware of the assumptions which could undermine a project.
Material World Review
Material World’s strength is in examining the many permutations of these substances, and following them from their initial extraction as raw resources through their conversion into recognizable products, although do not expect too great of technical depth.
Nuts and Bolts Review
Simple machines offer a way of thinking about engineering at a more fundamental level, rather than a systems engineering approach, and Agrawal’s book is an insightful, modern iteration of that idea.
Contraptions
Take some sensors, maybe some servomotors, and a microcontroller, write a quick program, and you're all set to do whatever it is you want to do.
Fourteen Exciting Engineering Projects
Each of these projects receives $175,000.00 in grants for phase one work - you can read more about the program here, where you will also find links to detailed descriptions of each of the projects.
