If you were on the top floor of a tall building on a windy day, did you get that feeling the building is swaying? High winds can cause tall structures to swing or deflect. If you did not notice anything,...
The holidays are around the corner, and you may find yourself locked out of your office or classroom for a couple of days. What are you going to do with all that free time? Some of you may be lucky...
Last week I took part in an engineering curriculum workshop by Engineering for Us All or E4USA. The workshop aimed at designing a pilot program for engineering education at the secondary level. Spearheaded by the University of Maryland and propelled...
For the past three months, I coached a FIRST Lego League team. In this competition kids aged 9 to 14 design, build, and program an autonomous Lego Mindstorms robot, then compete on a table-top playing field at a tournament. Teams also...
Some of the most frequently asked questions we get when introducing Quanser systems are “can the user modify the controller?” and “can I access the motor?” The answer to both of them is YES. One of the main advantages of...
With IoT, AI, machine learning and other highly technical terms entering the mainstream vocabulary, engineering careers become more and more attractive for the new generation. The challenge for the engineering schools and departments now is to motivate these young students...
