Engineering Word Of The Day

Not just telephone operators, folks! Originally published August 9, 2017.

When you're almost done designing something, do you start to feel very sensitive? Originally published August 5, 2017.

Don't you dare impede my learning. Originally published August 2, 2017.

Acronyms galore! The UTC defines UNC and UNF standards in the USA. Oof. Originally published July 29, 2017.

Both a target and a tool of biomedical engineering nowadays. Originally published July 26, 2017.

Another design buzzword? Or important field? Both? Originally published July 22, 2017.

You use it to help design devices that end up in more than your kitchen. Originally published July 19, 2017.

Special guest engineer an business consultant Pat Sweet, P.Eng., joins the EWOTD podcast for another episode to talk about the important concept of "verification". This is Part 2 of two episodes. Originally published July 15, 2017.

Engineering and business consultant Pat Sweet, P.Eng., guests on today's podcast. You can find him over at "Engineering and Leadership" on the web: www.engineeringandleadership.com Originally published July 12, 2017.

Atomic poetry in the electron cloud model. Originally published July 8, 2017.

Is there a program called Matt Daemon that secretly translates everything you say around your computer into a Boston accent? Originally published July 5, 2017.

No, it's not an alternative slang form of "tap that," but it is a part that really gets us going. See Chysler's 1950's explanation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x6PIqXqLlk Originally published July 1, 2017.

Is being a brogrammer a good thing? Originally published June 28, 2017.

Not just a murderer, folks, as automotive engineers and technologists know. Originally published June 24, 2017.

Discussing this scale to measure average kinetic energy of matter. Originally published June 21, 2017.

How is an autogyro different from a helicopter? Originally published June 17, 2017.

All hail and all fear the magic smoke! Originally published June 14, 2017.

Describing revolute joints. Originally published June 10, 2017.

Not to be confused with biological polymorphism, polymorphism in programming languages can add robustness to your engineering code. Originally published June 7, 2017.

Compare and contrast: "adiabatic" versus "a diabetic"? Originally published June 3, 2017.