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At the World Energy Engineering Congress, Engineering TV talked with John Van Dine, SAGE Electrochromics President and CEO, about the benefits of using electrochromic technology in commercial and residential buildings. With SageGlass windows and skylights...
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At the touch of a button, SageGlass windows can be tinted to block the heat and glare of the sun, or untinted to let the sun shine in and provide a clear view of the world outside. SageGlass is manufactured by coating ordinary glass with five layers of...
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Dermasol is a new thermoplastic elastomer that feels remarkably like real human flesh. It can be made in any color (including clear), any shape and almost any durometer (hardness). It is especially useful for simulating tissue in organs and body structures...
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Revenge Design's Emily LeVault gave Engineering TV a tour of their new GTM-R supercar, designed by Revenge's award-winning Peter Collorafi. Revenge put their tuning acumen to work with their take on Factory Five's GTM platform, featuring a...
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Engineering TV concludes our inside look at the University of Michigan's HERCULES Petawatt laser. Dr. Victor Yanovsky elaborates on their amplification process, the compression of the output pulse using a 4-grating compressor, and the interaction...
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Dr. Victor Yanovsky takes us on an in-depth walk-through of the HERCULES Petawatt laser, starting with the short pulse oscillator on through the stretching of the energy pulse using their modified mirror-in-grating design. Ultrashort laser pulses are...
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Engineering TV visited The Center for Ultrafast Optical Science at the University of Michigan to take a closer look at HERCULES, a high-field petawatt class laser. The beam measures 20 billion trillion watts per square centimeter, contains 300 terawatts...
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Engineering TV found Simon Buckingham, CEO of Zoombak, at CES 2009 to talk about their line of personal GPS locators. A-GPS technology helps you precisely and reliably determine the location of the Zoombak Locator unit. Continuous tracking, location tracking...
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The Home Heartbeat Base Station acts as a wireless relay. It takes in information from the sensors and reports that information back out, to your Home Key device when within range of the home, and to your cell phone via text messaging when you are outside...
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Eaton Product Manager Dave Richards shares the engineering and design approach Eaton took to home awareness with their Home Heartbeat system. Home Heartbeat’s wireless sensors monitor critical areas in your home and alert you before a minor malfunction...
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The Home Heartbeat System is a new and innovative way to increase your home awareness by giving you vital information about the essential systems in your home, 24/7. From CES 2009, Dave Richards, Eaton's Product Manager, gives us a walk-through of...
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Denise Gray, GM's Director of Hybrid Energy Storage Systems Engineering, continues her discussion with Engineering TV, elaborating on efforts to optimize the Chevy Volt's lithium-ion battery, as well as possibilities for increasing the amount...
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In Part 1 of this Engineering TV interview, Denise Gray, GM's Director of Hybrid Energy Storage Systems Engineering, discusses the Chevy Volt's lithium-ion battery cells. The Volt's 16 kWh T-shaped lithium-ion battery, which is roughly 6 feet...
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GM is joining with the University of Michigan to create a new automotive advanced battery lab in Ann Arbor, Mich., and a specialized curriculum within U-M's College of Engineering to develop automotive battery engineers. Building on U-M’s leadership...
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Bob Kruse, GM's Executive Director of Hybrids, Electric Vehicles and Batteries talks with Engineering TV and Machine Design's Lee Teschler on the latest developments surrounding the Chevy Volt, GM's electric vehicle engineering efforts, and...