by The Curious Technologist | Aug 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Induction Forge: Put… put your knife in it How Does Induction Heating Work?“When a magnetic field changes near a metal or other conductive object, a flow of current (known as an eddy current) will be induced in the material and will generate heat. The heat...
by The Curious Technologist | Feb 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
txchnologist: by Michael Keller An infectious disease researcher named Eve has made a surprising discovery—a compound named TNP-470 that stops tumors from growing also shows promise in fighting malaria. It’s an important early-stage drug development find. Around 200...
by The Curious Technologist | Dec 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
txchnologist: A Failing Heart Gets A Hand This image was made using a specialized computed tomography (CT) scan of a patient’s thorax in 2013. It shows an amazing piece of medical technology called a ventricular assist device. This implanted device was helping a...
by The Curious Technologist | Nov 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
txchnologist: by Michael Keller Have you had the right amount of fruits and veggies today? Maybe there was a side salad with lunch and a late afternoon apple, but how many servings is that from each category? The thing is that only 11 percent of Americans eat the...
by The Curious Technologist | Oct 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
futurist-foresight: Wow! A look at the future Russian Robonaut. “At a space industry conference last week, Russian officials announced that their version of Robonaut, the SAR-400, is currently undergoing testing at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre...
