A blog dedicated to engineering related information. Members: Justin Alex W Alex P Shah Sal Aime Maria Jason Patrick Mike About the Authors Submit a Post var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12698350-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @engineeringisawesome)http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c7036f0fefa7ba8759cb74171dedd8d/tumblr_mg23aw0ulY1qbyxr0o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50673731385http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50673731385Fri, 17 May 2013 16:43:41 -0400crookedindifference<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f31617157a4ae0192b99bfcfbdbcfdd2/tumblr_mmymr18CeD1qft3eko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://8bitfuture.com/post/50673490313/autonomous-nasa-rover-released-on-greenland-ice">8bitfuture</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Autonomous NASA rover released on Greenland ice sheet.</strong></p> <p>GROVER, which stands for both Greenland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research, is an autonomous, solar-operated robot that carries a ground-penetrating radar to examine the layers of Greenland’s ice sheet. Its findings will help scientists understand how the massive ice sheet gains and loses ice. <br/><br/>The robot’s tests on the ice began on May 8, defying winds of up to 23 mph (37 kph) and temperatures as low as minus 22 F (minus 30 C). <span>The tests will continue through June 8. Its trial in Greenland will also serve as a test of using rovers in harsh polar regions to gather data.</span></p> <p><span><img alt="" src="http://s11.postimg.org/dfoq2q9w3/Also_check_out.jpg"/></span></p> <ul><li><a href="http://8bitfuture.com/post/43633278469/curiosity-collects-first-ever-drilling-sample">Curiosity collects first ever drilling sample.</a></li> <li><a href="http://8bitfuture.com/post/50283907032/oh-grow-up-mars-rovers-the-tracks-shown-are">Photo: <span>O</span>h grow up, Mars rovers.</a></li> </ul></blockquote>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50673590836http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50673590836Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:40 -0400crookedindifference<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/48f3ab9a97a63d57727d1c3eba3be161/tumblr_mm2zhg3yUs1qzy0ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://crookedindifference.com/post/50658943859/frank-tinsley" class="tumblr_blog">crookedindifference</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/sets/72157623110754283/"><strong>Frank Tinsley</strong></a></p></blockquote>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50659523876http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50659523876Fri, 17 May 2013 12:41:24 -0400crookedindifference<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/55a56c3672c50fa61c76b117f517dc0b/tumblr_mmy5n0cF7K1qzprlbo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e313d9062830c2bf857fcdf415ddd861/tumblr_mmy5n0cF7K1qzprlbo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/196bcde09d7c5e6c032764ea81a69392/tumblr_mmy5n0cF7K1qzprlbo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1edb1ee57139accfa54524cb0a65925e/tumblr_mmy5n0cF7K1qzprlbo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kateoplis.tumblr.com/post/50656603355/naca">kateoplis</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/sets/72157630640489620/">NACA</a></p> </blockquote>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50656676932http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50656676932Fri, 17 May 2013 11:45:29 -0400foxwithsocks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/145b6db66568793ba3799a6b270fb8c5/tumblr_mm2zzwBf3d1qzy0ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50592027994http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50592027994Thu, 16 May 2013 15:05:30 -0400crookedindifference<a href="http://designbuildsource.com.au/aerial-views-worlds-highest-observation-decks">Aerial Views: World’s Highest Observation Decks</a>: <p><blockquote class="link_og_blockquote">Dubai’s 828-metre tall Burj Khalifa may boast bragging rights as the tallest building in the world, but its observation deck did not quite secure the same position among the world</blockquote></p>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50545824587http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50545824587Wed, 15 May 2013 22:05:20 -0400civil engineeringbuildingsstructural engineeringichrider<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KaOC9danxNo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stufftoblowyourmind.tumblr.com/post/50340924899/space-music-astronaut-chris-hadfield-covers-bowie">stufftoblowyourmind</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.stufftoblowyourmind.com/blog/space-music-astronaut-chris-hadfield-covers-bowie/">Space Music: Astronaut Chris Hadfield Covers Bowie</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Because sometimes it’s the Engineers, themselves, who are awesome.</p> <p>Chris holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Royal Military College in Canada as well as a Master’s Degree in Aviation Systems from University of Tennessee Space Institute.</p>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50346589549http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50346589549Mon, 13 May 2013 11:52:30 -0400walex<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c90e1735668cdb6e633208a619028b08/tumblr_mm2zig2ASO1qzy0ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50100077533http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50100077533Fri, 10 May 2013 13:54:46 -0400crookedindifference<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0a61978104f7fcc1557de0ef1f21e94/tumblr_mmk7ktbDX71qamu20o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fab1adfaaa7defb62044cbb2308e2f78/tumblr_mmk7ktbDX71qamu20o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ea4e1279ce7742529a888a8c19d2dad4/tumblr_mmk7ktbDX71qamu20o3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/259b5a84e672bfc0bed7e79c44043214/tumblr_mmk7ktbDX71qamu20o4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e4d0ae9da0d8c1955b6fa46110893afc/tumblr_mmk7ktbDX71qamu20o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4ff182b518749ee7ca28bc417d899aba/tumblr_mmk7ktbDX71qamu20o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3ab8bdace9206f14905fc2ee0a85471/tumblr_mmk7ktbDX71qamu20o7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8e4f4386a71b6b6aadc8a83d087bb3e8/tumblr_mmk7ktbDX71qamu20o8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://blog.rockanddirt.com/community/general-articles/the-most-amazing-construction-projects/">The Most Amazing Construction Projects</a></p>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50093347928http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50093347928Fri, 10 May 2013 11:41:27 -0400infographiccivil engineeringmikerickson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd303af8ca612a9b5bfb5734d1f5dac0/tumblr_mmeeyrJEul1qzy0ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://crookedindifference.com/post/50010966409/teleoperator-retrieval-system-trs-1979-this" class="tumblr_blog">crookedindifference</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Teleoperator_Retrieval_System_with_Shuttle.jpg"><strong>T</strong></a><span class="description"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Teleoperator_Retrieval_System_with_Shuttle.jpg"><strong>eleoperator Retrieval System (TRS), 1979</strong></a></span></p> <blockquote> <p><span class="description">This TRS spacecraft is illustrated being used to re-boost the Skylab space station to a higher orbit. </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancelled_Space_Shuttle_missions#STS-2A_.28Columbia.29" title="Cancelled Space Shuttle missions">An early Space Shuttle flight</a> would have boosted Skylab to a higher orbit, adding five years of operational life. The TRS (which was on contract with Martin Marietta for $26 million) contained about three tons of propellant, remote-control capabilities with TV cameras and was designed for duties such as space construction and servicing and retrieving satellites the shuttle could not reach. After rescuing Skylab, the TRS would have remained in orbit for future use. Alternatively, it could have been used to de-orbit Skylab for a safe, controlled re-entry and destruction.</p> <p>However, development of the Shuttle was delayed, and Skylab reentered Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated in 1979, with debris striking portions of Western Australia.</p> </blockquote></blockquote>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50017446091http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/50017446091Thu, 09 May 2013 11:55:53 -0400crookedindifference<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9f2b4e68d3dcc7edddd74197124b4783/tumblr_mmhq286pkX1qdkv8qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://npr.tumblr.com/post/49945527838/theyre-out-of-the-lab-now-flying-through-the">npr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>They’re out of the lab now, flying through the air, crawling in the grass, buzzing near you, swimming in the ocean. They’re robots. They’re among us. We don’t notice yet. But we will.</p> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/05/08/182229047/wildlife-that-isn-t-wild-and-isn-t-alive">Wildlife That Isn’t Wild And Isn’t Alive : Krulwich Wonders… </a></p> <p>Photo: YouTube</p> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/05/08/182229047/wildlife-that-isn-t-wild-and-isn-t-alive"> </a></p> </blockquote>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49945650431http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49945650431Wed, 08 May 2013 14:11:30 -0400foxwithsocks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e70ed64d3d26a812d237ed0d356306a3/tumblr_mmeek8q3Xg1qzy0ygo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/289e1f427c7133b9df5aa4a6df428b50/tumblr_mmeek8q3Xg1qzy0ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://crookedindifference.com/post/49853256112/nasa-celebrates-the-40th-anniversary-of-skylab">crookedindifference</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/skylab/skylab40thcelebration.html"><strong>NASA Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Skylab</strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p>NASA will commemorate the 40th anniversary of America’s first space station Monday, May 13, with a televised roundtable discussion featuring Skylab astronauts, a current astronaut and agency managers planning future space missions.<br/><br/> The discussion, open to NASA employees and the public, will begin at 2:30 p.m. EDT in the James Webb Auditorium of NASA Headquarters at 300 E St. SW in Washington. The event will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.</p> <p>NASA launched Skylab on May 14, 1973. It was the nation’s first foray into significant scientific research in microgravity. The three Skylab crews proved humans could live and work effectively for long durations in space. The knowledge gathered during Skylab helped inform development and construction of the International Space Station, just as the research and technology demonstrations being conducted aboard the ISS will help shape a new set of missions that will take Americans farther into the solar system.</p> </blockquote> <p>The bottom image is the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/skylab_concept.html">original Skylab concept</a></p> <blockquote> <p>This sketch of Skylab was drawn by George E. Mueller, NASA associate administrator for Manned Space Flight. This concept drawing was created at a meeting at the Marshall Space Flight Center on Aug. 19, 1966. The image details the station’s major elements. In 1970, the station became known as Skylab. Three crewed Skylab missions (Skylab 2 in May 1973; Skylab 3 in July 1973; and Skylab 4 in November 1973) were flown, on which experiments were conducted in space science, Earth resources, life sciences, space technology and student projects.</p> </blockquote> <p>Read more about Skylab at NASA History in: <br/><a href="http://history.nasa.gov/SP-400/sp400.htm">SKYLAB, Our First Space Station</a> <br/><a href="http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4208/sp4208.htm">Living and Working in Space: A History of SKYLAB</a></p> </blockquote>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49856837192http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49856837192Tue, 07 May 2013 10:54:53 -0400crookedindifference<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dee890041a6002170628058357cb20d5/tumblr_mm4ns4S0js1qzy0ygo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ed475c6a6a248fd3759dbcf1457497ca/tumblr_mm4ns4S0js1qzy0ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49784905683http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49784905683Mon, 06 May 2013 13:39:27 -0400crookedindifference<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c2156fbf53ccac17582cf92818919de/tumblr_mm0pryqXKD1r3kmkso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisistheverge.tumblr.com/post/49191427695/pocket-rockets-nasa-turns-to-hackers-for-new">thisistheverge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/29/4270734/nasa-space-apps-challenge-hackers-2013">Pocket rockets: NASA turns to hackers for new breed of space apps</a></p> </blockquote>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49704636477http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49704636477Sun, 05 May 2013 14:30:22 -0400whisperoftheshot<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpu4eF0eE1rxiqe4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpu4eF0eE1rxiqe4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpu4eF0eE1rxiqe4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpu4eF0eE1rxiqe4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpu4eF0eE1rxiqe4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpu4eF0eE1rxiqe4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpu4eF0eE1rxiqe4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpu4eF0eE1rxiqe4o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpu4eF0eE1rxiqe4o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdpu4eF0eE1rxiqe4o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49610958416http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49610958416Sat, 04 May 2013 14:30:22 -0400whisperoftheshot<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/840e5ae1994cb47c444c4962d2414748/tumblr_mm8npczEz21qmaoalo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://reuters.tumblr.com/post/49531781123/read-more-solar-powered-plane-takes-off-for">reuters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Read more: <strong><a href="http://preview.reuters.com/2013/5/3/solar-powered-plane-set-for-first-cross-country-1">Solar-powered plane takes off for cross-U.S. flight</a></strong></p> </blockquote>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49531852027http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49531852027Fri, 03 May 2013 16:04:09 -0400foxwithsocks<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61163938" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/videos-from-diy-org-a-kids.html">Videos from DIY.org - a kids’ project sharing site </a></p> <p><a href="https://diy.org/">DIY.org</a><span> is a site and app that encourages kids to make things. It also lets them share their projects and earn achievement badges. They’ve just released a </span><a href="https://diy.org/stories/monster-maker">few new videos</a><span> that show some of the kids who are on the site.</span></p> <p><a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/videos-from-diy-org-a-kids.html">Boing Boing</a></p>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49525856618http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49525856618Fri, 03 May 2013 14:30:23 -0400whisperoftheshot<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/428ab85c1f9a25d72b1354ec5c055a81/tumblr_mm706xKb9B1r3clqao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://kqedscience.tumblr.com/post/49466627870/researchers-build-miniature-flying-robots-modeled" class="tumblr_blog">kqedscience</a>:</p> <blockquote><h1 class="heading"><strong>Researchers build miniature flying robots, modeled on <em>Drosophila</em></strong></h1> <p><strong><em>“</em></strong><span>We may not be at fruit fly level yet, but researchers are giving the insects some competition. In today’s issue of </span><em>Science</em><span>, they report on <a href="http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/05/researchers-build-miniature-flying-robots-modeled-on-drosophila">miniature flying robots</a> that aren’t much bigger than a coin. The power and control are handled externally, but the tiny robots can still perform basic maneuvers, and have enough lift to spare that they could fly under their own power for a few minutes, if the right power storage were developed.”</span></p></blockquote>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49467792793http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49467792793Thu, 02 May 2013 18:53:55 -0400crookedindifference<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f4d9cf0ce484927c478188d84699ad53/tumblr_mm2zyv0sBg1qzy0ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49464178297http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49464178297Thu, 02 May 2013 18:04:02 -0400crookedindifference<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5beb086ea5f11b744fa8f28389647d28/tumblr_mka42ewyWX1qamu20o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/getting-started-with-sketchup-its-easy/">GETTING STARTED WITH SKETCHUP!!</a></p> <p>If you want to get into 3d modeling but do not have access to expensive cad programs or want a gui interface, give Google Sketchup a try.  It is a simple free way to cad something up.  This is a quick run through of how to use it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/getting-started-with-sketchup-its-easy/">i like to make stuff</a></p>http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49449691079http://engineeringisawesome.tumblr.com/post/49449691079Thu, 02 May 2013 14:30:13 -0400whisperoftheshot