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Is Majoring in Biomedical Engineering the Best Path for a Career in the Field?
- unggio
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Why is it important for bicyclists to ride on the right side of the lane?
- mattmns
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How will aircraft fuel demands be met as oil depletes?
- Pengwuino
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Will We Ever Send Self-Replicating Probes into Space?
- Gold Barz
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What would a practical starship design look like today?
- KonradKorzenowski
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Does barbell weight distribution affect lifting difficulty?
- Flying Penguin
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Projectile, Laser, Plasma: Weapons of the Future?
- KonradKorzenowski
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Choosing 5 DSP courses for MS in computer engineering with audio and video focus
- ElectroPhysics
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Can Airport Scanners Store Passport Photos for Later Retracing of Individuals?
- Spin_Network
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Understanding AM/FM Radio Stations
- Imparcticle
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Project a 3-D traingle at a square grid onto a scrunched-up paper
- laminatedevildoll
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What Can Be Created from an eBay Purchase?
- Pengwuino
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WTC Metal Fatigue. How Did Building 7 Fall?
- Noddy
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Lightning strike fried TV, DVD, cable box but surge protector survived
- Evo
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Can worn car keys fail and does shifting while moving damage the transmission?
- Pre-AlgebraDude
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Lock Picking Device Used in "Gone in 60 Seconds
- salle
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Buying either a stick electrode arc welder
- Shawnzyoo
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Is there a way to automatically graph multiple columns in Microsoft Excel?
- dingpud
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Where to Buy Laser Range Finders Under $200 with 1-200m Range
- cAm
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Graduation Day Success - Winning the IMechE Award
- brewnog
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What to do with a used helicopter jet engine?
- Integral
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College Decision: IIT Madras Chemical Engineering
- siddharth
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What is the optimal width for shelves in a curved-wall closet?
- MattF
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TEC Heater/Cooler - Can It Be Done?
- Pengwuino
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Metal Strut Strength: Aluminum vs. Cromoly
- DocToxyn
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The Kitty Hawk is still active in Japan.
- Pengwuino
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Would a flexible air bag let humans breathe underwater like fish?
- Shawnzyoo
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What kinds of engineers usually build submarine?
- redgoat
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People with more imagination then brains
- Pengwuino
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Learning to Fly in a Piper Tomahawk PA-38
- Janus
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What causes the BOOM sound of bass?
- QuantumTheory
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Corrosion on the cable fooled my test meter
- wolram
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Which computer is best for engineering school?
- stjimmy
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Why does compressed air can spray liquid when inverted?
- Pengwuino
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Designing a Biodegradable Floating Target for Aerial Small Arms Training
- FMAG
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Custom well water treatment system with iron and hardness filtration
- Ivan Seeking
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How Do Pilots Manage Crosswind Landings?
- wolram
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What counts as good efficiency for a product?
- redgoat
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What Can Brewnog Do with a BBBEngGGRtst AMITTGNNMHRMechE?
- brewnog
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Objective article about physics/engineering in development
- KingNothing
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How Do You Calculate Frequency from Energy Using Planck's Constant?
- middleearth77
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What is the Best Programming Language for Modeling a Currency Auction Market?
- datatec
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Unbelievable Story of a JATO-Powered Impala
- wolram
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What Distinguishes Technique from Technology?
- redgoat
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Best bang for your buck as a jack of all trades
- Pengwuino
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Engineering of Oak Island's Money Pit
- matthyaouw
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Is it correct to say geo coord wgs-84 in degree min and sec?
- julee
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Engineering personal statement review
- dumb
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Measuring Distances in Microns/Nanometers for Small Objects
- sid_galt
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XOR of Multiple Bytes - Procedure and Methods
- temujin
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Toronto Doctor takes pictures of small intestine with LEDs and camera in a pill
- willib
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DREAD Weapon System: Military Grade Weaponry for ICBM Defense?
- sid_galt
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Weak toilet siphon not clearing waste properly
- Pengwuino
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What are the TLA's commonly used in Engineering Management?
- brewnog
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Ive been accused to fake experimental data and thats false
- capullosois
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The pitfalls of self-taught science and engineering
- Ivan Seeking
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Nanotech/Molecular Manufacturing
- sid_galt
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Why Houses are Built with Wood, Not Steel
- mathwurkz
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First year engineering research project
- nishant
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How much does it cost per watt-hour to go solar in California?
- Pengwuino
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What do you think of UofT's EngSci Program?
- Athalus
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Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis: When & How
- chandran
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Need a rat trap image for a design and technology project
- Bladibla
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News What Are the Potential Dangers of Using Plasma Propulsion for Space Travel?
- Someone502
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More difficult or more advanced
- redgoat
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Real world applications of Metal Storm
- Pengwuino
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Can you buy or build a WW2 aircraft like an F4 Corsair?
- Pengwuino
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Which Engineering Program is Better: University of Delaware or Penn State?
- LizardKing23
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Can cellphone components transmit video from a micro aerial vehicle?
- sid_galt
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Is a R&D job at a well-known company in my future?
- brewnog
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LNG importation facility safety and risks
- JasonRox
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Is Lightning a Viable Source for Hydrogen Production?
- Pengwuino
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Are water fuel converters and Browns gas practical alternatives to gasoline?
- nseidm1
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Can We Build a Meccano Difference Engine?
- brewnog
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Getting 3 gold bars across an 80kg weight limit bridge
- iknownothing
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Advice Needed for Options after Graduation
- mpm
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Why are wind turbines so expensive?
- Pengwuino
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Newton to Tonnes (force) conversion
- NSX
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Soundproofing office wall with window panel against whistling noise
- Math Is Hard
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Energy Conversion: How to Convert Heat to Electricity
- derekmohammed
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Electrical or Computer Engineering?
- r3dxP
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Engineering skills and pros vs cons
- stjimmy
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WW2 era German 88 mm anti aircraft gun
- spender
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Finding Speed from Displacement and Time
- PrudensOptimus
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Are Tablets Suitable for Engineering Students?
- amb123
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What's the difference between toughness and strength?
- bullet
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Building a Human-Powered Boat for Physics Class
- Rasine
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Combining cantilever and arch styles for a balsa wood bridge
- IGeekbot
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Chapters for a design folio on a marble lifting pump
- floped perfect
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How Should High-Value, Fragile Equipment Be Transported Safely?
- humanino
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Celebrate Engineers' Week: Eat Cherry Pie!
- ohwilleke
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Naughty words that engineers can get away with saying
- brewnog
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Parallel keyboard with simultaneous key presses for faster typing
- Bartholomew
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Dynamic imaging of motion problem
- RT steven
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Can Evolutionary Computing Improve Keyboard Efficiency?
- Bartholomew
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Has tribdog ever come close to exploding something?
- tribdog
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How do military combat lasers blind troops?
- tumor
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I'm Starting a Company Who's In?
- eNtRopY
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Least Physics Required: Choosing the Right Engineering Program for You
- Mika-Yugo
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EE student interested in physics - advice?
- string_theory
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