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Talking robots - what's the latest?
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Talk Turbines: Converting Newtons Thrust to Watts
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Most Powerful Lasers: Where to Find Them?
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How Do You Calculate the Rate of Change of Wave Frequency with Water Depth?
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What is the Best 3D CAD Software for Professional Use?
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The World's Most Efficient Cars
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Computer Engineer: Jobs, Branches & Careers
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Find Formula to Heat Water to Constant Temp | Hydraulic Systems Designer
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Can anyone tell me about computational fluid dynamics
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Boosting Gun Efficiency: Exploring High-Velocity Bullets
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Disaster Recovery Infrastructure
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Choked Flow in a Converging Duct: Volume vs. Mass Flow Rate
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Engineers and engineering students: what did you get on ACT
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Calculating Water Flow at 25mph: A Pool Design Challenge
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Is Engineering the Right Career Choice for Me at Texas Tech?
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Securing PVC Pipe Cap: A Challenge
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Calculations for floatation of a pontoon
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How does a hovercraft work? Need help for my science fair project.
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Bending load limits, aluminium extrusions?
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Designing Piping Systems for Oxygen Service: Practical References
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Engineering and engineering technology
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Maximizing Fuel Efficiency for Your Vehicle: Tips and Modifications
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Digital System Design Course - Lab Info & Reviews
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Is Engineering a Homophobic Profession for Queer Engineers?
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Why Not Use Empirical Adjustments for Solar Death Rays?
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Need to know the name of this engineering company
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Simplifying and Solving Step Functions with Laplace Transform
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Designing 2-Stroke & 4-Stroke Engines: Possible to Have 6 or 8-Stroke?
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Car Alternator Output: Voltage Decrease in Heavy Loads
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Subsonic vs. Detonation: Comparing Pressure and Temperature in Fuel/Air Mixtures
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Finding Max Load for Cantilever Beam of AlN
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What is Overdrive on a Truck? | 1993 GMC Sierra V6
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Modelling a mechanical element in ANSYS
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What Equation Governs Steering Systems?
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Constructing an Engine with Adjustable Capacity: Is it Possible?
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NIH Factor in American Companies: Why Does It Exist?
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Is the choice of engineering stable enough?
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Taking FSAE to a highschool, ideas?
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Output Equation: y(x)=Input+Initial Data Response
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Heat dissipation from a brake pad
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Are engineering assignments really so wrong?
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The four-stroke engine with rotary cylinder block
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What are the top engineering schools in the Northeast for undergraduate studies?
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How Should Sian Approach Her UK University Personal Statement for Engineering?
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Anyone know where I can get a free FE practice exam?
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Question about steam pressure and velocity
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Theoretical Deposition Rate based on RPM - Help ARRGGG
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Robotics Program: Design Room Layout for Small Robot?
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Programming Nokia 6230 for Bluetooth Commands
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How Can Water Heat Up with Negative Heat Transfer?
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Troubleshooting Thermodynamics: Calculating Heat Input & BSFC for an Engine
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Thermodynamics physical chem related questions
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How does a car's temperature probe accurately measure outside temperature?
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Transform AC to DC: Understanding Commerical Adapters
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Is Majoring in Biomedical Engineering the Best Path for a Career in the Field?
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Where Can I Find an Interactive Thermodynamics Program?
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Heavy Vehicle Hissing - Exhaust Brakes Explained
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Will We Ever Send Self-Replicating Probes into Space?
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Cylindrical interior (first ark) starship to Alpha Centauri - by A. Ahad
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Building a Robot: Tips and Tricks for Beginners
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Design the Perfect Starship: What Would It Look Like?
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Question about barbell weight distribution
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Projectile, Laser, Plasma: Weapons of the Future?
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Ultrasonic welded plastic parts design
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Top 5 DSP Courses for MS in Computer Engineering: Guide and Tips
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Materials safe for food machines
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A power plant that uses more power than it generates
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Einstein Cycle: Analysis of Low Temperature Refrigeration Performance
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Troubleshooting Aluminum Brazing: Tips and Resources
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Can Airport Scanners Store Passport Photos for Later Retracing of Individuals?
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Hydraulics - does this circuit work?
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Vertical Roller Belt Assembly: Understanding F = S1-S2
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Understanding AM/FM Radio Stations
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Project a 3-D traingle at a square grid onto a scrunched-up paper
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What Can Be Created from an eBay Purchase?
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Lock Picking Device Used in "Gone in 60 Seconds
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Buying either a stick electrode arc welder
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Is there a way to automatically graph multiple columns in Microsoft Excel?
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Where to Buy Laser Range Finders Under $200 with 1-200m Range
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What is the Calculation for Finding Gear Ratio in a Multi-Gear System?
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Use black holes as energysource
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What to do with a used helicopter jet engine?
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Is Charging a 170Ah SLA Battery at 32A Safe?
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How to read Thermodynamic property tables?
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Velocity of air through an open nozzle
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What is the optimal width for shelves in a curved-wall closet?
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Find Tension at Shaft C & D: 2500N & 5kN
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TEC Heater/Cooler - Can It Be Done?
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Can a Flexible Air Bag Help Humans Breathe Like Fish Underwater?
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What kinds of engineers usually build submarine?
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Constructing an Electromagnetically Actuated Micro Pump
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Designing a Truck Loader - Can It Be Done Cheaply?
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Automatic Painter: Is It Feasible?
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Can an AC Signal Illuminate LEDs in My Car Speakers?
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Do All Metals Change Color in Magnetic Fields?
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Recording Sound: Building a Device with Battery Power
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What causes the BOOM sound of bass?
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Filter that can filter out all but the smallest particles
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The simplest things are the hardest?
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What is a gear and what does it do?
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