Abstract: This paper presents the deployment and validation of a Brillouin - distributed temperature sensing (DTS) system for real-time thermal monitoring of the spray-cooled upper shell of a 150-ton ...

Bearings do some of the heavy lifting in linear motion systems. Rather than defaulting to familiar choices by picking a size from a catalogue, engineers are weighing important specs and criteria such ...

If there is one phrase I have detested all my life, it is talk of the ‘Phoney War’ – the months between September 1939 and June 1940 when, in popular thought, hardly anyone in Britain’s forces paid ...

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A new survey of U.S. energy professionals suggests that load flexibility and demand response (DR) programs are becoming central components of grid management as large-load growth accelerates. The ...

America is entering an energy moment that few business leaders fully appreciate or are prepared to meet. Demand is soaring as data centers and AI compute, EVs and electrification reshape the economy.

Our series Inside XR Design highlights examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at shotguns in several different VR games to learn what makes them feel great in the player’s hand. In doing so, ...

Ok we talked about four really fun VR shotguns so far. But it would be insane to talk about shotguns in VR without mentioning Hotdogs, Horseshoes, and Hand Grenades. This game is basically a gun range ...

Winchester still loads a modest-velocity 12-gauge Super X “Pigeon Load” for upland hunters, but in larger shot sizes as well as the traditional 7 ½ and 8. At 1220 fps to 1255fps, they are slow by ...