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Power, water and refrigeration in one box

Engineers at the University of Florida have developed and built a system that can provide power, water and refrigeration from a single unit. This project, funded by the U.S. Army, will lead to units small enough to fit inside a military jet or a large truck. The prototype system is...

Tags: refrigeration, Lear, turbine

Blog posts 2006-08-04

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To the Moon: Rocketdyne, Keeper of the Flame

The historic Apollo 11 mission in July of 1969 culminated in the first manned moon landing. While many of the proud Americans who were involved in that project are no longer with us 40 years later, the technologies they built still live on, will be further refined, and will return...

Tags: Engine, Moon, Aerospace & Defense, Workforce Management, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Refrigeration Services Company Improves Integration and Grows Revenue by 50 Percent

For more than three decades, Kent, Washington - based Key Mechanical of Washington has supplied commercial clients with heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration sales and service. Its mixed-technology environment was difficult to update and made remote and mobile access challenging. After deploying Windows Small Business Server 2008, Key Mechanical reduced...

Tags: Revenue, Washington, Integration, Refrigeration Services Company, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows, Network Security, Networking, Security, Sales, Operating Systems, Software

Case studies 2009-05-01

A solar-powered sailboat: Counter-intuitive or just good design?

A solar-powered sailboat: Counter-intuitive or just good design?consider sailor's state of mind One sails for the experience and the freedom from fossil fuels. A $40,000 sailboat is capable of sailing around the world and even some as shorter than 10 meters have done so. A multi-million dollar motor cruiser will...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Counter-intuitive, good design, solar energy, PlanetSolar

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

Intel unveils tablet Classmate PC design

Intel unveils tablet Classmate PC designFar better looking design than its predecessor...Next step in the evolution is to have some way to charge the batteries, with the sun, pedal or manual power, whatever - for the regions where electricity is scarce functionality like the OLPC. This might take a quantum...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Tablets, Notebooks, Classmate, Classmate PC design, Intel Classmate PC, netbook, Intel Corp., tablet, PC

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

Centrifugal Chiller Model Selection Software

The client is a leading HVAC manufacturer in Korea with presence in the Asian and Middle East markets. The client's Sales department has a manual process for selecting appropriate chiller configurations based on key input parameters. This process had inherent limitations. Due to growth and geographic expansion, the client needed...

Tags: Software, Client, BLUE STAR INFOTECH, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, C#, Sales, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Case studies 2008-11-18

ThermaPAK Memory Foam Laptop HeatShift Bag (15.4-inch, navy)

The $50 ThermaPAK HeatShift bag is a laptop carrying case that also has a built in cooling system. The cooling technology works without using any batteries, plugs, or cords, and can be separated from the accompanying case. The design can benefit from extra straps and a more organized interior, but...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, ThermaPAK HeatShift, pad

Product reviews 2008-11-07

A refrigerator inside your laptop?

Even if the semiconductor industry is working on it, computer chips are big energy spenders. And new cooling systems will be needed in the future. Purdue University engineers think they have a solution. They've developed a miniature refrigeration system small enough to fit inside laptops. Unlike conventional cooling systems, which...

Tags: Purdue University, Researcher, Temperature, Laptop Computer, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-06-21

Florida going slowly solar?

FGCU's Library and caption as shown on the university's website. The "Sunshine State" is going to put some of that sunshine to use for something besides orange juice, tourism and melanoma. How about a little electricity? Or in the case of Florida Gulf...

Tags: Farm, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida, FGCU, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-05-18

The Planet's tips for cutting data center power use

Hosting company The Planet is doing its part to save, er, the planet. The company earlier this year revealed the results of a six-month trial to cut its power consumption, while increasing efficiency -- two goals that might seem diametrically opposed. The experiment was conducted in one...

Tags: The Planet.com Internet Services Inc., Data Center, Computer, Data Centers, Productivity, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-04-10

Infor software offers insight into consumption patterns

Enterprise software vendor Infor, out of Alpharetta, Ga., is positioning its application as a means of helping companies better organize their corporate assets with an eye to supporting corporate sustainability efforts. The company also has become a service provider through the Energy Star program. The software, called...

Tags: Software, Sustainability, Consumption, Tools & Techniques, Purchasing & Procurement, Asset Management, Management, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-04-07

Dell Helps Ingersoll Rand Improve Computing Performance and Reduce IT Management and Training Costs

What do air compressors, golf carts, door locks, and commercial refrigeration units have in common? They are just a few examples of the many types of goods produced by Ingersoll Rand. A large, diversified manufacturing company, Ingersoll Rand operates more than 120 plants in 60 countries. All of these far-flung...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., IT Administration, Ingersoll-Rand, Performance, Information Technology, Training, Computing, Computer, Productivity, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2008-03-01

Which way is the wind blowing? Into your face

The headwinds are picking up because the economy is slowing down in America. That's what the "experts" tells us. So crude oil was over $100 per barrel Tuesday because of weak dollar, and because the U.S. doesn't control its own energy supply and we're the self-proclaimed rich...

Tags: Food, Energy, Headwind, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-02-19

Diesel wants to be your friend

Diesel wants to be your friendJust The Facts not Freedom Fries in Vegetable OIL original diesel fuelRudolf Diesel was born in Paris in 1858. His parents were Bavarian immigrants. Rudolf Diesel was educated at Munich Polytechnic. After graduation he was employed as a refrigerator engineer. However, his true love lay...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Rudolf Diesel, Diesel

Discussion threads 2007-09-21

MonkCast #5: Keeping beer cold in 1300 A.D., Is Safari hot?, eBay vs. Google

On this week's MonkCast a joint production between ZDNet and the IT analysts at Redmonk, I'm joined by RedMonk co-founder and principal analyst James Governor and before we could even get into any analysis of the week's happenings, we landed on a discussion about keeping beer cold in the old...

Tags: Apple, Entertainment, General, Mobile, MonkCast Podcast, Podcasts, Software Infrastructure, Telephony, Web technology, Wired &, Wireless

Blog posts 2007-06-15

An oven-fridge-generator powered by sound

Several UK universities are teaming to develop an inexpensive all-in-one appliance for developing countries. In "Burning wood to power fridges," Nature reports that the SCORE (Stove for Cooking, Refrigeration and Electricity) project will use "thermoacoustic technology to convert biomass fuels, such as wood, into energy to power the appliance." In...

Tags: Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment, Health &, Medicine, Science &, Nature

Blog posts 2007-05-16

Tech regrets

Tech regretsWell if this isn't an invitation for a flamefestI don't know what is.It's been a while since I've bought something i can honestly say I regret buying, but I suppose that's because I am a cautious buyer. The last thing I can remember regretting buying is McAfee's full blown...

Tags: Printers, Network technology, Adrian, printer, T2, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-03-02

Storing wind power in cold stores

According to Nature, a European-funded project has be launched to store gigawatts of electricity created from wind into the refrigerated warehouses normally used to store food. As the production of wind energy is variable every day, it cannot be easily accommodated on the electricity grid. So the "Night Wind" project...

Tags: Energy &, Environment, Engineering &, Innovation, wind energy

Blog posts 2007-02-10

IMST-ART 3 (Windows)

After many years of research, development and full validation IMST-ART is ready to enter the market and become the professional tool that refrigeration equipment designers demand. IMST-ART is an advanced performance simulation, computer-aided engineering design system. IMST-ART combines accurate and fast algorithms, easy-to-use graphical interface and powerful analysis capabilities into...

Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows, Analysis, IMST, IMST-ART 3, Performance Management, Research & Development, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations

Software downloads 2007-02-08

Global IP Infrastructure Keeps Refrigeration Leader Close to Its Customers

Epta Group, a multinational leader in supplying high-quality retail food refrigeration and product displays, traces its origins to the acquisition of an Italian refrigeration company by the Nocivelli family in 1986. The company wanted global reach and reliable infrastructure from a single provider to help manage growth and support demanding...

Tags: Food, Leader, AT&T Corp., IP, Infrastructure, IP Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Food & Beverage, Leadership, Network Technology, Networking, Research & Development, Business Operations, Manufacturing, Management

Case studies 2007-01-18