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The article represents retrospection of special suit (scaphandre, spacesuit) advancement. Chronology of Soviet aviation- and space- suits making, exploitation and technological features of various special suits are considered herein. Historical connections and continuity of technologies of their creation are given. The article contains the results of a new approach in the history of space technology...
Flat panel displays in automobiles have a long history, starting with simple segment displays for the depiction of HVAC information, radio station or odometer in the instrument panel. The first full color active matrix LCD has been introduced in cockpits more than 20 years ago, in order to show information of navigation systems or an integrated board computers (e.g. phone, climate, infotainment)....
In this article, we share our positive experience about the creation of a Telecom showcase in our engineering school, which is an exhibition of old technology to help students learn about previous habits and think about some of the consequences of rapid innovation. This project was done in collaboration with industrial partners such as Thales and Orange. It includes the following steps: collecting...
In the 17th century, the beginning of the industrial era brought new ways of working, creating more effective ways to design and build products where cooperation played a very important role. In this context, we hypothesize that in the 21st century the problem of lack of invention in the design process of digital learning objects in general and of digital school textbooks in particular stems from...
For long periods after their introductions, all bi g technologies have failed to create the kinds of productivity improvements that they would deliver in the long run. Many large technology systems today show the kinds of weaknesses found in the immature periods of earlier technologies such as those apparent in 18th Century steam-driven factories and early 20th Century factories where electric motors...
Improved electricity product development is becoming more significant to the business performance of electricity transmission companies. Despite the fact that the term improved/new product development is not new, very few studies have investigated the effect of improved electricity product development on the business performance of a public electricity transmission company, most especially in a developing...
The energy received on Earth from the Sun is plentiful and totally renewable. Basically, the sun enabled life on our planet, and our life cannot be imagined without it. The sun is directly or indirectly at the origin for nearly all the energy resources on Earth, as fossil fuels (coal, natural gas and oil), hydro (global water circulation is due to the sun), wind, waves, biomass, etc. The sunlight...
The quality of Open Access journals is an important issue in developing digital library collections. Traditional criteria, such as peer review, may not be able to identify the quality of peer- reviewed publications. Open peer review (OPR) has emerged as an innovation of open science. OPR is still at an early development stage with various models, from revealing identities of the author and the reviewer...
The purpose of this research is to address the issue of diversity in the design world, exposing the need for revising our current paradigms. This study examines current events and data from the tech and creative industry that show a glaring lack of diversity in the field, and explains how this hinders creativity and innovation. This essay pairs theory and evidence to reveal that the best pathway to...
In the 1920s and 1930s, the U.S. automobile enterprise Ford made its retail debut in Taiwan and mainland China markets. At that time, Taiwan was under Japanese colonial rule and had went through a series of assimilation policy; while China was in the period of semi-feudalism and semi-colonialism, a stage in which all sectors of society, from politics to economy, were invaded and controlled by foreign...
Mechanisms with springs were used for variety of purposes from the 2nd century BC in ancient China. Barbed-springs locks and original crossbows are representative types that belong to reconfigurable mechanisms. Several available books with mechanical illustrations introduce the structures and functions of mechanisms with springs in ancient China. However, no historical records describing the appearance...
Both Chinese and foreign intellectuals and scholars highly revere Xuanzang's ideology of Consciousness-Only as well as its related genre of Yogācāra Buddhism and have dedicated considerable time and effort into related research. Moreover, beyond the value associated with its theory and principles, is the realistic value of Yogācāra. More specifically, the realistic value refers to the realization...
A Minor Incident is a personal creation of animated short film that reflects upon the essence of human integration. Through the comparison and combination of individual differences in existential values, this film investigates the essence of group integration. Interactions among various ethnic and cultural groups in Taiwan are presented with a metaphorical story where personification is applied in...
Xiangshan Culture is a part of Lingnan Culture and a product of the combination of Chinese and Western Culture. And its abundant connotation is still of great research and development value for us. However, the existing research on Xiangshan Culture and the way of protection is far beyond satisfaction, and moreover, the way of inheritance lacks innovation. Therefore, to carry on a technical innovation...
The authors examine the question in the article whether it is demonstrable a company's innovations decision impacts from public revenue data. The results obtained by applied mathematical model, describes the typical growth tendencies of the product lifecycle. We can see from some examples, how the revenue was influenced by the introduction of a specific product, or launching a new campaign, how long...
Two educators collaborated to design and test a one-week summer course for middle school girls on sound, engineering, and invention as an exemplar integrated STEM program that draws upon rich historical and social contexts with the goal of attracting and retaining students in STEM. An engineering design project and an invention project formed the core of the course. Music and related technologies...
A case history of a hydroelectric power project was studied using archival materials of a former Pennsylvania governor by civil engineering technology students. The case history illustrated the role of public policy and outside influences on a local civil works project. The multi-purpose, federally constructed dam was a controversial project with hydropower development supported by some while opposed...
Innovation is back in vogue within the U.S. military. In the face of defense spending cuts and reductions in military manpower after prolonged campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. is turning once again to developing key technologies to offset its quantitative inferiority in conventional forces. The U.S. has pursued this offset strategy twice before—the first time was in the 1950s with nuclear...
This paper addresses the importance of both antenna design aspects along with propagation effects in communication systems. As systems become more compact and deployed more widely into complex environments, co-design of the antenna and the communication system propagation elements increases in importance. Several important considerations will be emphasized. The history of communication systems along...
Cyber power has become a topical issue for many democracies, but policy and scholarly debates often default to the cyber means alone. However, throughout history, superior means were never enough to secure strategic advantage. Strategy - seeking various ways and diverse means to serve clear ends - is the missing ingredient.
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