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Boron10
Religion Moderator
USA
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 Posted - 12/02/2013 : 12:40:38
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My research project (along with a couple others) has been mentioned in a short press release on some of the Naval Postgraduate School's Energy programs.
http://nps.edu/About/News/NPS-Marine-Corps-Partner-on-Energy-and-Conservation-Research.html
I was misquoted a bit; for example, we're aiming for 60 Hz, not 60 mhz. 60 Hz (60 cycles per second) is the standard frequency for US electrical distribution systems. 60 mHz would be 3 or 4 cycles a minute, which is pretty useless. Anyway, at least my picture's pretty cool looking, eh? The device shown in the picture is a couple hundred microns wide, or about the thickness of a couple human hairs.
[Moved to the General Discussion folder - Dave W.]
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Dave W.
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2013 : 19:02:15 [Permalink]
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| You should make that photo your profile photo on Facebook. |
Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous.
Why not question something for a change?
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ThorGoLucky
Snuggle Wolf
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 12/02/2013 : 21:01:11 [Permalink]
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I hazard a guess that "100mhz" also a misquote?
Piezo-electric crystals are usually high frequency. It would make sense if you were at 100Hz aiming to lower it to 60Hz without losing efficiency... |
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Boron10
Religion Moderator
USA
1266 Posts |
 Posted - 12/03/2013 : 11:07:09 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
I hazard a guess that "100mhz" also a misquote?
Piezo-electric crystals are usually high frequency. It would make sense if you were at 100Hz aiming to lower it to 60Hz without losing efficiency... |
Yeah, 3 or 4 cycles per minute would be ridiculously impressive for a MEMS. I am, in fact, trying to get a 60 Hz resonant frequency. Next we'll work on a 50 Hz model for international use, eh. |
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LizW
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 12/04/2013 : 07:49:21 [Permalink]
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| That is such a cool idea. To collect energy from preexisting incidental movement. Face it you rock. |
You learn something new every g****mn day! |
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the_ignored
SFN Addict
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Posted - 12/06/2013 : 19:30:22 [Permalink]
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| Yeah! |
>From: enuffenuff@fastmail.fm
(excerpt follows):
> I'm looking to teach these two bastards a lesson they'll never forget.
> Personal visit by mates of mine. No violence, just a wee little chat.
>
> **** has also committed more crimes than you can count with his
> incitement of hatred against a religion. That law came in about 2007
> much to ****'s ignorance. That is fact and his writing will become well
> know as well as him becoming a publicly known icon of hatred.
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> Good luck with that fuckwit. And Reynold, fucking run, and don't stop.
> Disappear would be best as it was you who dared to attack me on my
> illness knowing nothing of the cause. You disgust me and you are top of
> the list boy. Again, no violence. Just regular reminders of who's there
> and visits to see you are behaving. Nothing scary in reality. But I'd
> still disappear if I was you.
What brought that on? this. Original posting here.
Another example of this guy's lunacy here. |
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sailingsoul
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Posted - 12/07/2013 : 19:21:13 [Permalink]
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| Good for you. Getting some media attention and acknowledgement for ones work is something that doesn't happen to everyone or very often. Congratulations! to you and your colleagues Boron. |
There are only two types of religious people, the deceivers and the deceived. SS |
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Boron10
Religion Moderator
USA
1266 Posts |
 Posted - 12/08/2013 : 22:12:45 [Permalink]
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Thank you guys!
I wish I could say it was my idea, but I only jumped onto an existing project. The two students before me developed the computer simulations and started the micro-fabrication process.
My job is to refine the micro-fabrication process, test the device, return experimental parameters into the "out-of-the-blue" computer models, and optimize the design. It's a whole lot of fun! |
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I'm in the "News"
