Homes are filled with gadgets and gizmos that make day to day tasks more manageable and fun. Tech savvy homeowners can monitor energy output throughout the house and watch their favorite shows on televisions connected to the web, all with a push of a button. Needless to say, technology is here to stay, and its … Read more
Animals provide a fascinating area of study for scientists, and the practice of zoology has led to many critical discoveries in medicine and engineering. Our top five list of the most important of these discoveries is shown below.1) How Nerves Work Hodgkin and Huxley won a Nobel Prize in 1963 for the elucidation of the … Read more
Every day of our lives, we will spend them on Earth, yet there is so much we do not know or understand about Earth which is just waiting to be discovered. There are hundreds of species of animals which we don’t know about or just simply don’t understand, however each day the Earth is changing … Read more
Discrete Manufacturing and Process Manufacturing Tools are handy, but you need the right tool for the job. ERP software is a powerful tool for businesses, but it’s important to know which version of ERP software is best suited to the business you’re operating. Sure, all ERP products provide the same fundamental benefits: Automating processes to … Read more
Market research can be an invaluable tool in helping companies to improve customer relations. This is especially true in the rapidly changing world of IT and telecoms, where it can be easy to lose touch with customers. With a well-planned market research strategy, companies can find out what customers really want and expect. With this … Read more
In August of 2011, Hurricane Irene swept through much of the East Coast and became the fifth costliest storm of all time. Overall, it cost more than $16 billion in damages. However, this does not take into account the long-term effects that it had on businesses. Besides the physical destruction of stores and merchandise, the … Read more
You will probably recall the memorable scene in the 1985 movie “Back to the Future” when Dr. Emmett Brown stuffs garbage into the “Mr. Fusion Home Energy Unit” on his iconic time machine. The rubbish, including a banana skin and a beer can, fueled the fusion reaction that powered the iconic Delorean car into time … Read more
Hospitals and doctors’ offices are becoming more reliant on computers for records, medical software, and billing each year. Computer jobs in health vary widely in required training and income potential. Here are five top computer jobs in the health care industry. Medical Transcription As doctors continue to use electronic medical records, medical transcriptional will be needed to … Read more
Over the past few decades, skyscrapers have been built taller and taller; however, the technology to safely demolish them has not yet been determined. Although current techniques exist and have been largely successful, these skyscraper demolitions have only been used on buildings a fraction of the size of past demolitions. Thus, how will engineers go … Read more
Wireless technology is critical to move information quickly. Business is on the move, and a considerable amount of work is completed from remote locations. Wireless technology, in the form of MiFi provides remote access to the Internet in the form of a cellular hot spot and keeps information moving with ease and speed. MiFi is … Read more
Consider your nightly routine at home; key, latch, windows. Sound familiar? For some places in the world this just will not do. From top secret research stations to government aircraft, read on to discover the most high security locations on the planet: Area 51 (Nevada, USA) Perhaps quintessentially the most secure location on the planet, … Read more
Broadband speed is one of the most important factors to look out for when it comes to choosing the perfect broadband package to suit your requirements. Long gone are the days when a dial-up connection was adequate. Today, people use the Internet for sending and receiving large email attachments such as pictures and movies, streaming … Read more