Have you reverse engineered every mechanical device in your home? Oakley, makers of high performance sunglasses and other sport eye- and foot-wear, made a splash this week with a job posting looking for a design engineer who has done that and more. The chosen design engineer will lead the mechanical design of ESS Military products […]
Former Samsung Engineer Develops File Sharing App
A former Samsung semiconductor design engineer has developed a file-sharing mobile app that is gaining ground in the United States, and has been a boon for Samsung, too. Nicole Kim worked for Samsung for six years, then took her career to smaller companies in the fields of engineering and product management before founding her own […]
New York City’s largest wind turbine stands 160-feet tall
Sunset Park in Brooklyn gained New York City’s first commercial-scale wind turbine on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The almost 160-foot tall wind turbine will power Sunset Park’s Material Recovery Facility, the principal sorting and separation center for New York City’s residential curbside metal, glass, and plastic recyclables. The facility itself is a little over one year […]
Net neutrality, cybersecurity on State of the Union agenda
Network neutrality, cybersecurity, and paid sick leave are likely topics for this evening’s State of the Union address by President Barack Obama. The address is scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern Time. The President in November announced his support of net neutrality, and what he calls “lowering the cost of launching a new idea.” In a […]
Innovative smart home system lands in the Netherlands
DigitalSTROM, the Swiss-German company behind a smart home system that utilizes a house’s existing electrical network, announced its expansion into the Dutch market on Thursday, Jan. 2. The Netherlands will be the fourth core market for the company, which will be initially breaking into the market via sales partners. If the venture continue to grow […]