Bio Engineering/ME C117: Structural Aspects of Biomaterials - Professor Lisa Pruitt, University of California at Berkeley.
This is an 82 minute overview of the entire course that spans 25 video segments on YouTube. If you wish to view the entire set of courses or download them, go to the YouTube site to obtain them.
This course provides an overview of medical devices, FDA regulatory issues, biocompatibility and sterilization technology. It examines biomechanical properties: isotropy/anisotropy, stiffness, bending stresses, contact stresses, multiaxial loading, plasticity, fatigue, fracture, wear, corrosion, design issues.
Also covered: Orthopedics, Dental, Cardiovascular, and Soft Tissue Reconstruction
The University of California at Berkeley is one of the pioneers in distribution of educational materials over the Web in the forms of both videos and podcasts. The latter are listed on and freely downloaded from Apple’s iTunes website.
Although primarily intended for students to review or supplement actual classroom experience, they are open to the public for enrichment and learning.
Among its answers to the question: “How often must we repeat our measurement system analysis?”, is Dynamic MSA and, “..the key to performing a dynamic MSA is to have SPC properly implemented for the subject measurement system. In practice, this should be done regardless of MSA intent — to guarantee the stability of the measurement system.”
Reference:Best Practices from The Snell Group, January 31, 2008“Remember, it is important for thermographers to take an annual vision exam. At a minimum it should include a Jaeger Eye Test, to see if you can read small print, as well as a color-blind test such as the widely accepted Ishihara Color Deficiency.
“If you are a male, especially, you may have some type of color deficiency. Having a color vision deficiency does not mean you must give up thermography.
“What it does is help you better understand what color palette to use and where you need to be careful when interpreting color thermograms.”
Gainesville FL, USA — Analytical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Principles is a transparent reality simulation of analytical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). This simulation does not directly address MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging).
The simulation illustrates the concepts of spin vector, precession, shielding and chemical shift (the shift in resonant frequency due to nearby electrons). This simulation was implemented for an online forensic science course offered by the University of Florida. (Requires require the Macromedia Shockwave Plugin. It can be downloaded here.)
Reference: Lizdas D, Tebbett I, Lampotang S, (2005): Simulation of Analytical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Principles. Retrieved January 29, 2008, from University of Florida (UF) Department of Anesthesiology Virtual Anesthesia Machine Web site: vam.anest.ufl.edu/forensic/nmr.html
This is but one simulation that is part of the “Simulation Portfolio” created on the UF Department of Anesthesiology Virtual Anesthesia Machine Web site.
There are 14 Free, Public Simulations including this one and others like: Virtual Fabius GS - A VAM-like Simulation of the Drager Fabius GS Anesthesia Workstation, One-Compartment Hydraulic Analog (Deterministic), Altitude Oxygen Calculator and Collision with Variable Velocities and Coefficient of Restitution of Two Particles (For Physics Students).
{IMAGE CAPTION: The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory set out to test and speed adoption of new smart grid technologies that can make the power grid more resilient and
efficient via the Pacific Northwest GridWise Demonstration.}
The project was funded primarily by DOE, with other support provided by utilities and manufacturers. It involved two separate studies to test demand-response concepts and technologies.
The Olympic Peninsula Project found homeowners are willing to adjust their individual energy use based on price signals — provided via information technology tools.
The Grid Friendly™ Appliance Project demonstrated that everyday household appliances can automatically reduce energy consumption at critical moments when they are fitted with controllers that sense stress on the grid.
Southampton, PA, USA — On January 13th the IRINFO Training Conference for 2008 opens in Orlando, Florida. It is aimed at both new and experienced Infrared Thermographers and sponsored by the merry men and women at the Infraspection Institute. It is almost a family affair in many ways!
Since I submitted a paper to the conference (and they have graciously accepted it), I am really looking forward to this meeting.
The Conference will be also chock full of people from NORMi, the Mold Inspection people for the first time, plus a number of regular attendees from both the USA and Overseas.
There will be a lot of new tips and thermography lore to learn and report on both here and on TempSensorNEWS.
I have been a regular attendee for the last five or six years and am pleasantly surprised by the new things presented each year. Jim & Chris Seffrin sure have their fingers on the pulse of the industry!
Attendees get to see some of the latest items available from the IR Thermography suppliers at the adjoining Expo. I plan to place regular reports from the Meeting and Exhibition and, if it works as advertised, actually submit a few videos feeds on new products featured and some of the events at the meeting. (I am bringing my new camera, just in case.)
So tune in, or keep an eye on our RSS news feed next week - (NOTE: now available through FeedBurner, Google and Yahoo) .
The Qualified Sampling Technician is trained in a process developed by NORMI™ known as the NORM IAQ Management Program. Here’s a YouTube vendor video describing the work.
For news of new devices or applications visit MeasurementDevices.com where you also may post PR & New Product news at no cost, without need to register!
Measurement System Analysis (MSA) as a dynamic, rather than static, beastie is discussed in a new online article entitled:
“Remember, it is important for thermographers to take an annual vision exam. At a minimum it should include a Jaeger Eye Test, to see if you can read small print, as well as a color-blind test such as the widely accepted Ishihara Color Deficiency.
{IMAGE CAPTION: The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory set out to test and speed adoption of new smart grid technologies that can make the power grid more resilient and
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