Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Computer Engineering


What is Computer Engineering?Computer Engineering (also called Electronic and Computer Engineering or Computer Systems Engineering) is a discipline that combines elements of both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.[1] Computer engineers usually have training in electrical engineering, software design and hardware-software integration instead of only software engineering or electrical engineering. Computer engineers are involved in many aspects of computing, from the design of individual microprocessors, personal computers, and supercomputers, to circuit design. This field of engineering not only focuses on how computer systems themselves work, but also how they integrate into the larger picture.[2]
Usual tasks involving computer engineers include writing software and firmware for embedded microcontrollers, designing VLSI chips, designing analog sensors, designing mixed signal circuit boards, and designing operating systems. Computer engineers are also suited for robotics research,[citation needed] which relies heavily on using digital systems to control and monitor electrical systems like motors, communications, and sensors.

Engineering(Game Desing)


What is a game designer? It isn't necessarily a programmer. And it isn't necessarily an artist. A game designer is an accomplished writer who communicates clearly through the written word, charts, graphs, and sketches to set forth the vision for a game in complete detail so that the programmers and artists will have their work clearly cut out for them. A game designer is also someone who is very well-read, well-spoken, and understands how worlds work. Because his/her job is essentially to create fun worlds

How do you get to be a game designer? You get a college degree and you enter the working world. You learn how to be a good worker, a responsible employee, and a professional. You get a job at a game company. Any job for which you are suited—Customer Support, Associate Producer, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Production Coordinator, Mailroom Clerk... Any job. It is practically unheard of for a game applicant with no game industry experience (no matter what degree he holds or what college he went to) to be hired and given the title "game designer" right off the bat. First you have to have some sort of marketable job skill to get hired at a game company.

Solar Panels

Solar Panels



Solar panels are devices that convert light into electricity. They are called "solar" panels because most of the time, the most powerful source of light available is the Sun, called Sol by astronomers. Some scientists call them photovoltaics which means, basically, "light-electricity."A solar panel is a collection of solar cells. Lots of small solar cells spread over a large area can work together to provide enough power to be useful. The more light that hits a cell, the more electricity it produces, so spacecraft are usually designed with solar panels that can always be pointed at the Sun even as the rest of the body of the spacecraft moves around, much as a tank turret can be aimed independently of where the tank is going. http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/power/1-what-are-solar-panels.html

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Renewable Energy


What is solar Energy?
Solar energy is the radiant light and heat from the sun that has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies.
Why do we us Solar Energy?
Because its cleaner energy.
How we use Solar energy?.
Solar power technologies provide electrical generation by means of heat engines or photovoltaics . Once converted its uses are only limited by human ingenuity
When did we start using solar energy?
Recently Over the past 20 to 30 years.
How Do we make Solar Energy?

Take a few modules of crystalline silicon.
Apply a soldering flux to each module
Clean the modules using ultrasound in 60F water
Solder the clean modules into rows of 9 x 4
Use flux and great dexterity
Verify each module with a voltmeter
Well, there's a bit more to it than that. Why don't you look at the excellent video on Youtube. See the link below.

You would need individual solar cells (too complex to make yourself). To make a solar panel, you would wire then in series or parallel. It's not very cost effective at this time to use solar panels for home power. The initial cost is high for the panels, storage batteries, and inverter/regulator. (Wipedia the free encyclopedia)