Charles Proteus Steinmetz (April 9, 1865 – October 26, 1923) was a German-born American mathematician and electrical engineer. He fostered the development of alternating current that made possible the expansion of the electric power industry in the United States, …
BC Place Steps Up To Ensure ‘Lights of Hope’ Glow Bright September 18, 2013 Vancouver, BC: BC Place is coming to the aid of the ‘Lights of Hope’ at St. Paul’s Hospital by providing a site for volunteers to test …
Animation showing a half-wave dipole antenna receiving power from a radio wave. The antenna consists of two metal rods each one-quarter of the wavelength long, attached through a parallel transmission line to a resistance equal to the characteristic impedance …
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Bradley D. Hartwig, M.Ed. Simon Fraser University Abstract In the Province of British Columbia there is growing emphasis on education mediated by computer technologies, or e-Learning technologies. Current Provincial initiatives encourage e-Learning technology utilization from K-12 through postsecondary levels. Under …
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Nearly three years ago, technology billionaire Elon Musk proposed a radical idea: Why not create a transportation system that involved putting people-filled pods in low-pressure tubes, then zipping those pods along with fans or magnets at speeds topping 700 …
This Month in Physics History June 1849: James Prescott Joule and the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat By Richard Williams Full Article Link
HARVARD SCIENTISTS have created a “bionic leaf” that converts solar energy into a liquid fuel. The work—a proof of concept in an exciting new field that might be termed biomanufacturing—is the fruit of a collaboration between the laboratories of Adams …
Elenco®s new Snap Circuits® makes learning electronics easy and fun! Just follow the colorful pictures in our manual and build exciting projects, such as FM radios, digital voice recorders, AM radios, burglar alarms, doorbells, and much more! You can …
Residential Wiring Residential Wiring teaches students and beginning electricians how to practically wire a home. The simulation includes 7 basic wiring circuits plus an entire house environment with 11 separate rooms including bedrooms, kitchen, bathrooms, garage and basement. Students select …
A large beer is ordered to quench the thirst of a thirsty individual. The beer has some froth on top that does nothing to quench the individual’s thirst – this represents the kVAr (reactive power). The beer does quench the …
Foreword If you have an appreciation of history, you will be pleased to know that you are participating in a program that has roots that go back hundreds of years. From the earliest times, people have bound themselves …
As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. “Our experience of reality,” says neuroscientist David Eagleman, “is constrained by our biology.” He wants to change that. His research into our brain processes has led him …
There is a vast difference between the use of thorium in conventional technology and its use in Thorium Power Canada technology. One of the key ways Thorium Power Canada’s technology differs is that the Thorium Reactors are designed to breed …
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NEWS RELEASE Apprentice Job Match Tool to Better Support Job-Seeking Apprentices and Help Increase Continuation and Completion Rates Burnaby, BC – The Industry Training Authority (ITA) and WorkBC today launched a new innovative online Apprentice Job Match tool which will better connect Lower …
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Rural Power Systems A typical rural power system, in its last few miles to the farmstead, is a single-phase line, one of the branches of a three-phase power delivery system. The single-phase line is made up of a phase wire energized …
National survey to review new Red Seal Occupational Standard for Construction Electrician The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) is testing new features for its Red Seal occupational standards. This is an evolution of the Red Seal National Occupational …
To the uninitiated, it may seem that grid energy storage is a non-sequitur, since supply often barely meets demand. However, peak period shortfalls are precisely the reason grid power storage is so critical to a consistent power supply. Grid storage systems would preserve those kilowatts that …
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Polya’s Problem Solving Techniques by Berkley Education
Make Lightning Strike – Interactive Data from the National Lightning Detection Network shows that around the world, lightning strikes the ground about 100 times each second, or 8 million times a day that is 2.9 billion times per year. …
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The Get Youth Working! Program is extended! Starting April 1st, 2014 Posted by SCunningham on March 24, 2014 We are pleased to announce that the Get Youth Working! Program is extended and we are now accepting applications for new hires …
TESLA is by far the most amazing and important person that they didn’t teach us about in history class. He invented A/C current, fluorescent lights, x rays, radio and hundreds of other world changing inventions. Among his most epic work …
Florida Children Shocked by Pool Caught on Tape TORONTO – Three kids in Florida were badly injured after the pool they were swimming in became electrified last month. The incident happened at a condo in Hialeah, about 30 minutes northwest …
Congratulations to Engineers Without Borders BCIT (EWB BCIT), now officially recognized as a Chapter Initiative by EWB Canada. As a result of this recognition, the student club now has access to the support and branding of the national organization. EWB …
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KMS Tools is helping to bring relief to Haiti, Cuba, or wherever the greatest need may be. Our goal is to supply tools and equipment to those who have very little, so that they can rebuild their homes, communities, and …
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B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint: Re-engineering Education and Training With one million job openings ahead, we have an incredible opportunity on the horizon in British Columbia. We are re-engineering education and training so that B.C.’s students and workers have the …
The Artificial Leaf | Jared P. Scott & Kelly Nyks from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo. An ‘artificial leaf’ made by Daniel Nocera and his team, using a silicon solar cell with novel catalyst materials bonded to its two sides, …
January 31, 2014 – In October 2013, ESFi-Canada held its second annual Electrical Safety Summit, which lived up to founding champion Peter Marcucci’s vision: “What we can do together will always be more powerful than what any of us can …
Many people refer to workplace electrical safety training as “arc flash training”. Workplace electrical safety training goes far beyond teaching workers about electrical hazards and should be focused on instructing them on how to work safely. No matter what you …
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-G0925-0036-001,_Chemiefaserwerk_Guben,_Meister_der_Zentralwerkstatt.jpg Back in the Day When youth in olden days achieved the status of craft workers, they became important members of society. Their prestige in England centuries ago is reflected in a dialog from the Red Book of Hergest, a …
Circuit Scribe: Draw Circuits Instantly is a rollerball pen that writes with conductive silver ink. It makes creating circuits as easy as doodling. No shaking, no squeezing, no goop, no smell, no waiting for ink to dry. Circuit Scribe draws …
Students The apprentice must understand their responsibility to manage their own apprenticeship training program and the need to demonstrate that ownership through their participation, interest, care and respect for the trade. They must maximize the learning opportunities presented and take …
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