To shrink the number of our faulty counts,you have to learn how to debounce.This is Episode 105 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Suppor

anti-pattern

Mar 26th, 2021 7m 44s

My code is as long as here to Saturnbut condensed and confused in an anti-pattern.This is Episode 104 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.

Legendary LEDs, with Dr. Russ Dupuis

Mar 5th, 2021 53m 10s

LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, have changed the world – and continue to do so. This energy-efficient electronics technology came from decades of design and discovery in engineering. Dr. Russell Dupuis is one of the engineers behind LEDs, and

zip tie

Jan 13th, 2021 5m 14s

They told me, "Let 'er rip, guy!""Tighten up that zip tie!"This is Episode 103 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Support the show on Pat

Maillard

Jan 5th, 2021 4m 46s

The chemical reaction we smell from afarthat gives satisfaction is named Maillard.This is Episode 102 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.

interstory drift

Dec 17th, 2020 6m

Do wooden planks below my feet not splinter while they shiftduring monumental bends and strains from interstory drift?This is Episode 101 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used

jerk

Dec 15th, 2020 5m 51s

Mechanical engineers must workto eliminate excessive jerk.This is Episode 100 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Support the show on Patr

quoin

Dec 2nd, 2020 3m 18s

Stack your your stones and let walls join to make an old-school building quoin.This is Episode 99 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Supp

currying

Nov 13th, 2020 8m 22s

You might see some programmers scurryingwhen trying to implement a little currying.This is Episode 98 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.

skunkworks

Nov 6th, 2020 5m 1s

Every product has flaws and some quirks,but are products better if they come from skunkworks?This is Episode 97 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering di

ADA

Oct 14th, 2020 6m 52s

Engineers, don't be shady, eh?Design it with the ADA.This is Episode 96 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Support the show on Patreon: h

bioreactor

Oct 8th, 2020 4m 36s

Get an engineer and a chiropractorif you're going to move that bioreactor.This is Episode 95 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Support t

op amp

Sep 29th, 2020 7m 46s

A real electrical top champis the multitalented op amp.This is Episode 94 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Support the show on Patreon:

fenestration

Sep 22nd, 2020 4m 26s

To prevent your frustrationhave good fenestration.This is Episode 93 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Support the show on Patreon: http

stress

Sep 15th, 2020 5m 2s

Materials at their bestwill take a lot of stress.This is Episode 92 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Listen to the latest episodes, ad-

RUD

Sep 10th, 2020 6m 34s

If I total my car, you see,I'll just call it an RUD.This is Episode 91 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Listen to the latest episodes,

ohm

Sep 2nd, 2020 6m 16s

An engineer will feel at homewhen surrounded by many an ohm.This is Episode 90 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.Listen to the latest ep

actuator

Aug 7th, 2020 4m 34s

To control and steer kinetic energyis an actuator's ultimate apogee.This is Episode 89 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.

NIST

Jul 19th, 2020 6m 50s

Is there a standard I may have missed?Time to consult the engineers at NIST.This is Episode 88 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.

tensile

Apr 21st, 2020 2m 55s

A robot arm may have a prehensile lengththat should be tested for its tensile strength!This is Episode 87 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering discipli

FMEA

Mar 30th, 2020 4m 48s

You want to prevent catastrophe, eh?Well, engineers, do FMEA.This is Episode 86 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.

acetal

Feb 26th, 2020 3m 25s

Engineers take a ton of tests. They're thinking: Can I pass it all? They do, and they build tons of things, and some are made of acetal.This is Episode 85 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny word

resonance

Feb 18th, 2020 4m 47s

If you can't decide, and you're on the fence, get knocked right off, by some resonance.This is Episode 84 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering discipli

potentiometer

Feb 11th, 2020 4m 59s

Ah, potentiometers. So much potential use, right? This is Episode 83 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engineering disciplines.*Note: To be more specific, curre

sontimeter / centimeter

Feb 7th, 2020 6m 10s

If your client calls a centimeter a "sontimeter," I'll assume they're medical and you've got a leader.This is Episode 82 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny words and phrases used in various engin