AI in Manufacturing
Custom image created by Perplexity AI AI in Manufacturing AI in Our World Series I was never directly involved in manufacturing during my IBM career, but when I was VP of Operations for the Industrial Division, I saw a constant evolution in manufacturing. That was 30 years ago. I am sure things have continued to […]
Solar
s Solar For as long as I can remember, I have believed the sun would ultimately be our main source of power. The sun is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, roughly 4.6 billion years old, which generates energy through nuclear fusion, a science which has attracted billions of dollars for research to reproduce […]
Why Is It So Hot? The Science Behind the Heat
Why Is It So Hot? The Science Behind the Heat This week, much of the eastern United States, including where I live in Danbury, CT, experienced a historic heat wave, with temperatures soaring near or above 100°F and breaking records in major cities like Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. To make matters worse, we had […]
Magnets
Magnets Ever since kindergarten, I can remember magnets. It was fascinating to see them repel or attract another magnet. Even just recently when attending a conference, I was given a name badge with a pair of magnets on the back. I simply removed the one magnet and put it inside my shirt. The badge adhered […]
International Space Station
The International Space Station has been up there for 25 years and has conducted 4,000 experiments.