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choose to modify its existing NZ-type engines by reducing the time for the ‘valve closing’ and making changes to the piston in order to alter the compression ratio . Since the ultimate aim of the new system architecture was to improve the fuel efficiency and thus decrease the carbon foot print, detailed attention was given even to the minutest of the sub- system, for example improved piston rings were used to decrease the friction to achieve better efficiency. Understanding that the battery may…

different from all of the previous Silvia models because it featured a 6-speed manual transmission and has an extensive chassis and strengthened suspension because of the large anti-roll bars and strut bracing. In addition, the Spec-R features a similar 4-piston front brake calipers and a larger brake booster. The 6-speed manual transmission resulted in a safer, better track-suited drive in contrast to the media attention the model received. HICAS, which stands for High Capacity Active…

Attention Discussion - Project Group 2 For this week’s discussion the article that stud out to me was Mind Games. The article was about Stanley Johnson a forward from the Detroit Pistons basketball team. One of the examples regarding stimulus was how at the end of last season he sat down with his coach and talked about his goals and the team goals for next season. From talking to the coach Stanley realized how much work the coach put into each season and what he needed to do to improve his…

NBA Trade Rumor: A Possible Team Round Up The trade season mostly happens after December 15, although at some point, there are situations that need to be dealt with. With the recent events, the trade can be seen earlier before the next season starts. The interim head coach of Minnesota Timberwolves, Sam Mitchell, decided to relegate Kevin Martin for the starting shooting guard position and replaced him by Zach LaVine. In the Star Tribune, Martin says, “I came off the bench for a 60-win team and…

In the mid 1800’s the steam engine was one of the greatest feats of mechanical engineering that has contributed to modern technology. Before steam power, people relied on horse or man power to do grunt work. Also, factories were limited to certain locations that had water or wind power. The steam engine has made a huge impact on modern technology and was the catalyst for mass production in the United states. Steam engines were a marvelous piece of engineering during the industrial revolution…

Walter Mitty is getting older, and technology is starting to become too complicated for him. He tells the story of him trying to remove his car’s snow chains. He recalls that he could not take them off correctly and he managed to get them “wound around the axles” (722) and “a young, grinning, garageman” (722) had to do the chore for him. Walter Mitty is getting so old that the simple task of removing tire chains, which only requires a very basic knowledge of technology, is too complicated for…

The world of cars begun a little over a hundred years ago when “Karl Benz put together a small three-wheel car” since then there has been many advancements. Before we get into the types of cars we have to know what a car is. Many of us refer to a car as a grocery getter but actually and simply it’s an energy converter that energy from a gas tank or battery and puts it to use through mechanical energy which then turns into kinetic energy to move the car from A to B. In the world of automobiles,…

Whenever Wing talks, his hands are described to be “the piston rods of his machinery of expression” (8). By comparing Wing’s hands to piston rods, which often move on a structure and is integral to its design, Anderson emphasizes the importance of the hands as a symbol to convey Wing’s emotions through their movement. The word “machinery,” which depicts…

ESPN’s Basketball Power Index gives the Golden State Warriors a 75 percent chance to win the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers in a championship rematch. In this year’s postseason, the Warriors won back-to-back series in five games over the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers. However, Golden State is coming off a tough, physical series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which took the Warriors to seven games before Golden State advanced to face the Cavs. At times, the Warriors…

I have invented many things throughout my life. Lot of them, indeed. I have worked for many years as a software expert devoted to research and development. Among other things, I have invented cryptographic systems, videogames, interfaces between different computer technologies... but none of those things are really important to me. If I had not studied biochemistry but engineering instead, right now I would like to be constructing walking machines, a passion that has accompanied me since I was…