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Energy: Can the US Make its Power Grid Resilient?

By Dick Weisinger

The blistering heat wave from the Summer of 2021 has shown that climate change is happening at a rapid pace. The heat wreaked has wreaked havoc on the nation’s power grid. High temperatures make elements of the grid fail or…

Records Management: NARA Moves Closer towards All-electronic Records Management

By Dick Weisinger

The US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is moving the federal government closer to using a centralized electronic records archive (ERA) system. NARA’s ERA 2.0 is their next-generation cloud-based archival system. The ERA Digital Object Repository (DOR) will maintain…

Robot Swarms: Incredible Potential for Both Good and Bad

By Dick Weisinger

A robot swarm is a collection of similar robots where each is autonomous but also able to coordinate their movement and activities with the entire group. Typically a single robot in the swarm will be equipped with environment sensors like…

Security and Privacy: Often the Distinction Between the Two Isn’t Understood

By Dick Weisinger

Security and Privacy are two areas that people have strong opinions about, but often there are misunderstandings about the distinction between the two. A study from Carnegie Mellon found that people often think that improved privacy controls means that their…

Engineering and Ethics: Honest Designs for Safety and Good Health

By Dick Weisinger

The National Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics states: “As members of this profession, engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity… The services provided by engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must…