http://www.measurementblog.com Measurement devices, measurement education & measuring Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:55:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2652 http://www.measurementblog.com/website/educating-the-isa/ http://www.measurementblog.com/website/educating-the-isa/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:51:45 +0000 Ray http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=443 Southampton PA, USA –  Some of you know me personally and know that I have been reasonably active in the ISA (the International Society of Automation nee the Instrument Society of America) for many years. So many years, in fact that I managed to qualify as a Life Member a few years ago (That means [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/website/educating-the-isa/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/kahn-academy-wow/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/kahn-academy-wow/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:45:28 +0000 Ray http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=427 Just learned about Kahn Academy from an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning, June 28,2010. Good thing I read the newspapers once in a while. Seems like Sal Kahn has been helping students and astounding people worldwide on the Web for a few years and we almost missed it! Check the following list of [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/kahn-academy-wow/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/website/measuring-impact-of-bp-spill-oil-loss/ http://www.measurementblog.com/website/measuring-impact-of-bp-spill-oil-loss/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:29:22 +0000 Ray http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=421 A University of Delaware Professor’s Comparison: How Does it Affect the Rest of the USA? Professor James J. Corbett works on energy and environmental solutions for transportation in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at the University of Delaware. You can view the video on YouTube.com, if you wish, at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=48jS2kZvsEw Visit the UD [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/website/measuring-impact-of-bp-spill-oil-loss/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/google-earthna-marine-ecosystems-fly-over/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/google-earthna-marine-ecosystems-fly-over/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:23:53 +0000 Ray http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=416 CECweb — — Virtual fly-over using the CEC’s North American Environmental Atlas ( www.cec.org/atlas ) through ecoregions (level l-lll), priority conservation areas, marine protected areas and habitat maps of marine species of common conservation concern. Category: Nonprofits & Activism Tags: Another interactive map web resource has been launched by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/google-earthna-marine-ecosystems-fly-over/feed/ 3 http://www.measurementblog.com/website/gulf-oil-spill-forecasts-actual/ http://www.measurementblog.com/website/gulf-oil-spill-forecasts-actual/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:42:14 +0000 Ray http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=407 Since the Gulf Oil Spill began nearly two months ago there has been an information overload in ever media outlet, including the web. The US Government Agencies responsible for different aspects of the spill have been hard at work using their resources to aid in understanding what’s going on and what is likely to occur [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/website/gulf-oil-spill-forecasts-actual/feed/ 2 http://www.measurementblog.com/uncategorized/lecture-1-introduction-to-industrial-instrumentation/ http://www.measurementblog.com/uncategorized/lecture-1-introduction-to-industrial-instrumentation/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 14:49:02 +0000 Ray http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=353 Lecture Series on Industrial Instrumentation by Prof.Alok Barua, Department of Electrical Engineering,IIT Kharagpur. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in Static Characteristics of instrumentation, importance of instrumentation in industrial processes Prof. Alok Barua Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302, West Bengal Email : alok@ee.iitkgp.ernet.in Telephone : (91-3222) 283 032 (Office) [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/uncategorized/lecture-1-introduction-to-industrial-instrumentation/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/thenew-nist-handbook-of-mathematical-functions/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/thenew-nist-handbook-of-mathematical-functions/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 16:23:48 +0000 Ray http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=378 A recent announcement by the folks at NIST brought back visions of dancing Spherical Bessel Functions and reminded me of my early days in advanced math & physics. I was so strongly impressed with the 1964 version of the original Abramowitz & Stegun that I bought a copy as soon as I could afford one [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/thenew-nist-handbook-of-mathematical-functions/feed/ 1 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/virtual-sensors-the-energy-meter/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/virtual-sensors-the-energy-meter/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:19:55 +0000 Ray http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=371 Virtual sensors is a video tutorial covering the setup of AKCP’s energy meter within the web interface of the virtual sensors section. It is part of their extensive line of SNMP* products. AKCP:”Virtual sensors. The energy meter“ AKCP offers an extensive set of free E-learning videos about their products and the uses of them at: [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/virtual-sensors-the-energy-meter/feed/ 0 http://www.measurementblog.com/website/smashing-things-too-tiny-to-see/ http://www.measurementblog.com/website/smashing-things-too-tiny-to-see/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:57:48 +0000 Ray http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=373 Everything you ever wanted to know about particle smashers (but were afraid to ask) By John Timmer on arstechnia.com is a gem, in MHO, well worth reading to get an overview of the “business” and science involved in Particle Physics. Visit to learn a thing or three at: arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/03/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-particle-smashers.ars It covers such topics as “Why [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/website/smashing-things-too-tiny-to-see/feed/ 1 http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/the-thermal-flow-measuring-principle/ http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/the-thermal-flow-measuring-principle/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:07:23 +0000 Ray http://www.measurementblog.com/?p=322 One my major consistent interests in 30+ years of experience in Industry & Science has been education on measurement devices and their uses. Many engineers & scientists have limited resources in the area of measurement. Most are concerned with getting a process running and under control. Now the Web and its many educational and training [...]]]> http://www.measurementblog.com/resource/the-thermal-flow-measuring-principle/feed/ 0