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Jul
29

Aluminum Levels in Vaccines Relative to the Environment

Recently, a reader asked for a discussion on the amount of Aluminum present in vaccines. The reader was concerned regarding
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Jul
29

Design for Manufacturing: Oversizing Clearances for Large Cutters

This article examines why you should preferentially design parts for large cutter use. Cutter size is determined by both the
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Jul
29

How do I plot a sinusoidal equation with MATLAB?

You've seen pretty graphs everywhere. Maybe you wonder how to make them. Maybe you're just stuck
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Jul
29
How do I solve equations in MATLAB?

How do I solve equations in MATLAB?

If you're like me, you one day awoke to discover that you were expected to know how to
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Jul
29
Direct Metal Laser Sintering

Direct Metal Laser Sintering

In direct metal laser sintering, metal powder is placed on a print bed by an automatic powder-layering blade. This blade
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Jul
29

Design for Manufacturing: Sheet Metal Bending

The field of Design for Manufacturing provides a lot of excellent tips on how to drive down tooling costs in
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Jul
29

Surface-Based Modeling in CAD

At some point, CAD designers transition from solid modeling to surface-based modeling. This requires a greater understanding of modeling compared
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Jul
29

Design for Manufacturing: Special Clearances

This article discusses cutter clearance in milling operations focusing on shoulders, flanges, and near the parting lines. Cutter placement is
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Jul
29

How Could Climate Change Impact Us?

Recently climate change has been in the news. While some people still deny that man-made climate change is happening, most
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Jul
29
Hack the Box (HtB) Walkthrough: Blue (with bonus Kali initial setup)

Hack the Box (HtB) Walkthrough: Blue (with bonus Kali initial setup)

Blue is marked as a Windows "Easy"-level machine. Kali Setup For this walkthrough, the attack box is
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