Desk 02 — 18 stories
The latest trends in engineering technology and design.
2019—2022
Facial recognition technology has helped the world in many ways, from recognizing criminals to the detection of the blood pressure and pain levels from the patient’s face. There are, however, some ethical issues and…
Aimal Khan/27 Feb 2022/6 min read
An important factor while buying solar panels is to consider the different types of solar panels and choose the one that better suits your needs. All other factors such as installation costs and efficiency depend on…
Aimal Khan/05 Jan 2022/9 min read
We all know that our mobile devices and gadgets are essential parts of our daily lives. But what happens when you’re out and about, and your phone or tablet is running low on battery power? Power banks can be a…
Aimal Khan/28 Sept 2021/10 min read
Solar panels produce power only when the sun is shining. So if solar panels generate energy only during sunny days, how can you use solar energy at night or on cloudy days when the sun isn’t shining? This is where…
Aimal Khan/14 Sept 2021/12 min read
The word ‘Drone‘ is most of the time used interchangeably with quadcopter or UAV (Unmanned Ariel Vehicles). These vehicles are used in situations where manned flight is dangerous or too risky. Drones come in a…
Aimal Khan/31 Aug 2021/10 min read
Modern technology has radically transformed nearly every industry, and architecture is no exception. The steady stream of innovative software solutions over the past two decades has opened up a whole world of…
Engineering Passion/20 May 2021/8 min read
Humans have long been fascinated by how far machines can take us. In 1950, Alan Turing posed a question in his paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence.” He asked if machines could think. If a computer could…
Aimal Khan/21 Jan 2021/10 min read
Imagine earning your engineering degree in 50 minutes? Or flying from New York to Las Angles in 0.5 seconds? Sandia National Laboratories has developed a new machine-learning algorithm capable of performing…
Aimal Khan/13 Jan 2021/3 min read
If you’re an engineer or just curious about IoT, want to create a smart home project, or want to design a smart system, then you’ll love these IoT development boards. An Internet of Things development board (or just…
Aimal Khan/19 Nov 2020/12 min read
Pyrexia – the medical terminology for an elevated body temperature – is one of the key symptoms of Covid-19. In the wake of the current pandemic, there’s been much speculation as to the accuracy of thermal imaging…
Aimal Khan/09 Oct 2020/3 min read
Living in this advanced technology era, man has made everything almost possible. Yet transportation technology hasn’t changed much in recent years. Roads are still being built for cars, rail tracks for railway…
Aimal Khan/06 Aug 2020/6 min read
Google AI Lab’s researchers are developing a robot that can replicate the agile behavior of a real dog. The team of researchers are now seeing results in their effort to develop a quadruped dog-like robot which…
Aimal Khan/07 Apr 2020/2 min read
Our team at Engineering Passion has researched solar design software tools that are both free and open-source that can be used to design and simulate residential and commercial solar power systems. While there are…
Aimal Khan/10 Dec 2019/13 min read
CAD software is an important tool for professional architects, engineers, animators, and graphic designers. With the proliferation of open-source projects, free CAD software and 3D graphics tools are in many cases no…
Aimal Khan/12 Nov 2019/4 min read
Digital twins are virtual replicas of living and non-living objects that data scientists and IT pros can use to run simulations for testing purposes before real objects are built and deployed. They are also altering…
Aimal Khan/30 Oct 2019/4 min read
The rapid development of technology has revolutionized almost all aspects of our lives. To move forward we should harness the power of technology and computerized equipment to build the grid of the future, one that…
Aimal Khan/21 Oct 2019/3 min read
Digital transformation is the integration of digital technology into all areas of society, fundamentally changing how society operates and delivers value to its residents. For instance, digital transformation in…
Aimal Khan/28 Sept 2019/3 min read
A new technique for measuring the speed and distance of indoor movement using WIO in real-time has been developed by a group of researchers from North Carolina State University. This new technique will help the…
Aimal Khan/10 Sept 2019/2 min read
