Engineering Design

What if the next big drug was you? Lucid is that next big drug. It gives its user the ability to sense and control other people’s bodies. Scientists and drug dealers seek its power. There’s just one catch. This drug can’t be made in a lab, only by the rare person’s body. Raleigh is an anomaly who makes an extraordinary amount of Lucid. Now she’s being hunted for the drug in her veins. She finds an unlikely ally in a boy named Rho, who also makes the drug, but he isn’t what he seems. His origins are unusual and his past tainted.

Designing Your Website to Use Less Energy explores simple changes you can make to your website that will cause it to use less energy. We don't often think about the amount of power being used to surf the Internet, but it's quite a lot. If all websites were designed to use less energy, we could save a lot of energy.

Explore some of the world's most extraordinary bridges. This encyclopedia showcases centuries of engineering brilliance and architectural vision, presenting an intimate look at the structures that connect our cities and define our skylines. The comprehensive volume features over 50 remarkable bridges spanning six continents, examining each through the lens of both history and innovation. Rich with detailed architectural drawings, the book illuminates the physical grandeur of these crossings and their profound impact on the communities they serve. These pages tell the stories of visionaries ...

After smartphones, smart TVs, smart windows, and other smart products on the horizon, smart cities were the next logical step in trying to create a better, brighter, more sustainable, and economically sound future. A relatively new term, smart cities conjures images of a cooperative, wired, prosperous utopia where citizens of all classes achieve a high quality of life. In this audiobook, we look at the qualities needed for future cities to survive and thrive.

Already technology enables parents to select some genetic traits for their children, and soon it will be possible to begin to shape ourselves as a species. Countering loud cries of alarm, bioethics expert Ronald Green explains why our fears about genetic engineering are overblown and how we can move forward responsibly to create a better future.

Software Defined Networking (SDN) is not a revolutionary new technology. Instead, it is better to think of this as being a new way of organizing computer network functionality. SDN allows the network to be virtualized. That's where the real power of SDN comes from, and that's what we'll be exploring in this book.

One of the greatest adventures in the future of humanity will be to construct, work, and live in space-based structures. In this audiobook, we look at the history of ideas for living in space, proposed space colony designs, and technology. The details of current life-support technology on the International Space Station are reviewed, as well as what technologies will be required for the development of large-scale space colonies and other things in terms of financing and materials.

Many people assert that all of reality, including life, has simply emerged as a result of natural law and circumstance. How credible is that assumption? This audiobook provides a clinician’s perspective on the evidence for design in living things. Hear about the critical processes that must be successfully navigated at the time of birth for every individual to have any prospect of survival. Beyond that, think about thinking itself. This book is a powerful challenge to the belief that the universe, life, and conscious experience can result only from unguided, natural processes.

In my book, Engineered to Make a Difference, I share how God took me from being a hardheaded kid on the streets of the Congo with no future to the person I am today. Becoming an engineer was just a way for God to reveal to me my true identity in Him and provide all the answers to my questions. As an average engineer, my job is to design every system with a specific purpose in mind and guarantee success for my clients. My own story made me realize that God is the best designer and the Ultimate Engineer.

Since 2010, it has been possible to determine a person's genetic makeup in a matter of days at an accessible cost for many millions of people. Along with this technological breakthrough there has emerged a movement to use this information to help prospective parents "eliminate preventable genetic disease". As the prospect of systematically excluding the appearance of unwanted mutations in our children comes within reach, David B. Goldstein examines the possible consequences from these types of choices.

This audiobook is a complete guide to UX design for beginners. It is very suitable for UX project management. You learn the essential methods of each step (strategy, discovery, ideation, iteration). The book develops techniques and concepts to know: research techniques, sorting cards, personas, experience maps, brainstorming, and tests. The book is clear and well-organized.

Within this audiobook, you'll uncover the surprising capacity of home AC units to generate water alongside the impressive output of commercial AC systems daily and even hourly. Additionally, you'll gain insight into the distressing waste of millions of gallons of water in states facing severe shortages: California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada.

In a world rife with rapidly changing social and technological change, it’s far too easy to lose sight of the foundations of design thinking that led us to success. With standardization beginning to show its weaknesses and a growing demand for more human-focused design, how can you challenge the status quo and create a robust and flexible design identity suited for the modern world? And how can you design products that build connections with consumers and influence society?

In today's fast-paced, competitive business environment, organizations must constantly adapt and evolve to stay ahead. Performance Engineering: Designing the Ultimate Success Roadmap is a comprehensive guide that provides listeners with the knowledge and tools necessary to engineer high-performance organizations.

In Responsive Web Design Overview For Beginners, you'll get an overview of what to expect when building a responsive website.

Installing the off-grid solar-powered system is no rocket science. In this book, you will find out how to get the off-grid solar-power system installed on your vans, RV, boats, and other mobile homes for camping. Taking a tour in a van is one beautiful experience, but powering them with a solar-powered system makes the trip or camping exciting. The absence of noise and efficiency of renewable energy is one major attraction to mobile solar systems. You don’t want the noise or pollution associated with generators to mess up your camping experience.

Welcome to the world of transportation innovation! In this book, we will explore a visionary concept that has the potential to revolutionize the way we commute and travel in the 21st century. Imagine a transportation system that is not only cost-effective but also highly versatile, capable of seamlessly integrating into our cities and serving as a backbone for high-speed rail projects across the United States. This is where the concept of the future guideway system comes into play.

In this book, we will venture into the realm of the possible, exploring the forefront of technology and its trajectories. We will celebrate the leaps from the realm of science fiction into reality, and we will dare to dream even further. Glimpse into the future roadmap for the next great epoch of humanity.

Land that job! An in-depth overview of system design and how to prepare for your interview. When it comes to answering system design questions, many of us don't know where to start. We don't have the logic and knowledge to effectively communicate back a reply that impresses the interviewer. System Design Interview: A Strategic Guide for a Successful Interview is an easy-to-understand, step-by-step book that provides clarity on how to prepare and respond to questions in an interview.

Der perfekte Mensch ist zum Greifen nahe – aber alles hat seinen Preis. Veit steht auf der Gewinnerseite des Lebens. Gerade hat er seinen Traumjob in einer Wunschkindpraxis erhalten und freut sich darauf, die Babys seiner zukünftigen Kunden zu designen. Genetikingenieure wie er sollen die Menschheit in eine glänzende Zukunft führen, in der Krankheiten und Leid der Vergangenheit angehören. Philine hingegen zählt zu jenen Menschen, deren Eltern sich keine genetischen Verbesserungen für ihre Kinder leisten konnten.