An Engineering Mind Takes on CERN

News about the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) dominated radio and television coverage last week when the world’s largest machine and most powerful atom-smasher went live, an event scientists worldwide have dreamed about for 20 years.  This multibillion-dollar project, which attempts to re-enact the Big Bang, has been something I’ve been following very closely the [...]

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Engineering TV: NI LabVIEW Nintendo Power Pad

Miss the old-school Nintendo Power Pad? I know I do. While I’m addicted to my Wii, there is something still so magical about old-school games like Track & Field.
This week, I was featured on an episode of Engineering TV, an online video program focused on technical B2B engineering topics. This great video [...]

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What’s the Size of Your Digital Footprint?

Overview
Currently, research company IDC estimates that the digital universe is 281 billion GB in size and continuing to grow beyond the current storage capacity due to the advancements in things like RFID, sensor networks, and Internet in emerging countries. To put this into perspective, CNN reported in this video that there is enough digital information [...]

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Are Boys Better Than Girls in Math?

As a kid, I was never good at math. Yet, now I find myself working for high-tech company National Instruments surrounded by enginerds.  I wish I knew then what I know now – Girls can be good at math.
This week, researchers at the University of Wisconsin and UC Berkeley reported in the journal Science [...]

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Germans Hot for the Hoff — Another Reason National Instruments Made the Fortune List in 2008

Prior to starting at National Instruments in 2004, I heard the “hype” about it being a Great Place to Work. Coming from an award-winning communications firm, I was skeptical that this company would match my expectations. However, I proud to say that I’ve drank the NI “kool-aid.” How can you not with fun events like [...]

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