{"id":170870,"date":"2022-04-04T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/practiceppeexams.ca\/?p=170870"},"modified":"2022-04-06T12:27:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T16:27:44","slug":"engineering-newsletter-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/practiceppeexams.ca\/blog\/engineering-newsletter-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Newsletter – April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Here is your monthly dose of my Canadian engineering news created for licensed and aspiring engineers, geoscientists and technicians in Canada.<\/p>\n\t\t\tEngineers Making Headlines<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t Emerge Home<\/a> is a virtual reality device that doesn’t involved handheld devices and instead, allows you to physically feel what you see through your headset using ultrasound technology.<\/p>\n A team from London have created the Invisibility Shield<\/a>, which stop things behind it from being visible by redirecting light, without a power source.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Uniek<\/a> is a portable pottery machine that makes the craft more doable in different spaces, eliminating the need for large equipment or a studio space.<\/p>\n What technology or gadget are you currently enjoying and would recommend to other aspiring and licensed engineers? Let us know in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\tAssociation News <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n Here are the news links to every Canadian Association. If there is anything beyond the standard stuff (elections, new appointments), I’ll try to list them below. The news tends to slow down during certain parts of the year (e.g. Summer, X-Mas).<\/p>\n If you’re job hunting with the goal of landing a work-from-home gig, read this article<\/a> about what you need and what to expect.<\/strong><\/p>\n Head over to our recruitment page<\/strong><\/a> where you can send us your resume and enter our select candidate pool. We’ll get in touch if your resume closely matches one of our client’s open jobs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Search all 300k eng. jobs<\/a> | Use my 3 career hunting tips<\/a> for better success.<\/p>\n Read the Diary of a First-Time On-Call Engineer<\/a> to get a look at what it’s like to take an on-call engineering job.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\tTED Talks<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t How to design mosquitoes out of cities<\/a>: Cameron Webb, a mosquito researcher, talks about the disease risks associated with designing more green spaces in cities and how sustainable design can be done without drawing in dangerous bugs like mosquitos.<\/p>\n Self-assembling robots and the potential of artificial evolution<\/a>: Computer scientist Emma Hart talks about her technology that could one day make an artificial revolution – robots assembling themselves without humans’ help – possible.<\/p>\n\t\t\tQuote To Ponder<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t “The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”<\/p>\n – Thomas Edison<\/p>\n\t Thanks for reading and have a great month!<\/p>\n\n Gavin Simone<\/strong>, P.Eng., PMP, LEED AP<\/p>\n\t 100% privacy, I will never spam you!<\/p>\n\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here is your monthly dose of my Canadian engineering news created for licensed and aspiring engineers, geoscientists and technicians in Canada. Engineers Making Headlines Expand Valentina Contini, a senior engineer for Porsche, is working on designing an electric vehicle for the company and says the pandemic sped up the sustainable movement in the automotive industry. 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