Category Archives: Engineering

Pocket Prototyping

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Dear Engineering Stories followers, It has been a great #engineering#career so far including my #coaching of about 20 teams in 20 years at the local university. I’ve noticed a few things over the years that could help newer engineers be more successful, and I … Continue reading →

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#EngineerClips – “Power Ski” – March 18, 2022

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

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Rescue on Angel’s Landing – a near future fictional story by Ken Hardman

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

exploring heavy-lift drones, semi-autonomous control, bio-medical engineering, materials science, robotics, smartphone technology, tactile sensing, anatomical recognition, noise suppression, emergency 3D printing, inflight drone re-fueling, drone swarm weather sensing, power regeneration, and animal voice recognition. STEM Magazine, February 2022, page 28 … Continue reading →

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#EngineerClips – “Drawn to Write” – by Ken Hardman (Feb. 27, 2022)

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

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#EngineerClips – ‘Elevator App’ by Ken Hardman

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

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#EngineerClips – “High-Speed Chairs”

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

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Polaris Station – Novelette Conclusion

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

(Continued from Part 10) “I, I’ll try, but Kendall.” Katya said. Kendall could hear the fear in her voice. “Dmitry,” Kendall said. “Do the best you can from the Quad, son.” He and A4 had a terrifying view of the … Continue reading →

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Polaris Station – Novelette Part 2

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

(Continued from Part 1) Katya’s eyes narrowed, her head tilted down. “As stated in the presentation, it would be a fraction of the cost of what we would lose in productivity due to a day’s loss of the internet.” Kendall … Continue reading →

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Polaris Station – Novelette Part 1

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Kendall Parker retreated from the podium, conceding the remainder of the speech to his colleague at the 2027 International Space Environments Conference. He sat down, silent, probing each face in the audience, desperate to know their reaction, anxious for Katya … Continue reading →

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A Continuous Ring of 175,955 Satellites

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Kenneth Richard Hardman

Just after sunset, Kendall and Katya took a walk up their favorite canyon, their last opportunity for two years. “Can you believe we’ve come this far,” Kendall thought back to their graduate days. “To think that the research of two … Continue reading →

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