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Fusion Takes a Giant Step Forward
A recent ASME SmartBrief article highlighted a TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talk presentation by Physicist Tammy Ma of the LLNL (Lawrence Livermore National Lab). The article stated that the lab’s latest efforts are to bring fusion power to the commercial power grid. As Ma told the audience, “When we make fusion energy a reality, energy […]
PE EXAM TIP – Make the Reference Handbook Your Own
Mechanical Engineers, for better or worse, the NCEES Reference Handbook will be your only reference during the PE Exam, so becoming as familiar as possible with what is in it and how to find what you need should be top priority. You don’t need to know where everything is, but you should be very familiar […]
With DTC, Perseverance Can Pay Off!
While there are plenty of people who pass the PE Exam on the first try, there are quite a few who don’t. We have lots of folks who come to DTC after trying to study on their own or taking review courses from other sources, and we have helped many of them pass on their […]
International Women In Engineering Day
Hedy Lamarr is often remembered for her roles in classic Hollywood films. But did you know – she was a brilliant innovator, who leveraged her knowledge of radio systems to devise a frequency-hopping communication system that enhances the reliability, security, and efficiency of wireless communication? It went on to be a crucial foundation for modern […]
Generating Water and Cooling from Thin Air
Over the next 30 years, the greenhouse gases produced to provide air conditioning to more of the world will increase by a factor of five. Potable water will also become increasingly more difficult to find. What if these two problems could be paired together to provide a solution? Scientists are developing a new type of […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Dr. Tom Does a Sterling Job”
“If it wasn’t for Dr Tom’s encouraging and clarifying teaching style, I doubt I’d ever have the courage take on the Thermal and Fluids Systems PE exam. In fact, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer were the areas in which I was struggling the most in college, some twenty years ago. Dr Tom’s course made these ‘difficult’ […]
A New Way to Cool Efficiently – Electrocaloric Effect
Electrocaloric cooling is not exactly new, it has been around for a while now, but new materials make this a potential industry changing technology. Electrocaloric cooling is cooling accomplished by putting certain materials in an electric field (applying a Voltage). The materials naturally move heat energy from one side to the other. That creates a […]
“DTC Is Worth Its Weight in Gold!”
At Dr. Tom’s Classroom, we have worked hard to make our courses the absolute best preparation for the Mechanical PE Exams. We strive to keep our courses as affordable as possible. We know that purchasing a PE Exam prep course is a major investment, and we want to make sure that your investment pays off […]
