Author Archives: David Russell Schilling

About David Russell Schilling

David enjoys writing about high technology and its potential to make life better for all who inhabit planet earth.

Planning & Forging Modern New York City

According to John Crowley, writing in the Boston Review “Inside Every Utopia is a Dystopia,” modernist utopian expectations of the mid-20th century ran into the realities of a fast-paced industrializing society led by Alexander Graham…

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Engineering Ethics More Important Than Ever

According to “The Ethics of Invention: Technology and the Human Future,” technology now rules human beings as much, or more than laws do. It used to be that humans followed laws but today technology is…

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Can Coastal Engineering Protect Seaside Communities from Flooding & Erosion?

Coastal engineering considers wave mechanics and coastal processes and usually requires a background in math and fluid mechanics with specializations in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and more. Coastal engineering employees use different analysis techniques to help…

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Structural Analysis & Design of Tall & Supertall Buidlings

Over the decades, tall and supertall buildings have been somewhat of a testing ground in which significant modern architectural design advances have proven themselves. Tall buildings require significantly more initial design, planning, and programming and…

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Welcome to the Golden Age of Power Electronics

It has been widely reported that current energy systems include bulky power electronic switches that are not very efficient. According to Wikipedia, power electronics “is the application of solid-state electronics for the control and conversion…

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Powering 10 Million Homes Using Innovative Power and Energy Engineering

The IEEE Power and Energy Society is a scientific and engineering organization focused on electric power and energy engineering and its advancement. The Society concerns itself with energy conversion, power delivery, power systems, industry applications,…

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Engineering Education in the Globalized 21st Century

According to engineering experts, it will be critical for technology and engineering education programs to be available as early as the middle school and high school years so that students can experience a hands-on learning…

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Hydroelectric Dam Building Is a Very Complicated Business

80 Million People Displaced by Hydroelectric Dams According to International Rivers, large dams are 50 feet (15m) tall or taller which is taller than a four-story building. There are currently more than 57,000 large dams…

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Shale Oil Reducing US Oil Imports by $75 Billion Per Year

Global Oil & Gas Flows Have Changed Dramatically Plentiful oil and gas resources in the Middle East has led to a number of geopolitical consequences that have played out over decades. The rise of OPEC…

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Thin-Film Solar Cells Cheaper & 100 Times Thinner

When we normally think of solar cells, they are usually installed on a flat glass surface and backed by a panel which is at least several inches thick. But new materials breakthroughs are allowing significant…

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Author Archives: David Russell Schilling

About David Russell Schilling

Planning & Forging Modern New York City

Engineering Ethics More Important Than Ever

Can Coastal Engineering Protect Seaside Communities from Flooding & Erosion?

Structural Analysis & Design of Tall & Supertall Buidlings

Welcome to the Golden Age of Power Electronics

Powering 10 Million Homes Using Innovative Power and Energy Engineering

Engineering Education in the Globalized 21st Century

Hydroelectric Dam Building Is a Very Complicated Business

Shale Oil Reducing US Oil Imports by $75 Billion Per Year

Thin-Film Solar Cells Cheaper & 100 Times Thinner

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