5 New Applications for Drones

5 New Applications for Drones 5 New Applications for Drones Look, up in the sky Its neither a bird nor a plane, its a drone and its heading rapidly your way. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their Earth-bound driverless counterparts are fast becoming ubiquitous as the technology gets smarter, safer, and less expensive. Early-adopting technology geeks are not the only driver of the multinational UAV markets rapid growth. According to research firm MarketsandMarkets, annual sales will soar by 32% over the next five years to $5.59 1000 milliarden by 2020. Novel, high-end applications for drones and other driverless vehicles in law enforcement, the military, precision agriculture, and retail are flourishing in addition to an enthusiastic base of mainstream consumers eager for drones to do their bidding.As drone technology advances, engineers are pushing its boundaries to explore unconventional, even slightly weird, applications for drones. Below are five examples from the extreme edge of the drone zone.DRU, an autonomous pizza delivery vehicle. Image Dominos Robotic UnitPies in the SkyWhen youre expected to deliver a million pizzas a day in 30 minutes or less, youre always on the lookout for more efficient ways to do it. Dominos, the nations largest dough-thrower, has been testing high-tech delivery ordnungsprinzips for years, including driverless technologies that so far have delivered more publicity than pizza. But the global chains investment in automation is part of a long-term strategy for growth within the tight profit margins of the fast food industry. The chains United Kingdom operation has explored several creative approaches to delivery automation often taking playful license with the Dominos brand. The remote-controlled DomiCopter, for example, buzzes above congested city streets with a payload of thermally insulated pizzas dangling from a clawlike apparatus underneath. The British division has also rolled out a self-driving two-wheeler it calls the Domi-No-Driver as a delivery option for customers ordering through the companys website or mobile app. The LIDAR-guided cycle is equipped with an on-board warming oven which, according to Phil Zorra, director of the firms Redevelopment and New Knolwedge unit, can carry four times as many pizzas as the chains comparable people-powered vehicles. One of the companys latest delivery automation projects, the Dominos Robotic Unit (DRU), was developed in Australia in collaboration with Marathon Robotics, a maker of autonomous robotic targets for the defense industry. The 450-lb test vehicle reportedly tops out at about 12 miles per hour and has been approved for limited use on certain pathways and roads in the targeted test area.The FAROS can endure the heat of over 1,000 Celsius from butane gas and ethanol aerosol flames for over one minute. Image KAISTSuper ScoutEngineers at South Koreas Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have endowed their newest search and rescue drone with a suite of super powers on par with any found in the mighty Marvel Universe. Designed to aid firefighters responding to emergencies in high-rise buildings, the versatile robot flies, sticks to walls, sees in the dark, and is impervious to fire. Codenamed FAROS (Fireproof Aerial Robot System), its a quadcopter with a 2-D laser scanner, altimeter, and Inertia Measurement Unit that allows it to land on, cling to, and crawl on the vertical surface of walls. A thermal imaging camera and namen processing software on board equips FAROS to find people in need of rescue, locate the origin of the fire, inspect the building for structural damage, and send real-time data to firefighters below. The primary improvement over the teams previous wall-climbing drone is heightened resistance to fire, heat, and smoke. Researchers said the body is clad in a layer of aramid fibers, which fends off the effects of flames and protects sensitive internal mechanical and electronic components in a buffer of thermoelectrically cooled air.Drone WarsIn a breakthrough pitting one of the newest forms of mechanized combat against one of the oldest, a Russian arms maker recently unveiled a new arsenal of UAV-mounted anti-tank weaponry. At this years Russian Armed Forces Robotics conference, state-owned United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) introduced a multicopter UAV bedecked with cameras and a shoulder-launched rocket system of the caliber used against armored vehicles. UAV-launched rockets have many potential advantages over human-fired weapons they can get closer to a target and attack it from any direction. The announcement captured the attention of defense industry observers, who analyzed a brief Ministry of Defense video for clues to the systems capabilities. According to industry publication IHS Janes the drone is likely fitted with an RPG-26 Aglen anti-tank weapon, which in conventional use fires 72.5 mm rockets that can pierce 400-mm-thick armor from a distance of 2 50 m. The airborne bazooka is part of a new multicopter attack system for synchronized battlefield surveillance, artillery spotting, reconnaissance, cargo delivery, and assault.Skye, the aerial blimp-drone is lifted by heliumgas and powered by electrical motors. Image AEROTAINSoft SellFew icons of advertising have reached the heights of the venerable Goodyear Blimp. As the go-to source for aerial broadcasting, the blimp silently touts the tire brand during Americas most-watched sporting events. Can drone technology be adapted to harness that same crowd-friendly star power and bring it within closer proximity to consumers? Thats what aerospace start-up Aerotain hopes to learn from Skye, a novel UAV that integrates quadcopter-like maneuverability into an energy efficient structure that brings the blimp concept down to human eye level. Conventional UAVs with exposed rotating blades create a safety hazard in the event of an unexpected loss of altitude over a crowd. Skye, however, is a h elium-filled sphere 10 ft in diameter not exactly dainty but soft and benign enough to pose no threat to spectators below should its electronics systems fail, developers said. The blimp can be configured to haul heavy objects like cameras about a sporting event, or be customized to carry advertising messages. The control and navigation system can be programmed to spin, roll, or pull off other aerial stunts requiring a full range of motion.StarChip TroopersBeyond doubt, the farthest-out drone concept yet is inspired by the mind of Stephen Hawking, the celebrity cosmologist, who says its time for Earthlings to reach for the stars in the search for alien life. The star in question is Centauri our nearest neighboring star system and Hawkings interstellar transit plan calls for a light-propelled nanoprobe that flies 1,000 faster than todays rockets. Dubbed Breakthrough Starshot, its part of the privately funded Breakthrough Initiatives program established by Russian Internet investor Yuri Milner to accelerate the exploration of the known universe. He hopes to focus the planets sharpest minds and deepest pockets on the effort, with guidance from Hawking and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Ultimately reaching the star system could take tens of billions of dollars and multiple generations, but Milner said the initial $100 million phase could would probably trigger the development of a feasible craft launched during his lifetime. With todays technology, the 25 trillion-mile trip to Alpha Centauri would take 30,000 years. The initiative seeks to reduce the one-way trip to about 20 years. To get there, the team has proposed to design a full array of space probe equipment that fits on a gram-scale wafer about the size of a postage stamp. This so-called StarChip would soar on a set of sails made of an ultra-lightweight metamaterial merely a few hundred atoms thick. A kilowatt-scale light beaming system based at high altitude on the Earths surface would focus lasers on th e light-sensitive sails to push the craft rapidly to its optimum speed. Ultimately the team would like to deploy a fleet of several thousand nanocraft to capture images and data and quite possibly confirming the existence of Earth-like planets that could harbor intelligent life. Earth is a wonderful place, but it might not last forever,Hawking said. Sooner or later, we must look to the stars.Michael MacRae is an independent writer. For Further Discussion As drone technology advances, engineers are pushing its boundaries to explore unconventional, even slightly weird, applications for drones.

The eight things the happiest people do every day

The eight things the happiest people do every dayThe eight things the happiest people do every dayUniversity of California professorSonja Lyubomirskydetails the things research shows the happiest people have in common.ViaThe How of HappinessThey devote a great amount of time to their family and friends, nurturing and enjoying those relationships.They are comfortable expressing gratitude for all they have.They are often the first to offer helping hands to coworkers and passersby.They practice optimism when imagining their futures.They savor lifes pleasures and try to live in the present moment.They make physical exercise a weekly and even daily habit.They are deeply committed to lifelong goals and ambitions (e.g., fighting fraud, building cabinets, or teaching their children their deeply held values).Last but not least, the happiest people do have their share of stresses, crises, and even tragedies. They may become just as distressed and emotional in such circumstances as you or I, bu ttheir secret weapon is the poise and strength they show in coping in the face of challenge.I guess the blog post could end here. Youve got yuranswer. But did you just want trivia? Or do you actuallywant to get happier?The internet has become a firehose of ideas we never implement, tricks we forget to use.Reading a list of things is easy. Implementing them in your life can be hard.But it doesnt have to be. Lets get down to business.Happiness SubscriptionsHeres an interesting fact about happiness frequency beats intensity. Whats that mean?Lots of little good thingsmake you happier than a handful of big things.Research showsthat going to church and exercising both bring people a disproportionate amount of happiness. Why?They give us frequent, regular boosts.Stanford professor Jennifer Aaker says its really that simple the things that make you happy,do them mora often.We have designated work hours. We schedule doctor appointments. Heck, we even schedule hair appointments.We say happine ss is the most important thing but fail to consistentlyinclude it in our calendars.Researchshows 40% of happiness is due to intentional activity.You can change your happiness by up to 40% by what you choose to do every day.And muchof what you do, you do on autopilot. 40% of what you do every day isnt the result ofdecisions, its due tohabits.ViaThe Power of Habit Why We Do What We Do in Life and BusinessOne paper published by a Duke University researcher in 2006 found thatmora than 40 percent of the actions people performed each day werent actual decisions, but habits.See where Im going with this?Happy thingsneed to be a habit. parte of your routine. Part of your schedule.Stop waiting forrandom happy events, you need a happiness subscription.So how do we take that list and make them thingswe actually do every day instead of more forgotten trivia?Lets get started.1) Wake Up And Say ARGEven scientific happiness advice is often corny. Ill say that now so we can get it off the table But it works.And this is why you might want to say ARG when you wake up. Its an acronym that stands forAnticipationRecollectionGratitudeIve written about the importance of amorning ritualand how research shows yourmood in the morningaffects your entire day. So start right.Anticipation is apowerful happiness booster.Its 2for the price of 1 You get the good thing and you get happy in anticipation of the good thing.So think about what youre looking forward to. Got nothing youre looking forward to? Schedule something.Recollectinggreat momentshas a relatedeffect.Memories allow us to relive the good times and kill stress.ViaThe How of HappinessPeople prone to joyful anticipation, skilled at obtaining pleasure from looking forward and imagining future happy events, are especially likely to be optimistic and to experience intense emotions. In contrast, those proficient at reminiscing about the past- looking back on happy times, rekindling joy from happy memories- are best able to buffer stress .Andgratitudeis arguably the king of happiness. Whats the research say? Cant be more clearthan this the more a person is inclined to gratitude, the less likely he or she is to be depressed, anxious, lonely, envious, or neurotic.And the combo often leads tooptimism. Another powerful predictor of happiness.So, corny as it may be, wake up and say ARG And then do a quick bit of anticipation, recollection and gratitude.(For more on optimism clickhere.)All thats fine and dandy.But what do you do once youre out of bed?2) Savor Your Morning CoffeeTake a moment and really enjoy it. Smell it. Taste it. Appreciate it. Corny? Maybe.Butother researchshowssavoring - appreciating the goodmoments - iswhat separates the happiest people from the average Joe.I imagine some of you are saying, Well, I dont drink coffee. And please imagine me saying, Thats not the point.It can beanythingyou do every morning.Andembedding savoring in our little daily rituals is powerful becausestudies show rituals matter. Heres Harvard professorFrancesca GinoYou can think about rituals that you yourself might engage in prior to consumption experiences. What they do,they make us a little bit more mindful about the consumption experience that we are about to have. Because of that, we end up savoring the food or whatever we are drinking more, we enjoy the experience more, and in fact, were also more willing to pay higher prices for whatever it is that we just consumed. Once again,rituals are beneficial in the sense that they create higher levels of enjoymentin the experience that we just had.(For more on how savoring can make you happier clickhere.)So what other habit can we build into our schedule that boosts joy? How about one that can make you as happy as sex does?3) Sweat Your Way To JoyWhen you study people to landsee what makes them happiest you get three answers sex, socializing and exercise.ViaEngineering Happiness A New Approach for Building a Joyful LifeTheir findings confirm what had been fou nd previouslyhappiness is high during sex, exercise, or socializing, or while the mind is focused on the here and now, and low during commuting or while the mind is wandering.People who exercise are, across the board, mentally healthier less depression, anger, stress, and distrust.ViaSpark The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the BrainA massive Dutch study of 19,288 twins and their families published in2006 showed that exercisers are less anxious, less depressed, less neurotic, and also more socially outgoing. A Finnish study of 3,403 people in 1999 showed that those who exercise at least two to three times a week experience significantly less depression, anger, stress, and cynical distrust than those who exercise less or not at all.Dont like exercise?Then youre doing the wrong kind.Running, lifting weights, playing any sport Find something you enjoy that gets you moving.(For more on how sweating can increase smiling - and make you smarter too - clickhere.)Okay, time to h ead to work. Whats the best thing to do when you start the day? Its not about you - but it will make you happier.4) The Five Minute FavorWho lives to a ripe old age? notlage those who get the most help, ironically itsthose who give the most help.ViaThe Longevity Project Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade StudyWe figured that if a Terman participant sincerely felt that he or she had friends and relatives to count on when having a hard time then that person would be healthier. Those who felt very loved and cared for, we predicted, would live the longest. Surprise our prediction welches wrongBeyond social network size, the clearest benefit of social relationships came from helping others. Those who helped their friends and neighbors, advising and caring for others, tended to live to old age.And a great way to do that without taking up too much time isAdam Rifkins 5 Minute FavorEvery day, do something selfless for someone else that takes unde r five minutes. The essence of this thing you do should be that it makes a big difference to the person receiving the gift.Usually these favors take the form of an introduction, reference, feedback, or broadcast on social media.So take five minutes to do something that is minor for you but would provide a big benefit to someone else.Its good karma - and science shows that, in some ways,karma is quite real.Yes, some who do a lot for others get taken advantage of. But as Adam Grant of Wharton has shown,givers also succeed moreThen I looked at the other end of the spectrum and said if Givers are at the bottom,whos at the top? Actually, I was really surprised to discover, its the Givers again.The people who consistently are looking for ways to help others are over-represented not only at the bottom, but also at the top of most success metrics.(For more on the best way to get happier by being a giver, clickhere.)Alright, you have to start work for the day. Ugh. But there are ways that w ork can make you happier too.5) Life Is A Game, And So Is WorkLike the research shows,the happiest people have goals.ViaEngineering Happiness A New Approach for Building a Joyful LifeIn his studies, the psychologist Jonathan Freedman claimed thatpeople with the ability to set objectives for themselves- both short-term and long-term- are happier. The University of Wisconsin neuroscientist Richard Davidson has found that working hard toward a goal and making progress to the point of expecting a goal to be realized dont just activate positive feelings- they also suppress negative emotions such as fear and depression.Many of us feel like work can be boring or annoying but the research shows many of us are actuallyhappier at work than at home. Why?Challenges. And we reach that state of flow only when a challenge presents itself. So how can work make us happier?Three research-backed things to tryTo the degree you can,do things youregood at. Were happier when we exercise our strengths.Make note of your progress.Nothing is more motivating than progress.Make sure to see the results of your work. Thisgives meaningto most any activity.(For more on getting happier by setting goals clickhere.)Enough work. Youve got some free time. But whats thehappiestway to use your free time?6) Friends Get Appointments TooYou havemandatory meetingsin your schedulebut not mandatory time with friends? Absurd.One study says that as much as70% of happiness comes from your relationships with other people.ViaThe 100 Simple Secrets of Happy PeopleContrary to the belief that happiness is hard to explain, or that it depends on having great wealth, researchers have identified the core factors in a happy life. The primary components are number of friends, closeness of friends, closeness of family, and relationships with co-workers and neighbors. Togetherthese features explain about 70 percent of personal happiness. Murray and Peacock 1996Why does church make people so happy? Studies show ithas not hing to do with religion - its about the socializing. Its scheduled friend time.ViaThe Secrets of Happy Families Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much MoreAfter examining studies of more than three thousand adults, Chaeyoon Lin and Robert Putnam found that what religion you practice or however close you feel to God makes no difference in your overall life satisfaction.What matters is the number of friends you have in your religious community. Ten is the magic number if you have that many, youll behappier. Religious people, in other words, are happier because they feel connected to a community of like-minded people.And if you have the cash, pay for dinner with a friend.Money definitely can make you happier - when youspend it on other people.ViaHappy Money The Science of Smarter SpendingBy the end of the day, individuals who spent money on others were measurably happier than those who spent money on themselves - even though there were no differences between the groups at the beginning of the day. And it turns out that the amount of money people found in their envelopes - $5 or $20 - had no effect on their happiness at the end of the day. How people spent the money mattered much more than how much of it they got.Harvard professor and author ofHappy Money The Science of Smarter Spending,Michael Nortonexplains in his TED talk.Dont have the cashfor that? No problem.Take turns paying.Duke professorDan Arielysays this brings more happiness than always paying half.(For more on how to have happy friendships clickhere.)Whats the final thing happy people have in common? They cope with adversity. So what should we do when lifegets tough?7) Find Meaning In Hard TimesResearch shows that a happy life and a meaningful life arenot necessarily the saatkorn thing.Its hard to be happy when tragedy strikes. Butwho lives longer and fares better after problems? Those who find benefitin their struggles.ViaThe How of HappinessFor exam ple, in one study researchers interviewed men who had had heart attacks between the ages of thirty and sixty. Those who perceived benefits in the event seven weeks after it happened- for example, believing that they had grown and matured as a result, or revalued home life, or resolved to create less hectic schedules for themselves- were less likely to have recurrences and more likely to be healthy eight years later. In contrast, those who blamed their heart attacks on other people or on their own emotions (e.g., having been too stressed) were now in poorer health.In many cases, Nietzsche was rightwhat does not kill uscanmakeus stronger.ViaFlourish A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-beingA substantial number of people also show intense depression and anxiety after extreme adversity, often to the level of PTSD, but then they grow. In the long run, they arrive at a higher level of psychological functioning than before In a month, 1,700 people reported at least one of t hese awful events, and they took our well-being tests as well. To our surprise,individuals whod experienced one awful event had more intense strengths (and therefore higher well-being) than individuals who had none. Individuals whod been through two awful events were stronger than individuals who had one, and individuals who had three- raped, tortured, and held captive for example- were stronger than those who had two.So when you face adversity, always ask what you can learn from it.(For more on how tomake your life more meaningful - without terrible tragedy - clickhere.)See that? I took the eight things happy people do and squeezed them into just seven habits. You can thank me later.Now how do we tieall of these happiness boosters together?Sum upIf you want every day to be happier try including these seven things in your scheduleWake Up And Say ARGSavor Your Morning CoffeeSweat Your Way To JoyDo A Five Minute FavorMake Work A GameFriends Get Appointments TooFind Meaning In Hard TimesWere allquick to say happiness is the most important thing and then weschedule everything but the things that make ushappiest.Huh?So whats going to make you happy today? Have you thought about it? Is it on yourcalendar?Reading happiness information is useless trivia unless you use it and you wont use it unless its part of your routine.If happiness is the most important thing then make it the most important thing.Join over 330,000 readers.Get a free weekly update via emailhere.This article first appeared on Barking Up The Wrong Tree.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

Are you ready to ask for what you want

Are you ready to ask for what you wantAre you ready to ask for what you wantSelf-Assessment Quiz True or FalseI know what I need to succeed at my job, from salary to support to scheduling.I am aware of my strengths and weaknesses.I dont let other people make decisions for me without my input.I am confident with speaking up, interacting with higher executives, and tooting my own horn.There is a krallewritten sign on my front door that everyone walking out of the house sees as they open the door to face the world IF YOU DONT ASK, YOU DONT GET. But before you can do that, you need to know what you want and get ready to receive it. Thats why I sure am hoping you answered TRUE to the questions in the self-assessment quiz above.Think about it. When you go to McDonalds, what happens? You ask for what you want. You dont stand at the counter and hope the pimply teenager at the register will decide for you. You cant stand there wishing for extra tarter sauce on your Fish Filet sandwich, not a sk for it, and then be disappointed that you didnt get extra tarter sauce You have to open your mouth, people, and ASK (or point and gesture if youre in a foreign country)Lets look deeper into this analogyYou identified that you wanted a McDonalds Fish Filet.You did the workEarned the money to pay for the fish sandwichFound a way to get to McDonaldsYou ordered once you were in place and ready.You walked away with the fish sandwich.You ate and hopefully enjoyed the fish sandwich.Now, if you hadnt identified and asked for the sandwich, and taken all of the little steps in between to bring it to you (or you to it) before it rested comfortably in your small intestine, would you ever have eaten your beloved Fish Filet? NO My mama used to say, Closed mouths dont get fed. And thats befitting this McDonalds analogy, for sure. But the same goes for what you want in your job, your career, and your lifeIf you want to move up in your job, you gotta decide how to do that. Lets say you decide you want to be a senior manager. Now, you cant sit in strategy meetings, or better yet, yourannual review, and just expect people to read your mind and magically hand you a new business card with Senior Manager printed neatly under your name in Helvetica font You cant even do great work and be content that your boss knows this means you want to be a senior manager. Bosses arent all intuitive like that. You must be vocal, you must be direct, you must bespecific, and most importantly, you must beready and positioned(i.e. deserving) to get that which you ask for.I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the movieLa La Land. I dragged six different people with me on six different occasions to see it while it was in the theater. Ive seen it another three or four times since then. The reason I love the film so much is because its all aboutbeing ready to be found.You scoff at my example, but lets say you got the first step right with ordering your Fish Filet sandwich, but you faltered at Step 2. Even though you had the money, you ended up at mafiatorte Hut because your GPS was wonky. This throws off everything after that. You get to Step 3 and you place your order, but theyre just going to laugh at you at the Pizza Hut counter and maybe call the po-po because you are clearly deranged. Even Jesus didnt try to change pizza into a fish filet sandwich. You can still ask for what you want. But cmon, you didnt even bother to do the basic groundwork. You got the location wrong. You werentREADY.Far too often, when it comes to up-leveling our careers, people want to skip doing the basic work. So be sure that when you ask for what you want, you are indeed READY to be found. Youve been on the job longer than three weeks. (No seriously, I had a new employee ask about her promotion before shed even worked for me for three weeks. Come ON) You have the experience theyre looking for. You have a stellar performance record. You do more than that which is asked of you. You attend conferences or workshops to net work. Youve found a mentor. Youve asked to join in meetings or conference calls that arent necessarily in your wheelhouse or department but give you exposure.Get out there DO and BE so that in three months or six months from now you can confidently ask your boss, Ms. Smith, I want to be the Senior Manager of our department. Would you consider me for this role? I think Ive proven that Im more than ready.Cheryl Grace is the sassy aunt, best friend, and mentor youve always needed in your life. The successful jet-setting, global corporate executive founded the aspirational lifestyle brand Powerful Penny LLC. Her products, workshops and speeches probe, inspire and empower to ensure those who really want to can get to their next level of best. Her blogs on careers, prosperity, relationships, family, looking and living fabulously, and living a five-star life can be found atwww.powerfulpenny.com.

Why People Lie on Their Resume (and Why You Shouldnt!)

Why People Lie on Their Resume (and Why You Shouldnt)Why People Lie on Their Resume (and Why You Shouldnt)As one of the countrys leading resume writing companies, ResumeSpice knows how competitive the jobmarket can be. Unfortunately, in their battle to land a job, some candidates are tempted to stretch the truth ontheir resumes. In fact, some studies estimate that over half of all resumes contain some fibs. Were here to warn you that if a lie is caught on a resume, two scenarios can occurIf a lie is uncovered during hiring, you will be removed from the hiring process, which would be a disaster if you were a perfect fit for that position.If youre hired and then the lie is discovered, you could get fired for providing misinformation during the hiring process.Either way, your best bet is to stick to the truth.What areas are candidates commonly exaggerating, inventing, or flat out lying about on their resumes? Lets take a lookEmployment HistoryIf you worked with a company for six months, dont try to stretch it out to a year. Remember, its okay to round up a month when you worked some time in that same month, but dont try to stretch your employment dates or lie about gaps in employment. Its a silly lie and its easily discovered through a reference phone call or email.Job TitlesJob titles are one of the fruchtwein common areas employment-binnenseekers try to lie about. They may attempt to pump up their title by adding a senior in front of it, or invent a position that doesnt even exist in the company. In most cases, hiring managers will research your work history before they offer you the job. Dont ruin your chances of your dream job by trying to create new job titles that your previous employer cant confirm.EducationIf you dont meet the educational requirements to get the job, dont lie about it on your resume. All it takes is one quick phone call or email for an employer to verify your educational background. If youre currently attending school, its okay to list tha t on your resume, just make sure it is clear that you have not received your degree yet.ReferencesReference checking is one of the last steps in the hiring process. If youve made it to this far, dont sabotage all your efforts by providing a potential hiring manager with fake references. In addition, avoid giving your friends and family acting lessons to impersonate someone else. Instead, talk to your coworkers and see if you have anyone who would be willing to provide a reference.Skill LevelWhen you lie about your skill level on your resume, you could really be setting yourself up for failure. Should you get hired, you may not have the knowledge and experience to actually perform on the job. For instance, if the position requires SharePoint design and you only know the basics, you could be in for a struggle. Instead, highlight your ability to learn and adapt to new pieces of software on the job.Most potential employers dont expect perfection. However, they do expect candidates to be honest about their background and experience. If youre not, and you do get hired, you may find yourself constantly be looking over your shoulder. Dont dismiss what you bring to the table by stretching the truth its not worth it.Need more help creating a strong resume let us help As one of the countrys leading professional resume writing services, ResumeSpice can help you produce a winning resume. Contact us today to learn more at 832.930.7378.

Tiny 3D Printed Lens to Transform Optics

Tiny 3D Printed Lens to Transform Optics Tiny 3D Printed Lens to Transform Optics Tiny 3D Printed Lens to Transform OpticsResearchers at Stuttgart University in Germany have 3D printed a tiny, high-performance optical lens about the size of a grain of salt. At 100 microns across, the lens fits inside a syringe needle and can be printed on the tip of an optical fiber. The technology holds great promise for transforming microscale and nanoscale optical applications in medicine, aerospace, surveillance, and other fields.Current lens systems are restricted in size, shape, and dimensions by limitations of manufacturing, states Tim Gissibl, a researcher at Stuttgart University and lead author of a recent paper in Nature Photonics that describes this work. Multi-lens elements with non-spherical shapes are required for high optical performance and to correct for aberrations when imaging at wide angles and large fields. Our system overcomes all the aforementioned difficulties and opens a new field of 3D printed micro-optics and nano-optics with complex lens designs.How the Process WorksGissibl and his colleagues used a 3D printing technique called two-photon direct laser writing. A femtosecond laser, with a pulse duration of less than 100 femtoseconds, was focused by means of a microscope into a aufgetaut photoresist which has previously been applied, for example, to a glass plate or to a glass fiber.Two photons of the red laser beam with a wavelength of 785 nm were simultaneously absorbed at the focal point and exposed.This caused the polymers to crosslink and solidify to build up a transparent element on the surface.A complex triplet lens, produced by femtosecond 3D printing. Image Stuttgart UniversityThe laser beam was directed with the aid of a scanner or through a process of the substrate in all three spatial directions to create the desired shape.In this way, optical freeform surfaces can be produced with sub-micrometer accuracy.Only the material in the small 3D a rea where the laser light was focused hardens. When the 3D structure is completed, any unhardened material is then washed away, revealing the optical element that was just been created.Optical elements as small as 4.4 microns were printed onto the exact center of an optical fiber only 125 microns in durchmesser, just slightly thicker than the diameter of a human hair. This high precision makes it possible to produce not only spherical lenses, but also multi-lens lenses for high-quality images. The multi-lens systems feature multiple singlet (simple) lenses that are combined into a compound lens within a supporting shell. The systems can be printed at a rate of centimeters per second.Future ApplicationsA major advancement for optics, this new system allows for accurate manufacturing of lenses at sizes about one order of magnitude smaller than before. This breakthrough will likely transform the design of optical equipment in the fields of medicine, aerospace, and surveillance. For exa mple, high-quality imaging elements could be printed directly on semiconductor chips to create tiny sensors for self-propelled cars, autonomous robots, or industrial machines 4.0.Even the smallest body sensors and all-round cameras for mobile phones are possible.The unprecedented flexibility of our method paves the way towards printed optical miniature instruments such as endoscopes, fiber-imaging systems for cell biology, new illumination systems, miniature optical fiber traps, integrated quantum emitters and detectors, and miniature drones and robots with autonomous vision, says Gissibl.He is hopeful his teams breakthrough will fundamentally change how optics are manufactured. The time from the idea, the optics design, and a CAD model, to the finished, 3D printed micro-objectives, will take less than a day, says Gissibl. We are going to open potentials just like computer-aided design and computer-integrated manufacturing did in mechanical engineering a few years ago.Mark Crawford is an independent writer.Our system opens a new field of 3D printed micro-optics and nano-optics with complex lens designs.Tim Gissibl, researcher, Stuttgart University

Ruthless Uga Career Center Resume Strategies Exploited

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