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  • About PCDworks

    PCDworks

    PCDworks is a technology development company that specializes in breakthrough product innovation. We find the latest technology and apply it to difficult problems to help companies create exciting new products. more

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    Mike Rainone (a.k.a. the “Technology Wonk”) is a leader in the field of technology development as it relates to new product innovation. As founder and vice president of PCDworks, Inc., Mike has a broad knowledge of emerging technologies coupled with a strong background in psychology and design. He has taught architecture, industrial design and business, and has developed products for clients as diverse as Sunbeam, Avery Denison, 3M and Kimberly Clark. more

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Generating Electricity from Heat, With Sound as the Middleman

Posted by Mike on November 30th, 2007 in heat, power generation, sound

It seems that everyone is looking for ways of scavenging power from, well anywhere. This physics professor challenged his doctoral student to improve the design of a thermoacoustic engine driven by waste heat to make sound energy. This, in turn, vibrates piezoelectric devices to generate electricity.
There are sources of waste heat everywhere, and for the […]

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Hearing your golf swing

Posted by Mike on November 8th, 2007 in sensor, sound, user interface

The physics of a golf swing is probably the most scientifically studied sports action ever. Recently, some scientists developed a system which translates the different variables of the swing into audio cues. For example, a slow swing corresponds to a low pitch and a fast swing to a high pitch. In addition, […]

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