Custom computing machines have demonstrated their superiority over general-purpose processors in computation-intense applications. In this paper, we investigate the use of an FPGA system to implement an automated sensor self-validation algorithm for cupola furnaces. The system was implemented on two different families of FPGA boards. Details of the software algorithm and the FPGA hardware imple...

Recent research into the physical and psychological mechanisms of pain in revealing new ways to help ease the hurt without the use of medication. Required Publisher's Statement Original version is available from the publisher at: http://www.training-conditioning.com/2008/05/19/ unmasking_pain/index.php This article is available at The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College: http://cupola.get...

Core samples recovered from exploration boreholes and granite/greisen outcrops at the Panasqueira world-class tungsten deposit in central Portugal were subjected to chemical analyses petrographic studies. We present a geochemical dataset trace element compositions of quartz micas large part unexposed granitic pluton. Our data suggest that hidden granite body is more complicated than previously ...