Topic: John Schmitt

Private sector unions add members in state and U.S. as jobs return

Detroit Free Press - 18 days ago
Union membership grew slightly last year nationally and in Michigan, giving labor leaders hope that a period of steep declines has finally bottomed...

Economy Adds 200,000 Jobs In December

Huffington Post - 39 days ago
After months of reports suggesting that the U.S. labor market might never change, the latest jobs picture is giving Americans something they...

Housing Lock Is Not a Major Part of This Crisis

SeekingAlpha - 309 days ago
Last year I thought that "housing lock" - where people couldn't move because they were underwater - was a minor but important part of our...

Robots, insects, capable of running for long distances

ArticlesBase - 561 days ago
"The Miracle of bioengineering as a cockroach inspired researchers to build robots capable of running a long distance on rough terrain." "People can run, but our ability - nothing compared with what can make the insects and other animals," said John Schmitt, a ...

Insects Inspire Robot Design

LiveScience - 597 days ago
When John Schmitt looks at a fleeing cockroach, he doesn't see disease or dirt. Schmitt, an assistant professor in Oregon State University's school of mechanical, industrial and manufacturing engineering, is trying to develop legged robots that can easily run over ...

Future Robots Will Run Like Cockroaches

LiveScience - 768 days ago
A mechanical engineer at Oregon State University, Schmitt is using the leggy pests as a model for futuristic robots that can run effortlessly over rough terrain. Current robots require too much computing power to get around, Schmitt explained. "Being able to recover ...

Firearm Safety Tips for Home

ArticlesBase - 1009 days ago
So you go to your friend?s house and they start telling you how they bought a new gun. They go over to a table, open the drawer and pull out a pistol. Right away you ask ?Hey! Is that thing loaded ...

Why Women Should Join Labor Unions

About.com - 1156 days ago
Not every woman can go to college, and for those who work in the expanding service sector, union membership can close the wage gap between workers with four-year diplomas and those without. John Schmitt, a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic ...