Engineering Innovation

Engineering Innovation

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Engineering Innovation episodes

  • Brain Scope
    Sideline tests for a concussion – eyes following a finger, for example – can be more art than science. But a new Bethesda company is developing a test that may be more definitive.
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  • Touch Screens
    We use all of our senses to experience the real world, but sight and sound dominate in the digital realm. Now researchers are trying to bring in the sense of touch.
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  • Benefit of Hurricanes
    Predictions say this year’s hurricane season could be more active than in recent years, but new research shows there could be a silver lining to the storms.
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  • Virtual Weight Lifting
    You’re in an airplane exit row and asked whether you can remove the door if there’s an emergency. Most of us wouldn’t really know for sure. But soon a virtual reality tool might tell you…by simulating weight lifting.
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  • Bacteria-Killing Viruses
    Last week we heard about the first person in the U-S infected with bacteria resistant to even a last-resort antibiotic. It underscores the importance of new approaches to fighting bacterial infections…including the possibility of using viruses.
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