Engineering Innovation

Engineering Innovation

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Engineering Innovation episodes

  • Engineering Image
    A remake of the hit ‘80s TV show “MacGyver” is in the works. It’s raising hopes of an image make-over for engineers and students’ interest in the profession.
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  • Engineering Image
    A remake of the hit ‘80s TV show “MacGyver” is in the works. It’s raising hopes of an image make-over for engineers and students’ interest in the profession.
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  • Sleep Switch
    You’ve probably experienced missing portions of a conversation because you “zoned out.” New research shows how part of your brain can fall asleep, even when you’re awake.
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  • Mini-Brain
    It sounds like the premise of a Halloween story…a lab growing thousands of mini brains. But the new technique actually holds the promise of curing diseases.
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  • The Seahorse Tail
    Most animal tails are round, but a seahorse’s tail is square. Engineers want to know why…partly because it might be good for making things like robots.
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  • The Martian
    A book called “The Martian” has gone from self-published on the web, to bestseller, to a major motion picture opening this weekend. Its author is being praised for the story’s technical accuracy.
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  • “Living” Architecture
    At a summit on Global Grand Challenges for Engineering in Beijing, China last week, one speaker suggested some interesting ideas for urban infrastructure of the future.
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