Engineering Innovation

Engineering Innovation

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Engineering Innovation episodes

  • Anti-Rain Headlights
    Glare from headlight beams bouncing off precipitation and back into a driver’s eyes can drastically reduce visibility. But a new technique can make rain and snow practically invisible.
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  • Food Mechanic
    What makes our food taste good? Chemistry is, perhaps, an obvious answer. But you probably didn’t think about mechanics.
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  • Deleting Passwords
    Most of us find it hard to remember the increasing number of passwords we need…so some experts are renewing a push for broader use of biometrics.
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  • Virus or Bacteria?
    You feel awful. But are you sick with a virus or bacteria? Knowing is critical for treatment, but doctors often have to just make their best guess.
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  • Personal Thermostat
    You’ve probably been in an office where the air conditioning is way too cold…or on an overheating plane stuck on the tarmac. Enter the personal thermostat.
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  • Tracking Flu with Twitter
    In situations like a government shutdown, fewer people are monitoring diseases like the flu. Now another option for keeping an eye on outbreaks is social media.
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  • Brain Surgery Robot
    Surgery to reach tumors deep within the brain can damage healthy areas. To minimize that, a local engineer has created a brain tumor-removing robot.
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  • Brain Surgery Robot
    Surgery to reach tumors deep within the brain can damage healthy areas. To minimize that, a local engineer has created a brain tumor-removing robot.
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