Engineering Innovation

Engineering Innovation

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Engineering Innovation episodes

  • Visual 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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  • BioBulb
    A way to cut back on electric power and batteries might be to let bacteria generate light. Some students are working on just such an electricity-free lamp.
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  • Laser Internet
    This weekend’s NASA rocket launch from Virginia to the moon includes a mission to test the use of lasers for transmitting information over long distances.
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  • Porcupine Bandage
    If you or your pet ever gets stuck by a porcupine quill, you’ll see how firmly they stick in skin. So engineers are mimicking their structure…to seal wounds.
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  • Bionic Ear
    3-D printers are becoming more common, but usually produce simple solid objects. Now, though, engineers are printing out human ears -- that may hear better than the real thing.
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  • Revolutionizing the ICU
    The intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital will soon launch a new system they hope is a step toward revolutionizing health care delivery.
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  • Revolutionizing the ICU
    The intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital will soon launch a new system they hope is a step toward revolutionizing health care delivery.
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