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.
Our brains all look pretty much the same from the outside. To truly understand what makes each one different, a quest is on to reverse engineer our most complex organ.
Are you one of those non-believers who think it’s impossible for Santa to make all those deliveries in a single night? Well then maybe you didn’t consider that Santa might be a clever engineer.
Most of us are aware that our laptops or desktops can be vulnerable to cyber attack. But, as they become increasingly computerized, cars may become targets too.
Your clothing could, one day, communicate much more than your fashion sense.
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The National Academy of Engineering has worked with the Washington, D.C. region's most listened-to radio station — the all-news format WTOP…
Radio — and the nation's only radio station specifically dedicated to covering news related to the federal government — WFED 1500 AM — To provide weekly features highlighting engineering innovations and stories that add technical context to issues in the news. Hear some of our stories in the links below.