Engineering Innovation

Engineering Innovation

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Engineering Innovation episodes

  • Commode Cleaner
    We all fear having to use dirty public toilets. So three recently-graduated Purdue University engineering students have invented a toilet seat washing machine.
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  • Super Armor
    Engineers are analyzing and manipulating the microscopic structure of materials in an attempt to dramatically improve armor that protects soldiers.
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  • Recruitment App
    Many companies say they have a hard time finding top notch engineers to drive innovation. Now, at least one company has an app for that.
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  • Brain Puzzle
    Our brains are complex computing machines that make us who we are…yet we really know very little about how they’re wired.
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  • Integrated Punch Biopsy
    After a nationwide competition, a dozen student teams were recently selected to showcase innovative engineering projects by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance.
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  • Energy from Kites
    Fly a kite and you get a good feel for how much force can be created by a lightweight aircraft. That’s the idea behind a new system for getting power from wind.
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  • Connectome
    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.
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  • Biodegradable Golf Balls
    Those golf balls you slice into the water could stay there for hundreds of years. But a new ball, made from an unlikely source, could make your game greener.
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