Engineering Innovation

Engineering Innovation

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Engineering Innovation episodes

  • Gecko Inspired Tape
    Insects use tiny hairs to help them climb smooth walls. The gecko lizard does the same thing, with a lot more weight. That has engineers intrigued.
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  • Computer Vision
    Computers can search for words very quickly, but when it comes to images our brains are much better. So engineers are exploring how we can help computers.
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  • Slam Dunk
    Want to know how much force goes into a crushing basketball slam dunk? If so, you’re in luck. A scientific measurement tool was just developed for the N-B-A’s Slam Dunk Contest.
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  • Led by L-E-D
    Light emitting diodes, or L-E-Ds, are in lots of electronics…like computer screens and T-Vs. And they’re increasingly replacing traditional light bulbs. Soon they could have a surprising new use.
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  • Leap Year
    On Wednesday, an extra leap day is added to our calendar. Most of us won’t give it much thought. But calendar precision has been important to human civilization…and may become a hot topic again.
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  • Hydropower Anywhere
    This is National Engineers Week…and the theme is about how to meet the needs of a world approaching 7-billion people. We’ll need creative ideas to meet energy needs in remote places, and here’s one…a new technology for tapping energy from even slow-moving streams.
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  • Engineering a Kiss
    As Valentine’s Day approaches, you might be thinking about how you’ll give that special kiss to a loved one. But did you know scientists are actually studying the process?
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  • Huge Screen TV
    Imagine a 23-foot long video wall, that provides a hundred times more detail then the best high-definition TV. It exists but, sorry football fans, only for science now.
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  • Blood Clot Bandage
    Stopping blood flow from a wound can, of course, mean the difference between life and death. So a new sponge has been engineered to speed clotting.
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  • Instant Immunity
    When you get a vaccination, it takes time for your body to make the antibodies that protect you from a threat. But now scientists are engineering instant immunity.
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