Engineering Innovation

Engineering Innovation

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Engineering Innovation episodes

  • Baseball Tracker
    Statistics have always been important in baseball…but the Nats, and other teams, are now using sophisticated engineering to analyze the game even more.
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  • Fireworks Blues
    This 4th of July you’ll be watching fireworks emit sparkling arrays of red, white, and…well, did you ever notice the blues just aren’t as good?
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  • Invisibility Cloak Advance
    The possibility of an invisibility cloak is a step closer to reality. Engineers are now able to fabricate large pieces of a material with very unique properties.
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  • Remote Truck Inspection
    There’s a new tool to save truck inspectors time…and, more importantly, to keep truck brakes in good condition as they drive with you on the highways.
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  • Sleep Shirt
    Do you get enough sleep…and is it good sleep? Your pajamas may soon be able to provide data only previously available in a sleep lab.
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  • Tornado Defense
    This past week’s deadly tornadoes in the Midwest raise the obvious question: Can our homes be built to better withstand violent weather?
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  • Tiny Planet Hunters
    A new spacecraft – small enough to fit in your backpack – may be the next development in helping find Earth-like planets outside of our solar system.
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  • Energy 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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  • Nano Foods
    You might one day be able to give Mom lots of yummy food on Mother’s Day, and assure her it’s guilt free…thanks to the engineering of very small – or “nano” – additives.
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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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