Themes from the soon-to-be-released Disney film TRON: Legacy are among the features at this weekend’s USA Science & Engineering Expo. What’s that all about?
Next weekend, the first USA Science and Engineering Expo will take place on the National Mall…with more than fifteen-hundred hands-on activities and about a hundred performances.
For patients with breast cancer, the big worry is whether it has spread. Engineers are working a way to spot – and kill – otherwise undetectable new growths anywhere in the body.
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.
Are you one of those people who prefers watching football on TV to the stadium experience?? After all, you?ve got the replays and close-ups.? A new technology promises the best of both worlds.
You?ll remember from school that trees take up carbon dioxide while producing oxygen.? So might an answer to global climate change be to engineer artificial trees?
If you have an unbalanced walking stride, it can cause injury?or prevent proper recovery.? So engineers are developing a system to help you adjust, and train, your stride.
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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.