Engineering Innovation

Engineering Innovation

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Engineering Innovation episodes

  • Rubble-Searching Snakes
    The world watches in anguish as Haiti struggles to find earthquake survivors.? New robots that mimic snakes promise to one day help in that life-saving task.
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  • Fuel-Saving Shocks
    Only about 15-percent of the gas you put in your car is used to move you down the road or your run car accessories.? The rest is wasted energy.
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  • Local Forecasts
    Those who need to quickly respond to storms ? like snow plowers, utility crews, and first responders ? have a new tool for getting a jump on the weather.
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  • Really Tiny Hands
    The dream of sending tiny surgical tools into your body to work on their own is a step closer to reality, thanks to some innovative work by Baltimore engineers.
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  • Gingerbread Engineering
    Ever worry about the structural safety of those decorative gingerbread houses?? Two engineering students studied these edible edifices in a recent paper.
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  • Cyber-Insecurity
    Computer malfunctions can affect our infrastructure and our lives.? The recent Montgomery County traffic light disruptions are an example.? But an intentional cyber-attack could be much worse.
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  • Low Energy Desalination
    Earth, of course, has lots of water?but most of it ? ninety-seven percent ? is salty and undrinkable.? Removing the salt takes lots of energy?except in a newly opened Canadian facility.?
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  • Traffic Predictor?
    Along with your weather forecast, wouldn't a traffic forecast be nice...especially on a day like today?? A new technology is promising personalized?forecasts of how your drive will be, even weeks ahead.
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  • Shark-Skin Planes
    You might fly to future Thanksgivings a bit faster thanks to shark-inspired engineering.? You heard correctly ? sharks may lead the way to faster flights.
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  • Roboseed
    The twirling, meandering descent of maple tree seeds are fascinating to watch?and are now the model for a new flying machine with many potential applications.
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