
Engineering Students Rock
Mechanical engineers
combined their skills with
that of electrical
engineering and computer
science to create a college
class inspired by the Guitar
Hero game. The hands-on
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Detecting Asthma
Radiologists developed a new
method for viewing the lungs
of asthma sufferers. The
method uses a polarized
helium-3 gas--making it
visible during an MRI. The
patient inhales the helium-3
and undergoes an MRI, where
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Tongue-Drive Wheelchair
Electrical and computer
engineers designed a system
based on magnets that
enables disabled persons to
use the tongue to control
the movement of a
wheelchair. Movement of the
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Measuring Lightning
Electrical engineers
developed a mathematical
equation to measure the
electrical current strength
of lightning as it strikes
tall buildings. The
researchers developed new
ways to prepare estimates of
... > full story
- Mechanical Engineers Rock Out On Guitars They Construct Themselves
- Radiologists Develop Asthma Imaging Method
- Electrical And Computer Engineers Design Wheelchair Controlled By A Magnet On The User's Tongue
- Electrical Engineers And Meteorologists Devise Method To Measure Strength Of Lightning Strikes On Tall Buildings
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Anti-counterfeit experts added several security measures to a recently released new five dollar bill. They added more detailed watermarks, embedded a security thread containing over 650,000 tiny ... > more -
Physicists Create Insect-imitating Robot To Scoot Over Unstable Surfaces
Physicists studied the movement of animals that are mobile on loose surfaces like sand, mud, and gravel in order to design a robot capable of moving on shifty ground. The robot is based on a common ... > more -
Physicists Develop Ultrasound Alternative To Mammograms
Radiologists suspend a patient's breast in water, and then send sound waves through the water in order to image breast tissue. The device uses 256 ultrasonic sensors to assemble 50 to 70 two ... > more -
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Engineers' Case Protects America’s Birth Certificate
Engineers designed a case to protect the map that first used the word "America" to describe the land masses now called North and South America. The air-tight container is made of two large sheets of ... > more -
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Engineers Design Two Piece Magnetic Aquarium Pump
Chemical engineers developed a pump that splits into two pieces, a propeller for the interior of the aquarium and a motor for the exterior, connected across the glass wall by strong magnets. The ... > more -
Industrial Technologists Design Smart Pen To Record What It Writes And Hears
Psychoacoustics researchers and industrial technologists use a pen computer to assist visually impaired students to learn science and math. The pen writes in ink, but when used on paper printed with ... > more -
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Computer Scientists Simulate Activity Of Ants To Reduce Airline Delays
Financial analysts use the concept of swarm intelligence to solve taxiway traffic problems at airports. While ants communicate via pheromones, computer simulations use that concept to allow virtual ... > more -
New Cast Skate Absorbs Impact, Distributes Weight, and Protects the Cast
Biomedical engineering principles helped an inventor create a boot that fits over a supportive cast, making it easier to walk without crutches. The device spreads the load over a larger area to ... > more
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