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From Popular Mechanics: Wind- and solar-powered ocean drones boldly going where humans rarely venture
These saildrones, wind- and solar-powered ocean drones that are able to sail 100 kilometers per day on average, and which consist of a narrow seve…
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From WBUR radio and The Points Guy youtube: All-electric commuter aircraft
Alice, the all-electric commuter airplane has a sleek, lightweight composite body, elongated cockpit, V-shaped tail and three battery-powered engi…
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From IEEE Spectrum: DARPA Subterranean Challenge
The primary objective is to provide rapid situational awareness to a small team of operators preparing to enter unknown and dynamic subterranean e…
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From Blogs.Nasa.gov: Operation IceBridge
Read OIB Deputy Project Scientist Brooke Medley’s blog post about the weird flight map path that results from flying around, then over, the Sout…
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From Popularmechanics.com: Inspired by a Whale
Unveiled at the Euronaval exhibition in Paris, SMX-31 has an organic, whale-like appearance—indeed, its design was influenced by the deep-diving…
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Happy at Work?
While these are not earth-shattering ideas, it is always helpful to review some of the proven ways you can make your day less stressful. Stepped …
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Touch the Sun Engineering
Nasa’s newest spacecraft is launching toward the sun. The engineering challenges are immense including a 3rd kick stage for launch, the heat sh…
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From futureengineers.org: 2 For the Crew Challenge
Sponsored by the ASME Foundation & NASA, the Two for the Crew Challenge received some great entries. Check out the finalists and the 2 teen winne…
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From MIT: SoFi the Robotic Fish
SoFi, short for Soft Fish is the robotic fish developed by MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Learn how they applie…
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From sciencefiday.com: Hidden Engineering Tricks
You might view the elements of buildings, bridges, and structures as part of the aesthetic and artistic design, or maybe you have overlooked them …
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From interestingengineering.com: These images of objects taken apart are pretty impressive. So many parts!
Things are nice and orderly when assembled, but taken apart they can be just as beautiful.
Check out Todd McLelland’s Things Come Apart print c…
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From Megabots: Faster Giant Robot Arm!
These guys are always making their giant robots better and better. The challenge of this redesign was solved quite nicely.
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Retrofuture Cellphone
It does take 16 hours to make, costs about $150, and the build level is "difficult", but how 'bout whipping this out next time you get a call.…
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Megalodon
Nemo Gould's latest piece appears to be a Shark from a distance. Closer inspection reveals it to be a vessel, part submarine, part spaceship, teem…
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Butterfly Calls
The collaberative Is This Good? was engaged to promote electronics recycling for a cell network provider. When receiving a call, the phone number …
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Robots as Art
Brett Mitch studied industrial design and by day works as a toy designer. To expand his creative skills, give his imagination more freedom, and sh…
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From spectrum.ieee.org:
This is the first desktop water-jet cutter, bringing CNC cutting technology out of the factory and into DIY workshops. Watch it in action as it s…
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From roadandtrack.com: Working Six-Speed Gearbox Out of Legos
Created with Legos, and not from a kit, this synchronized, 6-speed transmission can be made at home from the online parts list & instructions.…
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From MIT: Welcome To Ask An Engineer!
From clean coal to asteroids colliding with earth to how a particle accelerator works, Ask an Engineer has the answers.…
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From: Engineeringforchange.org: Promising Prototypes
E4C’s mission is to improve the lives of underserved communities by better preparing the global development workforce, optimizing the solutions …
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From interestingengineering.com: Glass Skywalk Attractions
Just in time for vacation these man-made glass structures serve as viewing platforms where you can look down and admire the breath-taking views b…
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Lemelson Award Winners
From assistive technology for wheelchairs to solar powered desalination to folding electric drones and more, the 2017 Lemelson Award Winners are l…
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From digboston.com: WHEEL-E
A business guy inspired by a Disney movie coupled with a senior engineer with lots of experience have produced an e-wheel that lets you convert yo…
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From interestingengineering.com: Interesting Engineering Decisions
From a circular pedestrian bridge in Shanghai to a paper plane shaped airport terminal to an infinity bridge, take a look at these interesting eng…
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FarmBot
Watch this video of an elegant, yet accessible system for home and commercial possibilities for growing food. Then download the CAD & manufacturin…
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From BBC: Will circular runways ever take off?
Developed by a Dutch scientist, the Endless Runway allows up to three planes to take off and land at the same time taking up just a third of the s…
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From wired & MSN: Inside NASA's Prototype Lab
The sub-scale lab at NASA has tested innovations from life-saving crash avoidance to the lifting body concept leading to the current space shuttle…
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From engadget.com: Land Rover's Project Hero
The Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO), Project Hero, is being used in a Red Cross training center for disaster rescue. The SVO features …
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From cadalyst.com: SOLIDWORKS World 2017
Shown at SW World 2017 this month, enhancements and new apps for CAM, project & process management, & nonlinear simulation.…
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From digitaleng.news: By the Numbers: Industry 4.0
Interesting infographics showing some trends in Industry 4.0.…
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From Onshape: “SIMULTANEOUS SHEET METAL” TOOLS
Onshape previewed its new Simultaneous Sheet Metal at Pacific Design & Manufacturing show this month. Check out this functionality in their video.…
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From interestingengineering.com: Roborace
Roborace, just before the Buenos Aires ePrix, featured 2 self-driving electric race cars. Using AI software they use the 1st lap to learn the trac…
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From interestingengineering.com: BMW Motorrad Debuts Its LEGO-Inspired Hover Ride
A collaboration between Lego Technic and BMW, now the BMW Motorrad concept bike.
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From engadget.com: Piloted hoverbike redefines 'dangerous'
The Scorpion is an electric quadcopter "bike" with state of the art flight controllers. It's got a way to go before it's ready to launch.
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From popularmechanics.com:11 Impressive Solar Projects
The sun creates more energy in ONE second than all nuclear power plants create in 750,000 years. Here are 11 projects that harness that energy.
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Solidworks World 2017
Not everyone can attend Solidworks World, but you can watch the general sessions streamed live each day. Registration required.…
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From megabots.com: The Future
Design, technology, manufacturing, & a sense of humor come together to create Megabot.
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From Digital Engineering: In Search of Engineering Tech at CES
From autonomous autos to breakthrough in 3D printing, here's a tech review of CES 2017.…
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From spectrum.ieee.org: CES 2017
Stream the videos for some great selections from the show.…
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From Forbes.com: 30 under 30
Forbes announces these 30 professionals under 30 years old in the fields of manufacturing & industry. From implantable synthetic bones to being p…
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From MIT News: 3-D-printed structures shrink when heated
Applications for this "metamaterial" that shrinks rather than expands when heated include computer chips which can warp and deform when heated for…
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From hight3ch.com: 5 Materials You Wont Believe
Check out these 5 amazing materials, their properties, and possible applications.
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From Nasa.gov: The Webb Telescope
Built over 2 decades by an international team, in the largest cleanroom in the world, this video chronicles the process to completion.
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Formula E racing
Formula E racing uses only electric-powered cars. This video captures the November 11 race in Marrakesh.
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MegaBots testing
If you're not following the progress of this MegaBot leading up to the Giant Robot Duel, take a look at this weapons test video. You may be hooked…
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From asme.org: The Rise of Digital Manufacturing
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers technology development consultant, Dr. Dean Bartles, discusses the future of digital manufacturing in…
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From popularmechanics: How to Build a Go-Cart With Simple Tools and No Welder
Who doesn't want to build and drive a go cart? You could emerge this spring with a cool ride and a sense of satisfaction. Get started with this fu…
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From: spectrum.ieee.org: Stanford's New Spiny Grippers
At a recent conference in South Korea researchers from Stanford Univ. presented the newest design of microspines that adhere 4 times better than p…
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from googlesciencefair.com: 2016 Google science fair
Sponsored by Google, Lego, Virgin Galactic, National Geographic & Scientific American, this global online science and technology competition began…
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From: spectrum.ieee.org: First Cybathlon
At the first cyborg Olympics in Zurich, people with disabilities use robotic technology to turn themselves into cyborg athletes.
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From: petapixel.com: Whale Breaches
Photographer Beau Pilgrim had a surprise when an adult humpback whale breached right in front of him.
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From: popularmechanics.com: Autonomous, Electric Shuttle
In a previously industrial area of Lyon, France an experimental, autonomous electric shuttle operates in an area with no intersections, crosswalks…
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From: Designboom.com: VISION NEXT 100
While the BMW concept motorcycle, Motorrad Vision Next 100, is based on a 1923 design, it has the design and functionality for the future. There …
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From MIT News: Beaver-inspired wetsuits
A team at MIT fabricates material based on semi-aquatic mammal fur for sustainable, functional wetsuits.
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From The Verge: GoPro's Karma drone
Karma, the new quadcopter drone from GoPro is easy to use, and folds easily to fit in a backpack.
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From Popular Mechanics: A propeller driven car
The notion that a propeller driven car would propel you forward is just wrong.
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From IEEE: host Robotics' Minitaur Quadruped
How does Minitaur go upstairs, through doors, and over fences? Direct drive motor power means no gearing between electric motors and legs, which …
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From Hight3ch: Building Houses Out Of Plastic Waste
In Bogota they can build houses from plastic waste thanks to Conceptos Plasticos which takes discarded plastic refuse and creates stackable bricks…
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From NASA & MIT: Headed for Bennu
Headed for Bennu, a near-earth asteroid that might hold clues to the early universe, NASA launched OSIRIS-Rex in early September. The analysis ins…
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From spectrum.ieee.org: Pokemon Go Is AR’s Foot in the Door to Our World
Breaking popularity records, getting people moving, and confusing nonusers; Pokemon Go may be the bridge to the future of AR.…
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From hight3ch.com: Tesla’s Gigafactory Is Live And It Is Amazing
Tesla knew that to meet future delivery goals they had to build a manufacturing facility to supply batteries fast and efficiently. They realized t…
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Bladeless wind turbines
Both based on old/ancient ideas, these two wind turbines change the way we think of wind generation.
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From roadandtrack.com: Pikes Peak Hill Climb
The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is the second oldest motor sports race in America. First competed in 1916, this year marked the …
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From industrytap.com: Skunk Works Spider Robot
Before the Spider bot, inspecting airships was a tedious process done by humans with flashlights, while also requiring the blimp to be completely …
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From spectrum.ieee.org: Robotic Submersible
Interesting, amusing, this weekly selection of robotics videos are sure to entertain.
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From industryweek.com: Three Megatrends Transforming Manufacturing
While manufacturing will continue to generate economic growth and transform lifestyles and living standards, by mid-century the U.S. manufacturing…
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From popularmechanics.com: 17 iPhone Tricks
From faster charging to correcting Siri’s pronunciation, to finding out exactly what your phone knows about you. Here are 17 iPhone tricks to m…
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From interestingengineering.com: 10 Most Beautiful Wildlife Crossings
Engineers are building ‘animal bridges’ across highways to help wildlife cross safely.…
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From manufacturing.net: Airbag Crisis
Watch this video to understand exactly what causes this massive airbag malfunction.
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From mentalfloss.com: 7 Pieces of Technology Modeled After Animals
No one engineers quite like Mother Nature. That’s why so many scientists look to the animal kingdom to help overcome the limits of human technol…
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From hight3ch.com: Supersonic Jet With No Boom
Might there be a 2.5 hour flight from New York to Los Angeles?…
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From interestingengineering.com: Vending Machine That Dispenses Used Cars
This 5 story vending machine works just as you imagine. Insert a coin and watch your purchased vehicle retrieved and delivered to you, no human i…
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From nasa.gov: Winners of 2016 Human Exploration Rover Challenge
The 2016 NASA Rover Challenge requires student teams to design, construct and race human-powered rovers through an obstacle course simulating the …
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From spectrum.ieee.org: Go Behind the Scenes of a Virtual Reality Roller Coaster
Combine a roller coaster and virtual reality for the ride of a lifetime. Achieve 3.5 g’s, more than an astronaut feels during liftoff.…
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From Makezine.com: Drone racing
It's a thing. Seventeen pilots race these fast, fun & powerful drones.
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From popularmechanics.com: Drone Footage of a Modern Sawmill
Controlled mostly by conveyors and robotic arms, this sawmill video taken by a drone takes you from tree trunk to 2 x 4.
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From guinnessworldrecords.com: Fastest speed on an electric skateboard
Reaching 59.55 mph (95.83km/h), Mischo Erban, broke the Guinness World Record for fastest speed on an electric skateboard. The board from Next Gen…
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From roadandtrack.com: Fastest Street Legal Electric
The Corvette Genovation eXtreme Electric car shows it stuff.
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From Boston Dynamics: Atlas
The latest Atlas is more nimble than before. Check out its capabilities.
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From popularechanics.com: hyperloop technologies physical tubes ready to assemble
Construction of the Hyperloop test track in Nevada has begun; planned completion this year. Passengers will be travelling through a depressurized …
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Winged Drone
Unveiled at Consumer Electronic Show 2016, Parrott’s Disco fixed-wing drone has taken some beautiful footage from a 14-megapixel camera.
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From CNN.com: future of adventure personal submarines
While you may not be able to purchase a Deepflight Dragon at over a million dollars, you can take it for a dive in Lake Tahoe, California. This 16…
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From guinnessworldrecords.com: most drones airborne simultaneously
At an airport in Tornesch, Germany this beautiful display lit up the night sky with drone technology controlled by Intel Corp to create a new worl…
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From roadandtrack.com: Bathtub Hill Climb
It might not be the most elegant hill climb, but is sure is entertaining.
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From mentalfloss.com: The Master Builders at Fender Made a Playable Cardboard Guitar
The process of creating a Fender Stratocaster out of cardboard is pretty interesting. The best part of the video is seeing the reactions of Fender…
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From biomimetics.mit.edu: HERMES System
UAE’s Robots for Good Competition encourage robotics innovation that benefits society, in particular in the areas of education, healthcare and s…
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From autodesk.com: breaking the battery barrier
For years the Lightning Motorcycle team designed and 3D printed prototypes of their battery powered motorcycle, sometimes several times a day. Thi…
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From CNBC: Robotic hand from MIT can recognize objects by feel
What makes this robot hand unique is the integration of sensors in the hand that can measure the shape of the object, using an algorithm that allo…
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From hight3ch.com: Project Flake Concept Car
Project Flake is the final year project at Coventry University in England. The designer was inspired by 2 movies, Transformers and Cars. The car…
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From caranddriver.com Out of the Box: Lexus Creates Full-Size, Drivable Cardboard IS Sedan
While they were able to use technology to design and cut the cardboard, they had to glue the car together by hand. Watch the process of this orig…
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Drift Racing
Drift is just a car moving sideways through a turn, but of course the pro’s don’t stop there. Drivers can drift through several opposing turn…
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From Autodesk.com: WindPax - Battling energy poverty by energizing the developing world
Around the world, more than 1.5 billion people live without access to electricity and an equal number cannot rely on their local electrical grids.…
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From Sciencedaily.com: Bullet-proof Bloodhound car aims for 1,000mph record
Unveiled in London, the Bloodhound is the world's fastest and most advanced racing car. Using a Rolls Royce jet engine to get to 300 mph, it then …
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From Smitsonianmag.com: This Giant Contraption Can Print a House
Inspired by how wasps build their nests, this company has built the world’s biggest 3D printer that can pump out a 10 foot tall house in one we…
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From Redorbit.com: So there’s such a thing as Power Wheels racing, and it’s epic
It has to be an electric car for $500 or less and has to start as a Fisher Price vehicle or resemble one by the end. At least 3 wheels have to b…
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From Makezine.com: In Praise of “Big” Maker Art
Check these great installations from the recent World Maker Fair New York.…
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From Roadandtrack.com: Why the 1951 Hoffman Is the Worst Car Ever
The 1951 Hoffman has so much wrong with it starting with wheelbase that's shorter than the track width, to being difficult to get in and out of, t…
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From Onshape.com: Avatech
Founded by 3 backcountry skiers and MIT classmates, Avatech offers a potential lifesaving device that measures avalanche risk factors and shares t…
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From popularmechanics.com: The World's First 3D-Printed Car Is a Blast to Drive
From Local Motors comes Strati, 3D printed car printed in layers so you can embed energy-absorbing crash structures or superstrong seat-belt mount…
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From gizmag.com: Solar-powered palm trees get passersby online in Dubai
D-Idea Media created the Smart Palm at 21 feet tall, powered by photovoltaic panels that fit into the shape of the leaves. It provides device cha…
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From engineergirl.org: Exciting opportunities that engineering represents for girls and women.
EngineerGirl.org is a fun site that introduces girls to the field of engineering through interviews with female engineers, describing what enginee…
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From interestingengineering.com: Harvard’s Lung-on-a-chip wins Design of the Year
Winning London’s Design Museum Design of the Year award, Harvard's lung-on-a-chip could replace animal testing of pharmaceuticals which do not n…
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From popularmechanics.com: Mad 54-Propeller Mulitcopter Lifts a Man Into the Air
Equipped with 54 counter rotation propeller drones, the Swarm can lift up to 360 pounds for 10 minutes. The umbrella not only shields the pilot, …
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From smithsonianmag.com: This Bionic Suit May Be the Future of Prosthetics
Industrial designer Scott Summit of 3D Systems has created prosthetic limbs and an exoskeleton that merge art, design and 3D printing. The video …
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From usfirst.org: First Robotics
Over 18,000 kids converged at the 25th FIRST. FIRST kids are significantly more likely to attend college, major in science or engineering, and b…
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From MIT: Centimeter-long origami robot
This miniature origami robot’s design was motivated by a hypothetical application in which tiny sheets of material would be injected into the hu…
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From Popularmechanics.com: Goofy Toy Super-Tank Belongs in a Bizarro World War I
Michael Sng, founder of Machination Studio created over individual parts, painted and hand assembled this fully electronic and mechanical 3D prin…
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From Dailymail.com: The incredible 'bendy bicycle'
Twenty-one year old designer Kevin Scott has created this bendable bike that can fold up for easy storage and can be secured without a lock.…
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From theroboticschallenge.org: Robots from Republic of Korea and United States take home $3.5 million in prizes
Korean Humanoid Robot – Hubo – is the 2015 DARPA robotics challenge winner! Launched in response to a humanitarian need sparked by the 2011 n…
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From interestingengineering.com: Japan and the USA will fight head to head with giant robots
MegaBots are 15-foot-tall, internally piloted humanoid robots that fire cannonball-sized paintballs at each other at speeds of over 120 miles per …
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From Shell.com:Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2015
Shell Eco-marathon is a unique competition that challenges students to design, build and drive the most energy-efficient car. This year student te…
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From Popularmechanics.com: Advanced Combustion Rotary Engine
This 8 pound, backpack sized, rotary engine has military as well as commercial potential.…
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From MIT: Harvesting Fresh Water from Fog
Researchers at MIT's School of Engineering, working with colleagues at the Pontificial University of Chile in Santiago, are harvesting potable wat…
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From Dartmouth.edu: Formula Hybrid Competition
Founded and run by Dartmouth, the Formula Hybrid Competition challenges to design and build high-performance hybrid and electric vehicles with…
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From Rubegoldberg.com: Rube Rules
Rube Goldberg: a comically involved, complicated invention, laboriously contrived to perform a simple operation – Webster’s New World Diction…
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from CBS News: This is the world's smallest computer
The University of Michigan's M^3 is the smallest autonomous computer in the world. It can be injected into the body, where it can perform ECGs an…
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From MIT News: Thumbnail track pad
Researchers at MIT’s Media Laboratory have developed an unobtrusive wearable sensor that could operate digital devices or augment other device i…
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From Smithsonian.com: Putting Hummingbirds to the Test
When researchers at UC-Berkeley put hummingbirds in front of a high-speed camera and added a wind tunnel to the mix, they learned how the tiny bir…
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From Popularmechanics.com: 25 of the Best Hubble Telescope Photos of the Past 25 Years
At 25 years old the Hubble has exceeded its projected lifespan. Take a look at 25 of the best photos; they’re out of this world.…
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From CNN.com: Son of Hubble to peer back to the dawn of time
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is intended as the successor to the Hubble. Scheduled to launch in October 2018, JWST is as big as a tennis…
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From The Collective Project: Robert Downey Jr. Delivers a Real Bionic Arm
A very special child gets the surprise of a new bionic 3D printed arm at no cost to the family; delivered by his superhero Iron Man.…
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From nationalgeographic.com: All Fall Down
It’s an older video clip but well worth the revisit. Some of these soccer playing robots have fun balance challenges.…
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From popularmechanics.com: This Bookmobile Tank is a 'Weapon of Mass Instruction'
His friends think he’s crazy fun and you’ll see why as this artist takes his self-made bookmobile to the streets.…
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From Interestingengineering.com: Pilot Uses Boeing 737 To Build Flight Simulator In His Own Garage
The ultimate garage project.
He calls it a “big boy toy”, and he assembled it in his garage. This flight simulator has all the bells and whis…
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From nationalgeographic.com: What Makes These Sculptures Look So Perfect?
Rotating 3D sculptures, a strobe, a camera and Fibonacci’s sequence. It all adds up to “blooms”, a video reflecting the golden ratio found…
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From popularmechanics.com: Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Best Shots From Space
Take a guess then check out the slide show of these photos from space or under a microscope?…
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From interestingengineering.com: This 4-Ton Beast Powered By 3 Jet Engines Can Hit 605 Km/hr
Shockwave is the world’s fastest jet powered truck. It starts at 4g on acceleration to 6g’s then 9 g’s negative. Quite a ride!…
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Dave Won a Myo!
As the 2,000,000th component download from our partner company TracePartsOnline.net, Dave won himself the Myo armband. The Myo armband lets…
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From interestingengineering.com:This jetpack turns you into an aeroplane. Watch Jetman fly over Dubai
Can you see yourself in this four engine flyer? It has joysticks in the hand grips for direction and can reach speeds in excess of 200 kmh. …
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From Engadget.com: Thank you 3D Systems and the Hershey Company.
Watch chocolate printed from this 3D printer and don't blame us if you run to the vending machine afterward.…
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From gizmag.com: Elio Motors' 84 mpg, $6,800 three-wheeler continues to play hard to get
Set to go into production in 2016, Elio Motors plans to manufacture in the former General Motors facility in Louisiana. View the slide show and se…
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From www.epfl.ch: A flying robot that can walk
The DALER (Deployable Air-Land Exploration Robot) is used principally to fly long distances to survey large spaces in a short time span, and then …
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From popsci.com: WORLD FIRST: MAN CONTROLS TWO PROSTHETIC ARMS WITH HIS MIND
Meet Leslie Baugh the first person to ever manipulate two independent arms with his mind at the same time. Working with virtual models as patter…
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From newscientist.com: Quiet cuttlefish robot dives through underwater forest
Spinning blades tangle underwater plants. Propeller noise threatens marine mammals. This underwater robot maneuvers easily and quietly and it'…
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From Engadget.com: We rode a $10,000 hoverboard, and you can too
Using the same kind of electromagnetic field technology that floats MagLev trains, the inventor of this levitating platform views it as a sort of…
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From Wired.com: NASA Invents a Folding Solar Panel Inspired by Origami
Engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory have come up with a preliminary prototype for a 1 cm-thick solar array that would be able to expand from 8.…
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From Interestingengineering.com: These residents don’t have far to travel to go to market
Take a look at these beautiful images of food stalls, apartments, and the Cornucopia wall mural.…
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From Interestingengineering.com: 10 extreme DIY projects that will amaze you
Kudos to the people who design and construct in their free time. Be inspired.…
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From Wired - Astronauts to enjoy out-of-this world coffee with ISSpresso machine.
It may have to be consumed through a straw, but who doesn’t want a little caffeine to get through the work day, no matter where you work!…
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From WMUR TV: Domino Artist
We think this young woman is quite inspiring. She owns 37,000 dominos, has built a set-up using 22,000 taking 25 hours, and cleans up after they…
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From Desktop Engineering Magazine online
Desktop Engineering's resident blogger and senior editor Kenneth Wong talked with TraceParts Inc CEO Bob Noftle about the origins of 3DX.…
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From interestingengineering.com: 19-year-old Student Develops an Ocean Cleanup Machine That Could Clean The Oceans in 5 Years
From Interesting Engineering: Winning several awards the Ocean Cleanup Array is a system that would consist of a processing platform and connected…
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From 3DPrint.com: J Group Robotics Plans to 3D Print Ingestible Medical Pills
J Group Robotics is researching ways they can fill 3D printed capsules with a liquid or powder medicine during or after fabrication. This could dr…
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From WTXL.com: Lighting up the night sky with unmanned drones
The Walt Disney Company is seeking permission to use unmanned aircraft for "aerial display systems with floating pixels, floating projection scree…
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From CNBC.com: Space Elevators
A giant cable from ground to space that hauls payloads of fuel, water, food, oxygen and more. Here’s the catch no material has been developed ye…
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