February 2012
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Happy National Engineering Week!
a little late but enjoy the week.
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Design, not just threads, toughens spider web:... →
Scientists said Wednesday they had unraveled the mystery of how spider webs can withstand multiple tears and even hurricane-force winds without collapsing.
The findings should be of keen interest to engineers searching for shock-resistant structural designs, they said.
The silk-like threads with which arachnids spin their traps are famously stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar, but this...
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January 2012
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adelaide asked: I also recommend that everyone who wants to go into engineering learn some basic programming. While not everyone needs to be fluent in every computer language, having basic programming skills is really helpful for every engineering discipline. They also help with developing problem-solving skills.
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mickulty asked: MATHS MATHS MATHS. All engineering needs maths. It's much easier to do it in high school.
styleismyaisle asked: What classes would you suggest I take for my last two years in high school if I want to be a bio-chemical engineer? Thanks!
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DARPA Mentor Award to Bring Making to Education →
unexpectedtech:
I’m happy to announce today that O’Reilly’s MAKE division, in partnership with Otherlab of San Francisco, has received an award from The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in support of its Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach (MENTOR) program. The team will help advance DARPA’s MENTOR program, an initiative aimed at introducing new design tools and...
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KickSat.org →
unexpectedtech:
I’m Zac Manchester, a graduate student in Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. Over the last several years a few collaborators and I have designed, built, and tested a very tiny and inexpensive spacecraft called Sprite that can be built and launched into low Earth orbit for just a few hundred dollars each!
My goal is to bring down the huge cost of spaceflight, allowing...
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Skidmore design’s 30-story window helps skyscraper... →
Chicago architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP has designed a building with a lung. You might prefer to call it a 30-story operable window, or a sky atrium.
Regardless, Skidmore Design Director Ross Wimer said it is a new approach to ventilation and energy conservation in high-rise buildings. Wimer said the innovation is in the scale; the technique of using open air shafts and...
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December 2011
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“A recent study shows that teens are much more interested in engineering when...”
– How to turn a teen into an engineer (study) | VentureBeat (via darkuncle)
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To all the women in engineering
walex:
I salute you.
Let this day serve as a reminder that, though you may be criticized and even attacked by individuals, you are just as - if not more - capable to do this job as us men.
For those of you unaware of today’s significance in the engineering and feminist community, check out the Wikipedia Artice
The École Polytechnique Massacre, also known as the Montreal Massacre, occurred on...
November 2011
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“Engineers should be slightly paranoiac during the design stage. They should...”
– Lev Zetlin (via ichrider)
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Watch8bitfuture:
Video: Curiosity to make unusual landing on Mars.
Previous Mars Rover missions have landed on the Martian surface using a bubble of balloons to cushion their touchdown. With Curiosity being much heavier and more sensitive, a new technique had to be found to safely land the rover.
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Watchwhisperoftheshot:
Printrbot: Your First 3D Printer by Brook Drumm
I designed the Printrbot to be the simplest 3D printer yet. There are some great kits out there - the Makerbot, the Ultimaker, the Prusa Mendel, and others - but none as small and simple as the Printrbot. This all-in-one 3D printer kit can be assembled and printing in a couple of hours. Other kits will not only take you many...
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