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A Turkish Farmer Tests Out VR Goggles on Cows To Get More Milk
putting VR headsets on some of his cows to see if the animals would indeed produce more milk when they believe they’re in a nice sunny setting outside rather than in a milking parlor. According…
Touchscreen tech swaps rare metal for graphene, with no performance drop
Thin films of indium tin oxide (ITO) are highly electrically conductive and transparent to light, making them perfect for a variety of display technologies, including LCD, OLED, e-ink and touchscre…
Ocean Battery stores renewable energy at the bottom of the sea
an energy storage system that functions a bit like a hydroelectric dam at the bottom of the sea.Buried in the seabed is a concrete reservoir that holds up to 20 million liters (5.3 million gal) of…
Lasso | Lasso Loop Recycling: How does it work?
A Lasso is a miniature industrial recycling facility that will fit into your kitchen, utility room or garage alongside other domestic appliances. Unlike your current curb-side recycling bin, which…
Breakthrough in separating plastic waste: Machines can now distinguish 12 different types of plastic — ScienceDaily
We can now tell the difference between a wide range of plastic types and thereby separate plastics according to their chemical composition. This is absolutely ground-breaking and it will increase t…
On coughing and airborne droplet transmission to humans
The recent COVID-19 pandemic prompted the need for deeper understanding of the transport of fluids and particles emanating from our respiratory tracts when we cough, sneeze, speak, or breathe. The…
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Engineers Week Outreach 2022DescriptionHear from volunteers and educators who are planning virtual and in-person programs for Engineers Week and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. We’ll discu…
Reconfigurable 3D Modular Kirigami Based Disassembalable Metamaterials – YouTube
video 0:42 Researchers extended the concept of 2D kirgaimi (paper cutting art) to 3D and built a library of reconfigurable 3D kirigami modules as building blocks for assembling into 3D metamaterial…
EngineerGirl – EngineerGirl Ambassadors
An EngineerGirl Ambassador is a female, U.S. high school student who designs, develops, and implements a project in her local community that will encourage younger girls – particularly those with l…
EngineerGirl – 2022 Writing Contest: Sustainable Solutions
How will engineering help humanity meet Sustainable Development Goals?Write an essay & win up to $500Find out more today!Horizontal BarAre you a high school girl who wants to inspire youn…
The Quietest Room in the World: Where Sound Goes to Die
absolutely no sound is where there is absolutely no mass- which can only be found in a perfect vacuum. The absolute minimum sound that can be experienced in any atmosphere as theorized by mathemati…
The Engineering Behind the Muppets – YouTube
Kermit the Frog said that “with good friends, you can never lose,” but without good engineering, you certainly can. While we might like to think that the muppets are magical felt characte…
The Muppet Puppets Are a Feat of Engineering
muppet puppets range in complexity from relatively simple hand puppets to two-person full body costumes. Elmo is a very traditional hand and rod puppet. Elmo comes to life by a puppeteer sticking h…
Ocean Water to Renewable Energy – Science Journal for Kids and Teens
find cleaner, renewable energy resources that can power our planet. Hydrogen is a great renewable fuel that can be made from water. Most of the water on Earth is saltwater, so we created a device t…
Virtual reality helps construction engineers – Science Journal for Kids
We found out that VR goggles made it easier for engineers to spot problems in construction plans. VR also helped engineers work out the order in which a project should be built. But VR has some lim…
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From Spain, a Creative and Eco-Friendly Way to Beat the Heat – Core77
the town of Alhaurín de la Torre, in Malaga, has used plastic awnings to shade its walkways for years. But three years ago, the City Council’s Department of the Environment wanted to ditch the…
52 Outside-of-the-Box Design Solutions Spotted in 2021 – Core77
roundup of 52 unexpected, surprising or clever design solutions I saw this year, the ones that really made me smile. Well, and at least two that made me cringe, take a guess. Enjoy!”