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Northwestern University Mechanical Engineering professor Todd Murphey and his team are engineering robots to mimic humans. With support from the National Science Foundation, the team is using algorithms to enhance a robot’s ability to adapt to human behaviors. Part of the "Science Nation" series.
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Structural engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles are hoping to design earthquake-resistance buildings and communities. They are using data and computer modeling to design structures able to withstand major earthquake events. These models are meant to guide safety inspections following earthquakes and help engineers locate “hotspots” more quickly. Part of the “Science Nation” series.
Explore efforts to decrease the use of pesticides by genetically engineering resistance in plants. Viewers also consider the debate over the benefits and risks of genetically modified organisms. Part of "The Botany of Desire" series.
Access to safe drinking water is a global problem for nearly a billion people. For approximately 200 million people, many in Africa, high levels of naturally occurring fluoride in the water cause disfiguring and debilitating dental and skeletal disease. University of Oklahoma environmental scientist Laura Brunson is back from Ethiopia where, with support from the National Science Foundation, she’s developing fluoride filtering devices that use inexpensive materials readily available right there in the villages.
Patients who have suffered devastating facial injuries sometimes go to great lengths to hide themselves from public view. At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, civil and mechanical engineer Glaucio Paulino saw the possibilities of combining engineering and medical skills to tackle the complex challenge of facial reconstruction. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
Researchers at the state-of-the-art Structural Engineering and Materials Laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using a full-scale model building to test new ways to protect structures from earthquakes and potentially save lives. The three-story concrete building is based on designs common through much of the 20th century. It has been subjected to round after round of simulated temblors to test if materials such as carbon fiber or new shape-memory alloys can be used to reinforce the structure so it would remain standing in moderate to strong earthquakes. With support from the National Science Foundation, structural engineer Reginald DesRoches and his team have developed a series of retrofits of varying cost and intrusiveness to give building owners in quake-prone areas a range of choices for hardening their property.
The University of Washington is advancing research into deep brain stimulation, which is used to treat people with essential tremor, Parkinson's disease, and other conditions. At the Center for Neurotechnology, a team is designing and testing upgrades for devices to make them smarter and less intrusive. Along with enhanced brain sensors, new control algorithms, and machine-learning techniques to improve device performance, the team is ensuring the design meets the day-to-day usability needs of patients. Part of the "Science Nation" series.
Gloria Kolb, CEO of Elidah, gives advice to women wanting to study science and engineering. She encourages females to find their passion and develop their expertise in helping science make improvements in society. Part of the "Ask a Science" series.
With support from the National Science Foundation, device engineer Jason Heikenfeld of the University of Cincinnati and a multidisciplinary team are developing new technologies to take sweat biosensors to the next level. Their wearable patches allow tiny amounts of sweat to be captured and analyzed quickly and accurately with strong correlation to blood data. The researchers envision a day when data from continuous sweat monitoring will be an essential tool in health care, like blood tests. Part of the "Science Nation" series.
To diagnose prostate cancer, urologists John Wei and pathologists, Scott Tomlins, at the University of Michigan Medical Center, use biomarkers, which are biochemical signatures in blood, urine, and tissue that suggest the disease may be present. With support from the National Science Foundation, engineer Brian Denton is working with a multidisciplinary team that includes Wei and Tomlins to develop a quicker and less expensive way to evaluate biomarkers, using computational models. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Forrest Masters and a team at the University of Florida are developing new technologies to help engineers and scientists better understand the strong, high-wind storms that batter communities along U.S. coastlines. The National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) has the broad goal of supporting research that will improve the resilience and sustainability of civil infrastructure against the natural hazards of earthquakes and windstorms. Part of the "Science Nation" series.
Fly into this high-tech career and learn about satellites, airplanes, and maybe even flying cars of the future. Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. Part of the "I Can Be Anything I Want to Be A to Z" series.
Amanda Parkes reveals some of her latest engineering projects and helps us find out what it’s like to be a design engineer.
The technology that keeps huge cargo ships afloat is amazingly simple. A student in Naval Construction and Engineering at MIT explains just how simple it really is. Part of the "Science Out Loud" series.
Environmental scientist Tamar Losleben explains how environmental engineers research and plan the best ways to use resources to satisfy both human and environmental needs.
Joel and the Curiosity Quest crew visit Big Toys Factory to learn how playground equipment is made. The toys from this factory are made from recycled materials. Part of the Curiosity Quest Series.
Architect Maria Paz Gutierrez is a woman on a mission to end water scarcity. Together with environmental engineer Slav Hermanowicz and bioengineer Luke Lee, she is hoping to take the recycling of wastewater from sinks, baths, and laundry to a completely new level. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the multidisciplinary team is engineering solar panel technology that makes greywater reusable while creating thermal energy in the process. Part of the "Science Nation" series.
Kate McMurtry is the branch chief of operations engineering at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center. Selected as chief in 2014, McMurtry is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the technical and administrative functions for the branch. Prior to her current position, McMurtry acted as the branch chief and deputy branch chief for two years. McMurtry started her career in 2004 as a U.S. Air Force officer working in developmental engineering at Edwards Air Force Base, California, for the Airborne Laser Program. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Mai Lee Chang did not envision becoming a NASA engineer. At the age of six, her family settled in the U.S. as refugees of the Vietnam War. During her senior year in high school, her physics teacher suggested that she look into engineering as a potential college major. Mai Lee is an engineer at the Johnson Space Center within the Human Systems Engineering and Development Division. She started her career at NASA as a co-op student. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Robotic arms are cool, useful, and fun to make. In this video from "Design Squad Nation," students design and build controllable mechanical arms and use their "robo" arms to lift objects and play a series of games. As they build their mechanical arms, the students use the engineering design process, apply a variety of science concepts, and learn how NASA uses robotic arms in many of its missions. Part of the "Design Squad Nation" series.
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