In the Product Design & Development Brainstorm we talk with industry leaders to get their perspective on issues critical to the design engineering marketplace. In this edition, we ask: Connected and autonomous vehicles use cameras, radar, LIDAR, and other sophisticated sensors to detect nearby vehicles, road conditions, and other critical aspects of their surroundings. These […]
Engineering Newswire 197: Rideable Luggage Lets You Zoom Through Airports
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re flying the world’s fastest production drone, hitting up some gnarly waves with an inflatable, electric surfboard, and zooming through airports on a motorized carry-on. World’s Fastest Production Drone A Utah-based company claims to have the world’s fastest production drone. The lightweight quadcopter, known as Teal, is reportedly able to reach […]
Engineering Newswire 195: 300-Pound Security Robot Runs Over Toddler
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re cooking up a tasty hot dog with sunshine, recharging our phones in just 15 minutes, and plowing over a toddler with a security robot. Solar-Powered Hot Dog Cooker Nothing is more satisfying on a beautiful summer day than a tasty hot dog. However, hauling lighter fluid and a bag of coals […]
Photos of the Day: Shelby’s Original Cobra Prototype Goes to Auction
The origin of the iconic Shelby Cobra can be traced back to one vehicle: the CSX 2000. The prototype car was built by Carroll Shelby, and it marked the beginning of his incredible automotive legacy. In 1962, Shelby and a group of hot-rodders gathered in a small garage in Santa Fe Springs, California. They shoehorned […]
Palm Trees Inspire Wind Turbine Design
A novel design for enormous 200-meter-long blades could help bring offshore 50-megawatt (MW) wind turbines to the United States. If constructed, the blades would be longer than two football fields and span two and a half times longer than any wind blades in existence. The University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science is […]
Infographic: Clean Energy Jobs in America
According to a new report by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), more than 2.5 million Americans work in the clean energy industry. The report is based on information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Department of Energy, and a survey of more than 20,000 clean energy businesses nationwide. The following infographic provides a breakdown […]
Engineering Newswire 190: Street-Straddling Concept Bus to Zoom Over Traffic
Today in Engineering Newswire, we’re straddling the road in an electric bus, providing sight to the blind with a bionic eye, and 3D printing a fully-functional office building. Street-Straddling Concept Bus To combat congested city roads, an innovative transportation idea was revisited last weekend at the 19th International High-Tech Expo in Beijing. The electric “straddling […]
Engineering Newswire 189: Ingestible Origami Robot Repairs Damaged Organs
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re ingesting tiny robots, using a wearable keyboard to type anywhere, and getting ferried around in a driverless pod. Ingestible Robot Removes Foreign Objects MIT researchers have developed an ingestible origami robot that unfolds when swallowed to patch wounds and remove foreign objects in the human body, such as button batteries. […]
Engineering Newswire 188: Sliding Stadium Seating Reaches 20 MPH
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re smoothing away wrinkles with a revolutionary material, keeping up with the action in sliding stadium seating, and controlling a wheelchair through facial expressions. New Material Makes Wrinkles Disappear Scientists at MIT have now developed a new invisible polymer coating that can temporarily protect and tighten skin, and smooth wrinkles. With […]
Engineering Newswire 187: Treacherous Homemade Hoverbike Takes Flight
Today on Engineering Newswire, we’re constructing the world’s tallest and longest tunnel slide, searching for treasure with a robo-mermaid, and testing out a treacherous hoverbike. World’s Tallest & Longest Tunnel Slide Last year, it was announced that the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture that was created for the 2012 Olympic Games was going to have a slide […]