Tag: Engineering
The science behind airplane deicing – a mechanical engineer explains how...
Andrew Sommers, Miami University
If you are a frequent flyer, you’ve probably been at the airport waiting to jet...
Thin, bacteria-coated fibers could lead to self-healing concrete that fills in...
Mohammad Houshmand, Drexel University and Yaghoob Farnam, Drexel University
Some say there are two types of concrete – cracked...
How can I get ice off my car? An engineer who...
Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University
If you live somewhere that gets cold in the winter, you’ve probably seen cars parked...
I wrote a play for children about integrating the arts into...
Rob Roznowski, Michigan State University
Often, science and art are described as starkly different things. That narrative can start...
New class of recyclable polymer materials could one day help reduce...
Katherine Harry, Colorado State University and Emma Rettner, Colorado State University
Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic...
This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art
Francesco Fedele, Georgia Institute of Technology
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The...
Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the...
Srinivas Garimella, Georgia Institute of Technology and Matthew T. Hughes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Not only people need...
A sculptor of wind explains how to make fiber dance far...
Janet Echelman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Janet Echelman says she never set out to be a sculptor of...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
