Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by jxh
Texting, talking on the phone, and eating are all dangerous distractions while driving. Every year, 37,000 people in the United States are killed by traffic accidents, and 90 percent are a result of driver error.
That is why Volvo Car Corp. is testing an in-car system that can sense an approaching pedestrian and brake automatically if the driver does not.
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Tags: Cars, Mechanical, Transportation
Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by jxh
Mechanical Engineer
I decided to become an engineer because as a kid I was always curious about how the world worked. Why did the car move forward when you pushed the gas pedal? Why did the lights turn on when you flipped a switch? I also always loved building and experimenting with things.
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Tags: Biomimicry, Mechanical, Robotics
Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by axb
School is (almost) out, summer is on the horizon, and it’s time to hit the amusement parks. Luckily, when it comes to dreaming up the wackiest, scariest rides and slides, engineers have got you covered.
This summer, Noah’s Ark Water Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, will be opening the country’s first looping water slide.
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Tags: Architectural, Civil, Computer, Mechanical
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by jxh
ARES is swallowed in parts and assembles inside the body (ARES Project)
How would you feel about having robots crawling around inside of you? Get used to the idea, because Italian scientists have developed a concept robot called ARES, which would assemble inside the human body.
Patients would have to ingest a liquid in order to inflate the stomach and then swallow up to 15 parts which would magnetically assemble once inside the stomach.
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Tags: Biomedical, Computer, Robotics
Posted on June 1st, 2010 by jxh
Gesture-based computer interfaces are finally within reach. MIT researchers have designed an easy to use system that involves a standard webcam and a multicolored Lycra glove.
The glove is covered with 20 irregularly shaped patches with 10 different colors so that the computer can distinguish the colors from each other and from background objects.
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Tags: Civil, Computer, Technology, Video Games
