Posted on September 30th, 2009 by axb
It is up to middle school students to solve one of the country’s most difficult dilemmas: creating affordable housing for the poor that is energy efficient and leaves a low carbon footprint.
The 18th annual National Engineers Week Future City Competition is challenging seventh and eighth graders nationwide to design cities that adhere to LEED approved environmentally sustainable building standards.
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Posted on September 30th, 2009 by jxh
Have you ever been stuck in traffic and wished that your car could just take to the skies?
In 2011, the Transition may make it happen. It’s a drivable aircraft currently being developed by the company Terrafugia.
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Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by axb
Every year, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awards prestigious $500,000 fellowships (also known as “genius grants”) to a handful of extraordinarily talented scientists, researchers, writers, and artists. The grant is provided over a 5-year period, and recipients are free to use the funds however they choose.
This year two engineers were among the 24 chosen MacArthur fellows: Theodore Zoli and Maneesh Agrawala.
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Posted on September 4th, 2009 by axb
Think big, think infrastructure, think civil engineering. Civil engineers design and build some of the world’s biggest, most muscular structures, from interstate highways and bridges to dams and airports to water-treatment plants and power stations.
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Posted on September 1st, 2009 by sah
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), has scholarships available. The goal of ASHRAE is to advance technology to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world.
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