Posted on February 17th, 2010 by axb
If you haven’t heard already, this week (Feb. 14th-20th) is National Engineers Week. We at eGFI couldn’t be more excited, and hope that you’ll join the festivities. Many schools and universities across the nation have special events planned. If you’re near DC, you can visit us at Discover Engineering Family Day (Sat. Feb. 20 at the National Building Museum), where engineering daredevil Nate Ball will be demonstrating his ATLAS Ascender. Swing by the eGFI table and enter to win a free iPod Touch!
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Filed under: Chemical, e-News, Mechanical, Mining | 5 Comments »
Tags: Chemical, College, Engineering in History, Mechanical, Mining
Posted on February 16th, 2010 by axb
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Filed under: Biomedical, e-News, e-Videos, Mechanical | Comments Off on Video: PBS Presents Engineering Your Future – Biomechanical
Tags: Biomedical, Mechanical
Posted on February 16th, 2010 by axb
That’s right, everyone – we won the vote! Mattel has announced that Barbie’s 126th career path will be that of a computer engineer. This new techie Barbie comes equipped with a laptop, a Bluetooth headset, chic glasses, and a shirt that reads “Barbie” over and over in binary code.
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Filed under: Computer, e-News | 4 Comments »
Tags: Computer
Posted on February 11th, 2010 by axb
Researchers from the Materials Science and Engineering branch of CSIRO (the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) in Australia have found a way to artificially produce honeybee silk. Due to its heavily coiled protein structure, honeybee silk is even stronger than that produced by spiders and other insects. Potential uses for this new super silk range from textiles to lightweight composite materials for marine or aviation purposes to artificial ligaments. Now that’s the bees knees!
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Filed under: Biomedical, e-News, Materials | 2 Comments »
Tags: Biomimicry, Materials
Posted on February 10th, 2010 by axb
Every two years we get to marvel at the speed, skill and artistry of the world’s top athletes and watch increasingly lavish opening and closing ceremonies, yet few of us ponder the work that goes on behind the scenes at the Olympic Games. In a recent post on her engineering education blog, Celeste Baine estimates that there were about 4,000 engineers involved in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, doing things like planning the pyrotechnics of the torch lighting and creating the fastest and most efficient running shoe.
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Filed under: Biomedical, Chemical, Computer, e-News, Industrial / Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical | 1 Comment »
Tags: Olympics, Sports
