The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has provided a five-year grant to support the development of an innovative undergraduate bioengineering curriculum component intended to cultivate inclusive design principles for students at Rice University in Houston who are contemplating a career as medical practitioners or medical technology innovators. Sabia Abidi (pictured … [Read more...] about New bioengineering curriculum cultivates human-centred approach to medical design
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Using sweet treats to teach kids about engineering
Children and young people will soon be able to design and make their own sweet treats while learning about engineering at a chocolate factory set up especially by a Barnsley engineer. The JJA Snack manufacturing facility will open soon at the Business Village in Barnsley. The new hands-on STEM-educational venture is being launched by Jamie Ashpole (picture above), director … [Read more...] about Using sweet treats to teach kids about engineering
Students smash world speed record for electric boats
A team of students from Princeton University in New Jersey has smashed the world speed record for electric boats, surpassing the old record by 41 km/h. The Princeton team set the new record on a one-kilometre course on Lake Townsend outside Greensboro, North Carolina. Piloted by veteran speedboat captain John Peeters, the Princeton boat made one pass through the course at … [Read more...] about Students smash world speed record for electric boats
UNESCO announces inaugural winners of new design awards
UNESCO has announced the first winners of its Future Designer International Innovation Design Awards and Science for the Sustainable Development Goals Innovation Contest, which attracted entries from more than 1,500 teams made up of school and university students and their mentors from 48 countries. A total of 228 entries advanced to the stage of the final evaluation and 83 … [Read more...] about UNESCO announces inaugural winners of new design awards
Engineers create first ever steerable bipedal robot with only one motor
A team of mechanical engineering researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has create a steerable bipedal robot with only one motor, which they claim is the first of its kind. Small robots are important tools for the investigation and inspection of small spaces. They can carefully place their steps, allowing them to navigate around obstacles, capabilities that … [Read more...] about Engineers create first ever steerable bipedal robot with only one motor