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DNA may replace silicon chips

Duke University engineer Chris Dwyer believes that the next generation of logic circuits will be produced in almost limitless quantities, efficiently as well as inexpensively. Dwyer believes that instead of silicon chips serving as the platform for electric circuits, computer engineers will take advantage of the unique properties of DNA through creating identical, tiny structures.... More

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Villanova and MathWorks team up to provide Mechatronic courses

Professor James Peyton-Jones, director of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics & Control at Villanova University, has been working with the MathWorks in support of classes in mechatronics at Villanova. Peyton-Jones majored in engineering science at Oxford University, and worked at a UK-based automotive consulting agency, on graduation. He subsequently earned a PhD in nonlinear dynamics at the... More

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RPI Engineers travel to Haiti to tackle real world challenges

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ( RPI ) Engineers for a Sustainable World ( ESW ) students are applying what they have learned in the classroom and laboratory to real-world problems with important repercussions for developing nations. ESW projects have a strong sustainability focus and are carefully designed to serve as platforms that encourage and enable long-term future growth for the host... More

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MIT robotically works towards helping stroke patients

MIT researchers are closely studying how robotic therapy could potentially help stroke patients to regain their abilities to move their arms. Albert Lo, one of many researchers leading this robotic therapy research says that current findings have been tested within the first six months after the stroke, successfully. “This study examined the effectiveness of a class of robotic... More

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Stanford discovers a potential environmentally friendly energy

Stanford scientists have successfully plugged into algae cells and harnessed a tiny electrical current. They found it at the plant’s process of energy making, which is photosynthesis. This finding may provide a pathway for “environmentally friendly bioelectricity” that doesn’t give off carbon dioxide when being used. WonHyoung Ryuone, one of the Stanford... More