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Technology & Engineering

Technology and Engineering bridge the gap between what the mind can imagine and what the laws of nature allow. While scientists seek to discover what is not yet known, engineers apply fundamental science to design and develop new devices and systems—technology—to solve societal problems. Technological and engineering innovations then return the favor by affecting human—as well as other animal species'—the ability to control and adapt to their natural environments.

This Breathalyzer Reveals Signs Of Disease

One exhale and new device could screen for everything from diabetes to lung cancer

New Software Matches More Kidney Donations, Faster

Game theory and market dynamics inspire new software that streamlines complicated matches

Testing Deepwater Offshore Wind Technology
University of Maine Tests Deepwater Offshore Wind Technology in the Netherlands

New 3-D Structures Assemble With Remarkable Precision

Self-assembling nano boxes open the door to “smart” particles for medicine, manufacturing

Bend It Like NIST
It may sound like the stuff of science fiction but at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), nanosoccer is serious business.

Robotic Sharks
Robotics used reveal sharks' locomotion

Cloaking

What if you could hide something in plain sight? It could be possible using cloaking technologies.

Graphene
Graphene could have your computer running faster then ever before.

Tweeting From The Depths
USF’s solar-powered, underwater robot is able to analyze ocean conditions, report back to humans on land

The ARRA Report 19
This report reviews the research and discoveries made possible in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Tiny Device Swims Through The Bloodstream
Swimming through the blood stream: Stanford engineers create wireless, self-propelled medical device

Game Changer Research Aims To Forecast Tornadoes

Researcher is using supercomputers, data mining, and meteorology to move us closer to reliable tornado forecasting

Microrobots Improve Cancer Detection And Advance Toward Microsurgery
New cellular-scale technology developed by NSF CAREER Award-winner can help detect cancer cells and drive advancement toward microsurgical applications

Biofuel Breakthrough
University of Maine esearchers discover revolutionary process for for creating biofuel

Touch Photography: Capturing The Feel Of Surfaces
New technology records haptic sensations allowing users to feel objects through computers

The Road To The New Energy Economy: Wind Energy
Tomorrow's energy needs to be more abundant than today's. How will we get from here to there? This lecture is part of a series on transitioning to "greener" technologies

Sandfish Lizard Slithers Into Science Spotlight
Desert reptile inspires new robot for rescue and other missions

Cancer Tracker
Implantable device monitors tumors

Preparing Surgeons For The Operating Room
Ioannis Pavlidis, director of the Computational Physiology Laboratory at the University of Houston, and Dr. Barbara Bass, chair of the department of surgery at The Methodist Hospital, teamed up with the help of an NSF grant in hopes of better preparing surgeons for the operating room by measuring the role of stress on a surgeon's path to competency.

Robotics: Physical Interaction Tasks
Oregon State University professor Jonathan Hurst talks about his work with robotics and physical interaction tasks