Archive for December, 2008

Marine energy

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

 
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Engineers are getting serious about another green way to generate electricity. Green and wet. Waves and tides. Today. On Engineering Works!
Walk along the beach and watch the ocean. There’s a lot of power out there. Just ask the people whose beachfront houses get washed away in big storms. Engineers are looking hard at [...]

Animalbots

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

 
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We humans think we’re pretty smart. Sometimes we can use help from the animals. Animalbots, today on Engineering Works!
Many – maybe most – robots in use today have a big problem. They work fine in the lab or on a factory floor. But when you try to move them out into the real [...]