News tagged with design challenges

This 'mousetrap' may save lives: Students create mechanism to regulate IV fluids for children

Instead of building a better mousetrap, a team of Rice University freshmen took a mousetrap and built a better way to treat dehydration among children in the developing world.

Technology / Engineering

created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tiny hitchhikers attack cancer cells: Gold nanostars first to deliver drug directly to cancer cell nucleus

Nanotechnology offers powerful new possibilities for targeted cancer therapies, but the design challenges are many. Northwestern University scientists now are the first to develop a simple but specialized nanoparticle that ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Help is at hand for teachers struggling with technology

Innovative software to help teachers stay at the forefront of the digital revolution in education has been developed by researchers funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

E-3POD electric vehicle concept wins the Double Challenge Project

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a car. It's a bike. It's the winner of the Double Challenge project sponsored by Citroen. It may look like a prop from the move TRON, but in actuality it is an ultra-compact electric ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1 weblog

Cadillac Aera concept wins 7th annual L.A. design challenge

The Cadillac Aera concept vehicle won the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, tying with Smart and besting entries from seven other automakers including Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Maybach. ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

3-D Chip Design Challenges

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the increase functionality of electronic gadgets, the need to pack more transistors into a single package is becoming a needed necessity. There’s a big demand, in the consumer market, ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Feb 21, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 4 | with audio podcast weblog