RIT engineering team designs online math and science activities for K-12 community
What teacher has not heard students challenge, "Why do I need math? Why am I learning this? I'm never going to use it."
Social Sciences
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Engineers design systems to help children with special needs
A group of Kansas State University engineers and students have developed technology to improve the health and quality of life for children with severe developmental disabilities.
Engineering
Jun 9, 2014
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High-speed hand dryers are six times cleaner, produce 42 percent less CO2 than paper towel dispensers
(Phys.org) —Don't touch that paper towel! High-speed hand dryers are cleaner, more environmentally friendly and save a bundle over time.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 9, 2014
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Students create robotic hand for boy, 8
Steele Songle was born without a left hand but has never let that hold him back from the thing he loves most - playing sports. And now, the 8-year-old from Wilmington, Delaware, who plays lacrosse and golf, swims, skis, and ...
Engineering
Apr 27, 2014
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Robot scouts rooms people can't enter
(Phys.org) —Firefighters, police officers and military personnel are often required to enter rooms with little information about what dangers might lie behind the door. A group of engineering students at Arizona State University ...
Robotics
Apr 23, 2014
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Students take clot-buster for a spin
(Phys.org) —In the hands of some Rice University senior engineering students, a fishing rod is more than what it seems. For them, it's a way to help destroy blood clots that threaten lives.
Engineering
Apr 21, 2014
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Could 'Jedi Putter' be the force golfers need?
Putting is arguably the most important skill in golf; in fact, it's been described as a game within a game. Now a team of Rice engineering students has devised a training putter that offers golfers audio, visual and tactile ...
General Physics
Apr 18, 2014
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Students solve problem for rheumatoid arthritis sufferer
Sandi Mugford treasures her independence. An active person who works two jobs and helps look after her mother, she needs to cover a lot of ground, which she does with impressive energy. Mugford has lived more than 50 years ...
Engineering
Mar 31, 2014
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Keeping tabs on massive open online courses
(Phys.org) —Is the Internet causing a revolution in education by enabling large numbers of students to take college courses online, at little or no cost, from faculty members at leading universities?
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2014
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Student-built satellite sends data from space
A tiny satellite, dubbed KySat-2, built by students at the University of Kentucky and Morehead State University is currently orbiting about 300 miles above the Earth, circling the planet every 90 minutes. The satellite, launched ...
Space Exploration
Jan 29, 2014
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