Posted on December 12th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
A team of research engineers at golf equipment company PING has created a set of custom-fitted golf clubs for a man who has been a quadruple amputee since 2005. The researchers developed “a workable prototype” for Mesa, Arizona’s Jeff Lewis and worked with a prosthetist to develop a set of unique clubs.
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Tags: Biomedical, Biomedical Engineering, Corporations, Prosthetics, Sports, Sports Engineering
Posted on December 12th, 2010 by ASEE
Fit and athletic amputees – like sprinter/long-jumper Aimee Mullins – have proved over and over that the loss of a limb is no reason to give up sports. Amputee swimmers, however, have been held back — until now. Enter Neptune, a colorful but functional superflipper designed for competitive amputee swimmers.
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Tags: Biomedical, Biomedical Engineering, Prosthetics
Posted on December 5th, 2010 by ASEE
Physics teacher Ed Linz learned the value of teamwork commanding a submarine, where crew members place their lives in each others’ hands. He now collaborates with a special education instructor in teaching a mixed class of high school students.
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Tags: Physical Science, Physics, Science Teachers, STEM education, Teachers, Team Teaching, Team-building skills, U.S. Navy
Posted on November 21st, 2010 by ASEE
Known as “the lost city of the Inca,” Machu Piccu was constructed sometime around 1450, and is often recognized as an archaeological site of great cultural significance. But the Incas were also remarkable engineers.
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Tags: Civil Engineering, Engineering in History
Posted on November 8th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
It doesn’t take a genius — or a lot of money — to attract students to engineering and keep them coming, says Amir Abo-Shaeer, a 2010 MacArthur “genius” Award winner from California. But this energetic engineering teacher has plenty of valuable advice for K-12 STEM educators.
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Tags: Engineering, Girls Education, Teacher Awards, Teachers
Posted on November 1st, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The USA Science and Engineering Festival culminated in a gigantic Expo on the National Mall. A half-million visitors were kept entertained by the Giant kaleidoscope, robot competitions, explosions, and DIY rockets. Check out our photos of the event.
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Tags: Family events, Science and Engineering Fair, USA Science and Engineering Festival 2010
Posted on October 25th, 2010 by ASEE
With their problem-solving techniques and technologies engineers are well-positioned to help render U.S. healthcare more efficient, effective, and affordable. And as new and different models are conceived, engineers can help design and support them, analyzing if and how well they are working.
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Tags: Computer Engineering, Computer Programming, games, Healthcare, Systems Engineering
Posted on October 11th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Students at a rural Alabama school are putting their mechanical skills to use developing inexpensive utility vehicles that can be shipped to poor countries and assembled. Boasts teacher Brian Copes: “These students are on the fast track of changing the world.”
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Tags: Cars, Competitions for Students, Entertainment, Mechanical engineering
Posted on October 4th, 2010 by ASEE
The L.A.-based non-profit Great Minds in STEM wants young Hispanics and other under-represented minorities to start focusing on science and engineering careers. “If our community is technically prepared,” says GMiS founder Ray Mellado, “they’re going to be successful.”
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Tags: Community Awareness, Hispanic Students