Comments on: Engineering a Better World http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/ Engineering snacks to whet your appetite Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:06:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Sarah Sabado http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/comment-page-1/#comment-26705 Sarah Sabado Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:13:32 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/#comment-26705 that's a great article. I think that the engineering feats of this time has changed the world operates. In Dubai, they have a man-made river. Whoever thought anyone could do that?Sa that’s a great article. I think that the engineering feats of this time has changed the world operates. In Dubai, they have a man-made river. Whoever thought anyone could do that?Sa

]]> By: Molly http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/comment-page-1/#comment-26666 Molly Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:48:17 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/#comment-26666 There is a great book out there called Manufacturing a Better Future for America that anyone who is interested in the revitalization of manufacturing must read. America needs to be reminded that manufacturing is what built our economy so many years ago, and that we should look to it once more to drag us out of the economic mess our country is facing. Furthermore, the economic mindset of our government and our business leaders needs to be shifted. The practice of offshoring production has rendered millions of Americans jobless and angry. This book justifies why jobs need to stay on American soil, and how a paradigm shift in business economics is needed to prevent this recession from repeating itself. All in all, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is willing to help bandage up our broken economy. There is a great book out there called Manufacturing a Better Future for America that anyone who is interested in the revitalization of manufacturing must read. America needs to be reminded that manufacturing is what built our economy so many years ago, and that we should look to it once more to drag us out of the economic mess our country is facing.

Furthermore, the economic mindset of our government and our business leaders needs to be shifted. The practice of offshoring production has rendered millions of Americans jobless and angry. This book justifies why jobs need to stay on American soil, and how a paradigm shift in business economics is needed to prevent this recession from repeating itself. All in all, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is willing to help bandage up our broken economy.

]]> By: Aamy Lee http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/comment-page-1/#comment-26532 Aamy Lee Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:46:33 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/#comment-26532 Above article is really nice explaining how engineering makes world beautiful. Above article is really nice explaining how engineering makes world beautiful.

]]> By: Engineering &… » Blog Archive » Students Secure Funding To Develop Solar-Powered Pasteurization System http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/comment-page-1/#comment-26465 Engineering &… » Blog Archive » Students Secure Funding To Develop Solar-Powered Pasteurization System Fri, 15 May 2009 12:12:52 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/#comment-26465 [...] Engineering a Better World - High School Inventor Teams @ MIT - Engineers Without Borders - Kiva Fellows Blog: Nepalese [...] [...] Engineering a Better World – High School Inventor Teams @ MIT – Engineers Without Borders – Kiva Fellows Blog: Nepalese [...]

]]> By: Engineering &… » The PlayPump System http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/comment-page-1/#comment-26176 Engineering &… » The PlayPump System Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:01:06 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/#comment-26176 Engineers realized this untapped energy source by creating The PlayPump, a simple machine powered by kids at play. Engineers realized this untapped energy source by creating The PlayPump, a simple machine powered by kids at play.

]]> By: Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Fixing the World on $2 a Day http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/comment-page-1/#comment-26057 Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Fixing the World on $2 a Day Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:33:29 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/#comment-26057 The charcoal project is the responsibility of Mary Hong, a 19-year-old branching out beyond her aerospace major this semester. She and the other students, coincidentally all women, are enrolled in Smith’s D-Lab, a course that is becoming quietly famous beyond the MIT campus…

]]> By: Engineering &… » Engineers Without Borders http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/comment-page-1/#comment-25860 Engineering &… » Engineers Without Borders Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:20:13 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/#comment-25860 You cannot look into the eyes of a child who is dying from a disease caused by drinking dirty water — something that rarely, if ever, happens in the United States — and not feel changed. You cannot stand before her parents without thinking, “I’m an engineer. There must be something I can do.”

]]> By: Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » ‘Refrigerator’ Without Electricity http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/comment-page-1/#comment-25858 Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » ‘Refrigerator’ Without Electricity Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:25:31 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/#comment-25858 ...ingenious technique that requires no external energy supply to preserve fruit, vegetables and other perishables in hot, arid climates. The pot-in-pot cooling system, a kind of "desert refrigerator"... …ingenious technique that requires no external energy supply to preserve fruit, vegetables and other perishables in hot, arid climates. The pot-in-pot cooling system, a kind of “desert refrigerator”…

]]> By: Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Popular Mechanics 2007 Breakthrough Award: the Windbelt http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/comment-page-1/#comment-25395 Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Popular Mechanics 2007 Breakthrough Award: the Windbelt Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:11:03 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/#comment-25395 [...] Shawn Frayne’s Windbelt Wins Popular Mechanics 2007 Breakthrough Award Frayne’s device consists of a flat, taut membrane that flutters within its housing as air passes through it. At each end of the membrane are magnets that oscillate between metal coils as the band flutters, effectively creating an electric charge. According to the 28-year-old Frayne, prototypes of the Windbelt have generated 40 milliwatts in 10-mph slivers of wind, making his device 10 to 30 times as efficient as the best microturbines. … Frayne, now based in Mountain View, Calif., gathered a variety of lessons while studying at MIT, especially under the tutelage of Amy Smith (a 2004 MacArthur fellow) in her “D-Lab” class. In this design lab, Frayne learned the politics of delivering technology to poor nations, as well as the technical aspects of mechanical engineering. [...]

]]> By: Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Microfinancing Entrepreneurs http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/comment-page-1/#comment-25193 Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Microfinancing Entrepreneurs Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:50:25 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/engineering-a-better-world/#comment-25193 Kiva provides loans through partners (operating in the countries) to the entrepreneurs... Kiva provides loans through partners (operating in the countries) to the entrepreneurs…

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