Comments on: Engineering a Better World

By: Sarah Sabado

Sarah Sabado — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:13:32 +0000

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: Aamy Lee

Aamy Lee — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:46:33 +0000

Above article is really nice explaining how engineering makes world beautiful.

By: Engineering &… » Blog Archive » Students Secure Funding To Develop Solar-Powered Pasteurization System

Fri, 15 May 2009 12:12:52 +0000

[...] Engineering a Better World – High School Inventor Teams @ MIT – Engineers Without Borders – Kiva Fellows Blog: Nepalese [...]

By: Engineering &… » The PlayPump System

Engineering &… » The PlayPump System — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:01:06 +0000

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

Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Fixing the World on $2 a Day — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:33:29 +0000

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

Engineering &… » Engineers Without Borders — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:20:13 +0000

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

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:25:31 +0000

…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

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:11:03 +0000

[...] 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

Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » Microfinancing Entrepreneurs — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:50:25 +0000

Kiva provides loans through partners (operating in the countries) to the entrepreneurs…