http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/underwater-robot-competition-generating-interest-among-students/ Engineering snacks to whet your appetite Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:23:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/underwater-robot-competition-generating-interest-among-students/#comment-25505 Engineering And... Engineers Help Students to Build Robots Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:30:45 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/underwater-robot-competition-generating-interest-among-students/#comment-25505 "Jon Anderson's experience in Alpine Robotics has propelled him to apply to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a top science and technology school in Massachusetts, to study robotics..." “Jon Anderson’s experience in Alpine Robotics has propelled him to apply to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a top science and technology school in Massachusetts, to study robotics…”

]]> http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/underwater-robot-competition-generating-interest-among-students/#comment-25451 Bob Reed Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:59:13 +0000 http://blogs.asee.org/engineeringand/underwater-robot-competition-generating-interest-among-students/#comment-25451 A group of biologist at the University of California, Riverside identified the genes, and determined the DNA sequences, for two key proteins in the "dragline silk" of the black widow spider. It is stated that this breakthrough can lead to many uses of the material from lightweight body armor, to medical device uses. The black widow's dragline silk is much stronger than other spiders and is able to absorb a large amount of energy, therefore a synthetic equivalent could be a major breakthrough. A group of biologist at the University of California, Riverside identified the genes, and determined the DNA sequences, for two key proteins in the “dragline silk” of the black widow spider. It is stated that this breakthrough can lead to many uses of the material from lightweight body armor, to medical device uses. The black widow’s dragline silk is much stronger than other spiders and is able to absorb a large amount of energy, therefore a synthetic equivalent could be a major breakthrough.

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