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Using Wood to Cool a House When people think of wood in a house, they usually think of logs in a fireplace to provide some extra warmth. But researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of California have another idea. https://t.co/syCQ0izX5X

3D Scanning Shows How the Ancient Masters Crafted Violins https://t.co/MhDdGy6cNr

Can You Build a Tiny Home for $15k? This Engineering Grad Did https://t.co/2xbeBjMJuQ

Could virtual reality be the key to Ford designing the cars of the future? Check out Tierney King's article "Designing Cars in VR Could be in Ford’s Future" https://t.co/CmfRkVdV0a

Creating an Off-Grid, Mobile 3D Printer You Tuber Thomas Sanladerer modified a cheap 3D printer to run on battery power and be controlled with a smartphone. https://t.co/8n9uywxZ4y

Breakfast is Served: A 3D-Printed Nutella Pancake RCLifeOn is 3D printing a pancake with Nutella and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. https://t.co/q72XEKbVsk

Building a Life-Size Truck Piece by Piece from Legos Chevy has tasked students from Oxford Community School and Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary to create a Lego rendition of its 2019 Silverado 1500 LT Trailboss. https://t.co/BUZqtcXuTF

How Two Drones are Working Together to Dig Holes, Deploy a Parachute, and Plant Sensors The University of Nebraska NIMBUS Lab has been developing drones that carry a portable digging system dig holes an install sensors. https://t.co/Tu5mZf0Nhj

The Future of Autonomous Cars May Involve Facial Sensors We’ve come a long way since Henry Ford first rolled out the Model T in 1908, and car companies have ensured that the future is autonomous vehicles. https://t.co/It1tFa9lPm

Startup Founder Says Goodbye to Uber, Starts Secret Robotics Company Paul Mikesell, who co-founded Isilon Systems in 2001, has recently said his goodbyes to Uber, and raised cash for an under-the-radar robotics startup based in... https://t.co/MyS4KYxGwZ

At CES 2019: Vehicles and Faster Networks Share Spotlight with TVs A look at the semiconductors, components, and subsystems that enable significant electronics innovations in consumer and industrial end products. https://t.co/24Qv5kwc8C

Creating a Hovercraft from a Plastic Bag and 3D Printer Using an interesting array of material, RCLifeOn created a hovercraft using a 3D printer, a plastic bag, and other basic electronics, such as a brushless motor from a drone. https://t.co/SR0IPWTHqk

Pine Needles from Old Christmas Trees Could Be Turned into Paint and Food Sweeteners in the Future Researchers at the University of Sheffield are trying to keep abandoned Christmas trees out of landfills and turned into paint and food sweeteners. https://t.co/OCwC8zLGoF

Foldable, Origami Canoe Gets Updated The newest version of the Onak “origami” canoe improves upon the original while retaining the ability to easily unpack and assemble at any water site, and seat up to three people. https://t.co/z0nWYjzO02

Dauntless UAV Sets Records by Lifting 200 Pounds in the Air Dauntless has surpassed what normal UAVs can do by setting records for payload for vertical-takeoff and landing multi-copters, according to creators Mobile Recon Systems. https://t.co/HhngeeRYaP

Iron Man, DIY Jet Bike Takes Test Drive Tech Ingredients took apart a hybrid jet engine and created a DIY Jet Bike where the hub motor is powered by a pair of battery-powered ducted fans. https://t.co/vRLwb7mYNo

Predictive Maintenance to Improve Asset Efficiency Equipment manufacturers, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies, plant owners and operators face the challenge of keeping their fleet, machinery, and other assets working efficiently, https://t.co/vnCZAR2xnr

Autonomous Aircraft Odysseus Keeps an Eye on the Sky After years of development, Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed Odysseus, a full-scale, solar-powered, autonomous aircraft that can fly in the air for months at a time https://t.co/G7uNqiPG1w

Sample Offer: PFV 2-Way Proportional Solenoid Valves https://t.co/ycHR5YtqKT

Female Engineers Discuss Work, Lives in Sensor Engineering A recent Midwest Sensors Expo session explores the work and life challenges of females in sensor engineering. https://t.co/51KIqYkq1i