Podcast
Engineering Innovation
Hosted by The National Academy of Engineering · EN
The National Academy of Engineering has worked with the Washington, D.C. region's most listened-to radio station — the all-news format WTOP Radio — and the nation's only radio station specifically dedicated to covering news related to the federal government — WFED 1500 AM — To provide weekly features highlighting engineering innovations and stories that add technical context to issues in the news. Hear some of our stories in the links below.
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Covid-19 Severity Detector
Jul 10, 2020Tap to summarizeResearchers are working on a way to predict when symptoms from the novel coronavirus might turn dangerous.
Transcribe →Wildfire Preventer
Jun 26, 2020Tap to summarizeAs wildfire season starts, engineers are developing a new tool to stop them in their tracks.
Transcribe →Boosting Vaccine Efficiency
Jun 19, 2020Tap to summarizeMaking enough COVID-19 vaccine to immunize the world will be a challenge, but a new vaccination method, without the typical needles, may help.
Transcribe →Boosting Vaccine Efficiency
Jun 19, 2020Tap to summarizeMaking enough COVID-19 vaccine to immunize the world will be a challenge, but a new vaccination method, without the typical needles, may help.
Transcribe →Covid-19 at Home Test
Jun 12, 2020Tap to summarizeRe-opening during the pandemic would be easier to safely manage if we had a quick at-home test, like a pregnancy test, for COVID-19 infection. Engineers may be close.
Transcribe →Art Framing Climate Issues
Jun 5, 2020Tap to summarizeA growing number of artists are creating works that pull people into thinking more about climate change…and the pros and cons of possible solutions.
Transcribe →Public Carbon Capture
May 28, 2020Tap to summarizeThe National Science Foundation recently announced finalists of a public competition for bold ideas to guide their long-term planning. One of the Grand Prize winners wants to get us all involved in tackling climate change.
Transcribe →Small Modular Reactors
May 22, 2020Tap to summarizeSince nuclear power plants don’t emit greenhouse gases, many think they are a solution to climate change. So a push is now on to boost worldwide nuclear energy production by deploying more – but much smaller – reactors.
Transcribe →Small Modular Reactors
May 22, 2020Tap to summarizeSince nuclear power plants don’t emit greenhouse gases, many think they are a solution to climate change. So a push is now on to boost worldwide nuclear energy production by deploying more – but much smaller – reactors.
Transcribe →Clean Hand Check
May 14, 2020Tap to summarizeAs restaurants re-open, now you’ll want their employees’ hands to really be clean. A new device could help. While it doesn’t yet check specifically for coronavirus, it can spot other dangerous pathogens.
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