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Engineering Innovation The National Academy of Engineering
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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
Researchers are working on a way to predict when symptoms from the novel coronavirus might turn dangerous.
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Wildfire Preventer
As wildfire season starts, engineers are developing a new tool to stop them in their tracks.
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Boosting Vaccine Efficiency
Making enough COVID-19 vaccine to immunize the world will be a challenge, but a new vaccination method, without the typical needles, may help.
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Boosting Vaccine Efficiency
Making enough COVID-19 vaccine to immunize the world will be a challenge, but a new vaccination method, without the typical needles, may help.
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Covid-19 at Home Test
Re-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.
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Art Framing Climate Issues
A growing number of artists are creating works that pull people into thinking more about climate change…and the pros and cons of possible solutions.