Engineering Innovation

The National Academy of Engineering

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.

  1. 10/07/2020

    Covid-19 Severity Detector

    Researchers are working on a way to predict when symptoms from the novel coronavirus might turn dangerous.

  2. 26/06/2020

    Wildfire Preventer

    As wildfire season starts, engineers are developing a new tool to stop them in their tracks.

  3. 19/06/2020

    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.

  4. 19/06/2020

    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.

  5. 12/06/2020

    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.

  6. 05/06/2020

    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.

  7. 28/05/2020

    Public Carbon Capture

    The 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.

  8. 22/05/2020

    Small Modular Reactors

    Since 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.

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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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  • Criado por
    The National Academy of Engineering
  • Anos de atividade
    2017 - 2020
  • Episódios
    860
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Copyright
    © National Academy of Engineering
  • Site do podcast
    Engineering Innovation