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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