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The National Academy of Engineering works 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 hig…

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    Covid-19 Severity Detector

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020


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

    Wildfire Preventer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020


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

    Boosting Vaccine Efficiency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020


    Making enough COVID-19 vaccine to immunize the world will be a challenge, but a new vaccination method, without the typical needles, may help.

    Covid-19 at Home Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020


    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.

    Covid-19 at Home Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020


    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.

    Art Framing Climate Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020


    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.

    Art Framing Climate Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020


    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.

    Public Carbon Capture

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020


    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.

    Public Carbon Capture

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020


    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.

    Small Modular Reactors

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020


    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.

    Small Modular Reactors

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020


    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.

    Clean Hand Check

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020


    As 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.

    Clean Hand Check

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020


    As 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.

    Fake News Filter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020


    While political views differ, democracy depends upon a basic agreement about facts. Can technology help people sort truth from trash in social media?

    Fake News Filter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020


    While political views differ, democracy depends upon a basic agreement about facts. Can technology help people sort truth from trash in social media?

    Nose for Infection

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020


    Researchers are now exploring whether dogs can detect a person infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by smell. Trace odors have already been connected to other infections.

    Nose for Infection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020


    Researchers are now exploring whether dogs can detect a person infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by smell. Trace odors have already been connected to other infections.

    Heart Cap

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020


    Engineers are working on a removable heart pump that might one day let patients with end stage heart failure not only survive longer, but recover.

    Heart Cap

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020


    Engineers are working on a removable heart pump that might one day let patients with end stage heart failure not only survive longer, but recover.

    Spotting Methane Leaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020


    We mostly talk about carbon dioxide as the culprit of climate change. But methane is actually about a hundred times more powerful as a greenhouse gas.

    Spotting Methane Leaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020


    We mostly talk about carbon dioxide as the culprit of climate change. But methane is actually about a hundred times more powerful as a greenhouse gas.

    Rebuilding Antarctica

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020


    Antarctica is melting faster than expected…and a recent U-N report says, unless something is done, sea levels will likely rise higher by the end of this century than previous estimates. Some scientists say it may be time to think of radical solutions.

    Rebuilding Antarctica

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020


    Antarctica is melting faster than expected…and a recent U-N report says, unless something is done, sea levels will likely rise higher by the end of this century than previous estimates. Some scientists say it may be time to think of radical solutions.

    Smart Stethoscope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020


    Diagnosing lung diseases ideally uses tools like chest X-rays and blood tests, but in times when the healthcare system is stressed the stethoscope may be the only tool.

    Smart Stethoscope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020


    Diagnosing lung diseases ideally uses tools like chest X-rays and blood tests, but in times when the healthcare system is stressed the stethoscope may be the only tool.

    Smartphone Drug Delivery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020


    Brain implants can treat diseases ranging from Parkinson’s to depression, but patients must generally be tethered to machines. The key to a new solution might be in your pocket.

    Smartphone Drug Delivery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020


    Brain implants can treat diseases ranging from Parkinson’s to depression, but patients must generally be tethered to machines. The key to a new solution might be in your pocket.

    Mars Life Support

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020


    Mars has a harsh environment. So, in anticipation of human travel there, engineers are working on ways to make parts of the planet more hospitable for life.

    Mars Life Support

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020


    Mars has a harsh environment. So, in anticipation of human travel there, engineers are working on ways to make parts of the planet more hospitable for life.

    Computer Game Attacks Coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020


    If you want to help researchers fighting the coronavirus, even while you’re hunkering down at home, we’ve got a video game for you!

    Computer Game Attacks Coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020


    If you want to help researchers fighting the coronavirus, even while you’re hunkering down at home, we’ve got a video game for you!

    Potomac Treasure Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020


    Thirty years ago, a bacteria from the Potomac River was found to produce its own tiny wires that conduct electricity. Just last month, an even more surprising discovery was announced.

    Potomac Treasure Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020


    Thirty years ago, a bacteria from the Potomac River was found to produce its own tiny wires that conduct electricity. Just last month, an even more surprising discovery was announced.

    Potomac Treasure Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020


    More than thirty years ago, a new type of bacteria was discovered in the mud of the Potomac River. Now it could provide a key to producing clean energy.

    Potomac Treasure Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020


    More than thirty years ago, a new type of bacteria was discovered in the mud of the Potomac River. Now it could provide a key to producing clean energy.

    Replacing Batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020


    A new technique might soon allow you to stream High Definition video from a camera so small it could be attached to your glasses.

    Replacing Batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020


    A new technique might soon allow you to stream High Definition video from a camera so small it could be attached to your glasses.

    Public Carbon Capture

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020


    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.

    Public Carbon Capture

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020


    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.

    Biodegradable Medical Device

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020


    Engineers have created the first medical device that simply dissolves in the body after its job is done.

    Biodegradable Medical Device

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020


    Engineers have created the first medical device that simply dissolves in the body after its job is done.

    Tracking Coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020


    The current coronavirus outbreak is being tracked using technologies that monitor news and social media, in the hope of identifying hotspots and predicting its spread.

    Tracking Coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020


    The current coronavirus outbreak is being tracked using technologies that monitor news and social media, in the hope of identifying hotspots and predicting its spread.

    Heart Cap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020


    Engineers are working on a removable heart pump that might one day let patients with end stage heart failure not only survive longer, but recover.

    Heart Cap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020


    Engineers are working on a removable heart pump that might one day let patients with end stage heart failure not only survive longer, but recover.

    Art Framing Climate Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020


    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.

    Art Framing Climate Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020


    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.

    Extreme Wind Turbines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020


    Wind turbines are getting a redesign at the University of Virginia…inspired by the way palm trees withstand storms.

    Extreme Wind Turbines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020


    Wind turbines are getting a redesign at the University of Virginia…inspired by the way palm trees withstand storms.

    Souped-up Plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019


    Nature’s plants take in carbon dioxide and use it to grow. But they can’t keep up with the amount of C-O-2 that we pump into the air by burning fossil fuels.

    Souped-up Plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2019


    Nature’s plants take in carbon dioxide and use it to grow. But they can’t keep up with the amount of C-O-2 that we pump into the air by burning fossil fuels.

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