Engineering Recognition & Innovation

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers published its list of 2008-2009 Fellows in the November issue of Mechanical Engineering.

Of the 105 Fellows selected by the ASME Board of Governors, and nominated by their peers, at least 20 are Tau Beta Pi members. To become a Fellow you must have ten or more years of active practice and at least ten years of continuous active corporate membership in ASME.

Click here for the listing of all of the 2008-2009 ASME Fellows.

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This week, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration announced that “U.S. scientists have produced a laser shot with an unprecedented energy level” that could lead to nuclear fusion.

To accomplish this new feat, researchers had to break the megajoule barrier. Read article

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As part of an installment in a series of Popular Science‘s plan to rebuild America, “Renovating American Infrastructure, Step 1: Transportation.”

The article details current research and innovation that would help repair America’s infrastructure.

A quick rundown of new innovations:

1. Cars that report potholes
2. Roads that De-Ice themselves
3. Bridges that flex on the fly

And more, read article

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