Advancing Engineering, October 2011

Colorado State University has announced an in-kind software award from Siemens AG in support of CSU’s EcoCAR2 design team.

The in-kind software grant is the largest in the university’s history. For more information on the award and the EcoCAR2 competition, read the full announcement

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Engineers and scientists met last week at California Institute of Technology to seriously discuss the “feasibility and requirements of capturing a near-Earth asteroid, bringing it closer to our planet and using it as a base for future manned spaceflight missions.”

Click here for the details from Wired on the group’s investigation findings

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Earlier this month, two surgeries were successfully performed using the ValveXchange two-part heart valve system. The new technology allows for younger patients to receive tissue heart valves and continue with an active lifestyle. Read the press release

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