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  • RoboBee Could Be Used to Pollinate Plants 22 May 2013, 02:12 PM Albert Einstein once predicated that without bees man would have only four years left on the planet. But mechanical engineer Robert Wood and graduate student Kevin Ma might disagree. The two engineers and their Harvard-based team have created a small robot no bigger than a house fly. The tiny robot, half the size of a paper clip and weighing only ...
  • Service Transformation: 5 Ways to Influence Positive Change 19 May 2013, 11:00 PM Service transformation is top of mind for most manufacturers. Moving from a cost-based service strategy to one that is profit-based is critical to driving revenues and profitability. Getting ahead no longer rest solely on the features and functionality of a company’s products. Today’s market leaders are not only providing their customers with good products but they are helping them achieve ...
  • GoldieBlox Makes Engineering a Girl Thing! 16 May 2013, 11:00 PM Listen up, girls! Engineering is cool! That’s the message that GoldieBlox inventor Debbie Sterling, a Stanford University-educated engineer, is passionate about sharing. Designed for girls ages six and older, GoldieBlox is a storybook and construction set that challenges girls to help the inventor protagonist Goldie, build things. We can all remember reading childhood fairy tales about princesses in distress ultimately ...
  • Manufacturing Growth Holds Less Promise for Women 14 May 2013, 11:00 PM Today in the United States more women graduate college, they make up nearly half of the working population, and one-third of women out-earn their spouse. So why are women losing their footing in the manufacturing sector? A report released this week by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., vice chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) seeks to answer this ...
  • World’s biggest 3D Printing Store Opens in London 13 May 2013, 04:39 PM If you ever wondered what the next-generation FedEx or OfficeMax might look like then the new 2,500 square-foot iMakr store in Central London might be it. The bright loft space is filled with a variety of 3D printers, like the $1,000 Solidoodle and the Makerbot Replicator 2, costing close to $3000. There are hands-on workshops where curious shoppers can learn ...
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