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West of England Combined Authority | February 13, 2020

A £5m funding grant from the West of England Combined Authority has been doubled by industry and awarded to a research, innovation and skills initiative, to accelerate digital engineering across multiple sectors and boost STEM awareness in less affluent parts of the country. The new Centre for Digital Engineering Technology & Innovation was awarded a combined £10m by WECA and businesses in the West of England, to support the region’s Local Industrial Strategy and the develo...

Savannah Morning News | February 18, 2020

Georgia’s timber industry, which already tops the nation in a number of categories, may get a boost from new technology that lets developers construct mid-rise office buildings made mostly of wood. The General Assembly is considering legislation asking the state Department of Community Affairs to recommend whether Georgia should adopt a provision in the International Building Code that allows buildings constructed of mass timber to rise as high as 18 stories. The state building code limits...

Tech Xplore | February 18, 2020

For decades, researchers have considered the potential for cooling hot electronic devices by blowing on them with high-speed air jets. However, air jet cooling systems are not widely used today. Two of the biggest obstacles that prevent the use of these systems is their complexity and weight. Air jet systems must be made of metal to be able to handle the pressure associated with air jets whose speed can exceed 200 miles per hour. And the air handling system can be complex with many discrete comp...

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COSI | October 11, 2022

Honda and the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), a nationally renowned science museum, are coming together to launch a nationwide initiative—the Honda Engineering Roadshow—to deliver 20,000 hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) kits, called Engineering Learning Lunchboxes, to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Distribution of the kits will take place in collaboration with local food banks across the country to help feed hungry lives and hung...