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Design Engineering Health Science

The CityTree

“Different types of moss bind environmental toxins such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides while producing oxygen at the same time.”

“Controllable ventilation technology allows airflow to be intensified, meaning that the filter effect can be increased as required.”

“Water provision is either connected or independent, thanks to a fully automated irrigation system.”

“Energy is provided via grid connection.”

“Mosses store large quantities of moisture, and the considerably increased evaporation surface creates an immense cooling effect.”

(https://greencitysolutions.de/en/solutions)

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Engineering Northeastern

Northeastern University Wins 2019 Engineers Without Borders Premier Chapter Award

“This award recognizes one student chapter each year who exemplifies EWB-USA’s mission through efficient organization, effective fundraising, and an engaged student body. The group has recently worked on projects in Guatemala, Panama, and Uganda.”

“This is the second time Northeastern’s EWB has won this prestigious award, having first been selected in 2014. This year’s selection saw them chosen from a total of 163 student chapters.”

(https://coe.northeastern.edu/news/ewb-wins-2019-premier-chapter-award)

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Design Engineering History Humanity Local

Wampanoag wetu

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Current Events Engineering Local

Martha’s Vineyard could become home to largest offshore wind farm in North America

(http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2015/11/marthas_vineyard_could_become.html)

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Engineering

New competency model provides benchmarks for engineering

(http://blogs.asce.org/engineering-competency-model-uses-relations-implications-and-rodney-dangerfield)

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Current Events Engineering

A Concrete Sample Was Pulled from the New Panama Canal Locks and It Does Not Look Good

A core sample pulled from the concrete of the Cocoli Locks where cracks and leaks have appeared does not bode well for the Panama Canal expansion project, which is on a strict deadline for completion in April 2016.

The crack and subsequent leaks appeared recently in the concrete of one of the interior chambers of the new Cocoli Locks on the Pacific side of the waterway during testing of the new locks.

(http://gcaptain.com/a-concrete-sample-was-pulled-from-the-new-panama-canal-locks-and-it-does-not-look-good)

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Engineering Local

Cities like Boston are redesigning their streets for the people who use them

(http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-08-24/cities-boston-are-redesigning-their-streets-people-who-use-them)

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Engineering

Thrust controller on a military fighter jet engine

(http://imgur.com/gallery/Rpxs0bq)

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Engineering History Local

Construction of Cape Cod Canal Saves Lives, Cargo, and Time

(http://blogs.asce.org/construction-of-cape-cod-canal-saves-lives-cargo-and-time)

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Engineering

A Top Utility Engineer Talks Distributed Energy Integration

(http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a-top-utility-engineer-talks-distributed-energy-integration)