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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? High school often focuses on procedural understanding—how to solve problems with well-defined steps.

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Using adsorbents to help society

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This includes increasing machine learning literacy through course design; hosting middle school STEM teachers on campus to create course materials on probability and statistics; and translating middle school course materials into Spanish for dissemination in the local community and in Puerto Rico,” explains Yamil.

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The engineering behind Evolutor

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The engineering behind Evolutor. Published: Professor Tuck Seng Wong , based at The University of Sheffield in the UK, leads a team focused on applying the concept of Darwinian evolution to engineer biological systems for industrial applications. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO BIOMANUFACTURING. TALK LIKE A BIOMANUFACTURER.

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture?

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Feedback control — achieving desired behaviour by measuring what is happening and using this information to adjust the control inputs. They are applying techniques from control engineering to automate the networks of open channels used to distribute water to farms. Explore careers in control engineering. Meet the team.

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Creating the world’s largest 3D-printed structure

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To achieve this, it used a large-scale additive manufacturing solution that was developed by Thermwood Corporation. The torch geometry was achieved by first printing smaller elements of the structure and then joining them into ring geometries that were assembled together to create the beautiful form of the torch.” Byron Pipes comes in.

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Plant polymers as plastic alternatives

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Professor Jeffrey Catchmark and his team at Pennsylvania State University in the US believe they have one such solution, using common plant-based materials to create sustainable food packaging. Parisa Nazemi Ashani PhD Graduate Assistant I pursued a PhD in biological engineering after studying chemical engineering and working on biofuels.

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Prostheses for people: matching the person and their new limb

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Mechanical engineers Professor Laurence Kenney and Dr Alex Dickinson are working with people in different parts of the world to make prostheses as accessible and useful as possible. TALK LIKE A MECHANICAL ENGINEER. The Royal Academy of Engineers has a comparable range of resources with a broader engineering focus.