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Race Cars and Missile Tests: An Overview of Computational Fluid Dynamics

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CFD’s development and societal applications greatly accelerated during the mid-20th century with the invention of computers, of which CFD’s primary purpose depends upon. Finally, engineers will attempt to integrate these variable measurements into the physical prototype.

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Creating the world’s largest 3D-printed structure

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Collaborating with structural engineers, Byron and his team, based in the Composites Manufacturing and Simulation Centre at Purdue University, were tasked with studying the behaviour of the structure under different environmental stresses, such as wind, as well as the internal stress of its own weight.

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Plant polymers as plastic alternatives

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His team began its research with the end goal of creating a sustainable and practical alternative to plastic packaging. But our research won’t stop there. The team will be investigating how to manufacture the plant-based packaging using fewer resources and chemicals, less energy, and with an eye on any other socio-ecological impacts.

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List of 75+ STEM Careers, Jobs & Occupations

STEM Sport

A STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) career is any job that uses skills in these related fields daily. These careers can be anything from a doctor to an engineer to a website developer – STEM careers range across a variety of different fields and disciplines. What Are STEM Careers?

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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. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – the branch of engineering that focuses on the design, construction and use of machines.

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ThinSat pushes students to reach for the stars

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A personal goal of Jack’s is to inspire and see our area students involved in space exploration, particularly through PocketQubes (miniaturized satellites for space research). Addington Middle School, Union Primary School, Coeburn Middle School, John I. I plan to become a chemical engineer with a minor in music performance.

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The Story Continues: Announcing Version 14 of Wolfram Language and Mathematica

Stephen Wolfram

we’ve been steadily delivering the fruits of our research and development in.1 In a somewhat different direction, we’ve expanded our Wolfram Summer School to add a Wolfram Winter School , and we’ve greatly expanded our our Wolfram High School Summer Research Program , adding year-round programs , middle-school programs , etc.—including

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