GineersNow Engineering Magazine Issue No. 001

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COVER STORYGINEERSNOW:A KICKASS STORYT here’s a new information The Inspiration portal whose following is snowballing as we speak. Earlier this year, GineersNow, a professed news platform for badass engineers, waspublicly launched with relatively conser-vative expectations. Venturing into a seaof seemingly endless stream of onlineinformation, driven by a small team ofbudding engineer writers and designers,and armed with almost nothing but inno-vation, passion and vision, GineersNowsailed in January, treading slowly andsteadily, but training its sight on nevergoing back to shore. The impact that GineersNowhas made astounded its audience, andeven, admittedly, the team behind it.Spurred by creative content, engagingstories, gripping open debates and in-novative interaction platforms, Gineer-sNow’s following on Facebook alone has Robert, the brains behind GineersNow,grown to more than 140,000 in a little fondly describes himself as a man learnedover a month, with its popularity rippling in Manila, formed in Dubai, fortified inthrough other social media platforms, as Boston and inspired by the world.well as its proprietary website, www.Gi- Using his expertise in Market-neersNow.com, which now enjoys almost ing and his belief in the power of CSR,30,000 page views. Amidst fierce com- Robert headed the formation of Lincolnpetition in the digital publishing sphere, Martin Strategic Marketing (LMSM), aGineersNow was able to immediately purpose-driven strategic marketing agency.carve a niche for itself, and command an “I started LMSM to teach my five-year-oldengaged following. son, Lincoln, the golden values in life,” said Though utterly pleased with Robert. He envisioned that LMSM wouldthe initial success of GineersNow, its help the poor, especially young students, byFounder and Chief Giving Officer, Robert being a vehicle through which companiesBagatsing, does not plan on resting on its could contribute and provide financiallaurels. He recognizes that the key to con- support to poor areas in Asia and Africa.tinued success is constant re-invention, “We created LMSM to be able to provideconsistent differentiation, and loyalty to classrooms and scholarships to those who one’s avowed purpose. deserve it. It’s truly a social innovation.” In this exclusive interview, LMSM gave Robert and hisRobert lets us into the story of Gineer- team a consistent stream of revenue andsNow, and into how he, together with emotional profit, which he described ashis team and community of “engineers overwhelming. “I wanted to replicate thewith a social purpose”, plans to write its success of LMSM in a more targeted envi-successive chapters. ronment,” said Robert, explaining that one way he thought of carrying this out was by creating a dedicated online platform for a “marginalized” sector. Backed by a team of young and passionate engineer writers, social media experts and designers, and supported by his family and friends, Robert thus embarked on creating GineersNow. 7

Why Engineers?From Robert’s extensive experience in theenergy and industrial sectors, he realizedthat there was a notable deficiency inengineering stories that actually zero in onthe engineers themselves. “Engineers arethe real heroes of this world, so I wonderwhy they have not been given (by themedia) the attention that they deserve,”said Robert. He admitted that there was anabundance of engineering-related stories,but most of them focused on products andprocesses. “It think it’s time that the worldhears the ‘real’ stories of the engineersbehind the engineering marvels: their lives,struggles, failures, learnings and successes.”Robert believed that by telling the storiesof engineers, especially the young ones,GineersNow could inspire other engineersto strive amidst difficulties and celebratetheir triumphs, and move young studentsto specialize in engineering-related fieldsand make a difference. GineersNow has been successfulin its pursuit to communicate to youngengineers, as most of its followers are 18-35years old.NThaetiIvnetAerdnveetr,tising the customers to organically find Gineer- Building aSanodciaHlyEbnrtiedrprise sNow’s contents and the contents of its ad- SCEonocgmiianmlePueunrsritpwyoiosthfe a vertisers. “We are able to organically attractGineersNow differentiates itself from other attention, without interrupting our reader’s Robert ascribed the early success of Gineer-online news platform not only through flow of activity. When the content is funny, sNow to social media platforms, particular-its targeted audience, but also through its inspiring or really compelling, it will be ly Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagrammarketing and business models. shared on social media and eventually go and Google+, which he described as allies The continuous decline in the viral.” to amplifying the presence of the website.consumption of printed media prompted As a hybrid social enterprise, Gi- He also credited the creativethe team behind GineersNow to anchor it neersNow consequently channels its profits team behind GineersNow’s social mediaon the Internet. “I remember a case study towards socially beneficial causes. “Amass- sites for producing unique, engaging posts,that we took up when I was still in Harvard: ing revenue is not our main objective,” said which includes GN Bot and Engineer-It was about the competition between Robert, adding that GineersNow aimed ing Debates. GN Bot is the young robotonline and traditional media, the Hubspot to help build engineering schools in Asia engineer that “answers” questions fromand New York Times paywall,” said Robert, and Africa. “We don’t aim to profit only to the readers. His “knowledge” spans fromexplaining that the study had revealed print make ourselves richer. We want to pour affairs of the heart to the latest engineeringmedia would gradually fade as a medium GineersNow’s earnings into helping com- technologies. Engineering Debates, on theof education and information dissemina- munities by building schools, and sharing other hand, allows GineersNow’s followerstion. “The revenue of print magazine and information on the advantages and benefits to offer their insights on the latest issuesnewspapers will dwindle because of the of engineering. We hope that by doing this, concerning the engineering and alliedInternet. In 10-20 years, we’ll be seeing less we can inspire young students to choose industries.newspapers in the stands.” engineering as a field of specialization. We “Aside from GN Bot and our GineersNow veers away from believe that it will not only give them better weekly debates, we have introduced a lotanything conventional, even in advertising. opportunities for self-improvement, it will of unique content in the past 30 days,” saidTraditional advertising is characterized by open roads for them to make a real differ- Robert. Trawling GineersNow’s social me-pushing the ads in front of the readers, even ence in their families, communities and in dia pages, one can see contents like “Fash-though they did not ask for it. Called “in- the world.” ioneering”, which talks about the fusion ofterruption marketing”, this kind of invasive In the next few months, the fashion and wearable technologies. Thereadvertising is now in decline. Harvard case GineersNow team aims to convert its is also “Kitcheneering”, which features howstudies attributed this drop to the rise of audience into a socially driven engineer- industrial engineers and IT professionalsmobile technology, increase of ad blockers, ing community. “I think the best way to are pioneering IoT kitchen products. Then,and decrease in TV spending habits and describe it is that we are creating a com- there’s “Life of an Engineer”, which revolvesof consumers’ affinity to print media. “You munity of young engineers with a social around engineers-turned-chefs or othergo to Starbucks and you will no longer purpose, empowered by a social innovation career shifts. “All of these stories are inspira-see people reading newspapers; they hold movement that is making a difference in tional, funny and really compelling to read,”a coffee cup and read their social media the engineering world.” After building said Robert.updates,” said Robert. engineering schools, the GineersNow team Owing to a sweet mix of aggres- Instead of “interruption mar- deems to invite engineers to volunteer and sive, consistent marketing and quality con-keting”, GineersNow swears by “native teach engineering subjects to poor commu- tent, GineersNow’s social media pages haveadvertising” as a means of making profit. nities, invent ways to electrify remote villag- attracted an exponentially growing numberDubbed as a non-intrusive and inbound es, create portable desalination systems to of followers, majority of which come frommarketing approach, Robert explained that promote access to drinking water, and pos- the Eastern hemisphere. GineersNow’sthe native advertising model would allow sibly re-purpose wastewater for agricultural social media success drives notable traffic to use. “If you have a community of socially its website. driven engineers, we can make this world a better place. And possibly, inspire others to do the same.” 8

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by Cielo PandaImagine. What would our world be like responsible for repairing vending machines. Some without engineers? Pretty normal? children think engineers are the people who drive Would the world be the same? Oh come “choo-choo” trains. These ideas were instilled onto on, this world may not even be livable a lot of people as kids. But if students, especially without engineers. Imagine, if there were high school students are properly guided by their no Engineers, there would be no one to professors on what engineering really is and, what design the bridges you drive through. If the different roles of engineers are in the commu- there were no engineers, there would be nity, then they would have a better understanding no cars. If there were no engineers there of what the engineering field is all about. Whowould be no video game designers to support your knows they might want to take an engineeringlazy-ass games. If there were no engineers how course in the university.could you even “like” this post from the internet? Another reason why people don’t investBetter yet, if there were no engineers, there would themselves in the field of engineering is because, itbe no electricity in your area right now. I bet doesn’t make you rich fast enough. A lot of peopleyou didn’t realize, but almost every mechanical,electrical, structural body in your house or even Lyon Sprague DeCamp once said,neighborhood is run by engineers. “The story of civilisation is, in a Engineering is one of the broadest fields sense, the story of engineering -of Science. It is subdivided into many divisions that long and arduous struggle tosuch as Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, make the forces of nature work forElectrical and Electronics Engineering, Agricul-tural Engineering and the list goes on and on. The man’s good.”responsibilities of an engineer is undeniably verycrucial in any part of the world. Unfortunately would rather spend their time taking up theirsince it is the broadest, it is also one of the most MBA’s and open up a business. After all, business isdifficult to understand. A lot of people don’t even the fastest way to make money.know exactly what an engineer does, and this Engineering is definitely a necessaryresults in a shortage of people studying this field of profession in every part of the world. If peopleScience. would understand the scope of engineering and its The pictures on the right may be a bit too effect to our world today, there might not be anyfarfetched, but they speak for themselves. But if en- shortages. Engineers nowadays need to be givengineering really has an important role in our world, the right credit they deserve, so they themselvesthen why are the number of people studying them see their worth and importance as engineers.getting lesser and lesser? There are a lot of factorsthat are inducing the shortage of engineers in ourworld. First is the most common, people don’treally understand what an engineer does. Somepeople even think that engineers are the people11

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22 Teams PROCEED 13 Photo Credit: Sanal UlkeTO Prototype TestingIN CALIFORNIA Photo Source: The Hoops NewsH yperloop Technologies Inc. WINNING TEAMS proudly announced that as a sponsor of the SpaceX Hyperloop MIT Hyperloop Team, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Pod Design Weekend January 29- rLoop (non-student team) 30 at Texas A&M, they will offer $150,000 in prize money to teams uWaterloo Hyperloop, University of Waterloowho present the strongest design concepts. UWashington Hyperloop, University of WashingtonHyperloop Tech will work with the select-ed teams to provide resources and offset University of Toronto, University of Torontothe costs of building the pod in support of RUMD Loop, University of Maryland and Rutgers Universitystudent innovation in engineering. After deliberate judging, more GatorLoop, University of Floridathan 115 students engineering teams rep- Team HyperLynx, University of Colorado-Denverresenting 27 U.S. states and 20 countrieswere trimmed down to 22 to advance in Hyperloop UC, University of Cincinnatithe next stage of the SpaceX’s Hyperloop UCSB Hyperloop, University of California-Santa BarbaraPod Competition. The selected teams willhead to California this summer to test bLoop, University of California-Berkeleytheir design prototype at the world’s first TAMU Aerospace Hyperloop, Texas A&MHyperloop Test Track. WARR Hyperloop, Technical University of Munich (Germany) Important criteria were consid- Purdue Hyperloop Design Team, Purdue Universityered to select the qualifiers: innovationand uniqueness of design, full Hyperloop Codex, Oral Roberts Universitysystem applicability and economics, level Lehigh Hyperloop, Lehigh Universityof design detail, strength of supportinganalysis and test, feasibility for test tract Keio Alpha, Keio Universitycompetition, and quality of documentation Drexel Hyperloop, Drexel Universityand presentation. Carnegie Mellon Hyperloop, Carnegie-Mellon UniversityBPPBHPDHMPOOOOaEyyeIdlppSTDDDDfgTteeeHrrHTTTIrlXONolyyEEEoipoVptNoCCCepeeEp,rOHHHra,UlRlotoUVNNNnAoVoAniIIIppLviCCCiTr,veLTgAAAIDereiOsrDnaLLLeistmiNliEyaftEEEtyS,oTXXXAUIMofeGCCCWfncCahNWEEEiAsav,sLLLleVRiiaALLLrfscoscDiWEEEhrirotgNNNun:yAnisinsCCCoaReiifntaEEEIDtrT-sTvMAAA:eIeicnWWWncahshedntAAAiiotsRRRuolotDDDneg:::oyf(TTehcehNnoetlohgerylands)

Photo Source: New Mobile Life ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGWater-Droplet Operated Computer Just add water to make your computer work.W ater and a computer can be an The all-new computer chip has been unusual combination. However, an based on the rotating magnetic fields and a type of assistant professor of Bioengineering maze of glass for small single droplets that is incul- in Stanford, along with his students, cated with the magnetic field. Each movement of has invented a synchronous com- the rotating magnetic field mobilizes the droplets puter that works on the principle of liquid in a proposed direction. In a binary code,of moving droplets of water. These computers are the presence of a water droplet is regarded as 1.being produced in such a way that they will be able These first generation chips are veryto control as well as manipulate physical matter. minute in size. They’re almost half the size of The group of engineers has been working available postage stamps. In fact the water dropletson this project for almost a decade now. The idea are smaller than the size of the poppy seeds. Theof creating such computers came to Manu Prakash engineers encourages anyone who are interested induring his graduation. The dynamics of the fluid trying out their new invention. They also want todroplet manipulates the basic element of computer enable people who want to design new circuits thatscience. are based on their start-up building blocks. The computer performs the same Opening this technology to the public,functions as that of a normal electronic computer. can open doorways for new technologies that canNevertheless, it is comparatively slow. Though, this spring up. These new technologies can lead tois not included in the list of goals of the developers. different new understandings that may or may notThe primary aim is to concentrate on the physical make the world a better place.dimension and not on the fragments of informa-tion. 14

Photo Source: We ReblogReal-LifeELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING As the song goes “What his enthusiasm and someIron Man doesn’t kill you makes you knowledge in electrical engi- stronger”. This line can be neering, he was able to create Photo Source: Blogger Reporter related to Wayan Sumardana, his own mind-controlled a 31-year old welder by trade bionic arm. from Bali, Indonesia, who He can transmit was able to innovate some- signals from his head to his thing amazing despite his bionic arms, so it can work social status and having just like a real arm. survived a mild stroke. According to Tawan, his ma- Wayan, or Tawan chine works like a lie detector. as people call him, was able Electrodes are attached to his to make a bionic arm from scalp, wherein it takes signals scratch using only tools and from his head. The signals are scrap metals from his work- them amplified then analyzed shop. in the micro-control on his Tawan’s arm was left para- back, then will be transmitted lyzed after he suffered from a to his bionic arm. mild stroke. Being his family’s “I want to motivate breadwinner, he had to find a people who have strokes.” way to be able to work. Using Tawan said. 15

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING C H E M I CCAHLEEMNIGC IANLE E R I N GInvisible Optical Brush TakesLightweight Images Without LensesMaterials SoonTo Be A Reality Photo Source: Plastic Material Photo Source: Universal SciA n 29-year old Iranian researcher, MIT scientists develop the Optical Brush, through bundles of fibers immersed in pipes and liquids Dr. Mohsen Esmaily, at Chalmers to image oil fields without risking watertight housing damages. University in Sweden has recently made a breakthrough in magnesium M IT scientists devel- measuring 300 micrometer in diameter, lightweight materials that could oped a new imaging used external laser source and can pro- pave way to creating invisible ma- device that consists duce 33 by 33 pixels. Time of flight, wasterials. He has been awarded with the prestigious of bundles of fibers the technique used by the group and hasscientific prize by the Royal Swedish Academy through pipes im- never been used in other things accordingof Engineering Sciences for his breakthrough mersed in fluids. This to Barmak Heshmat, the work leader andin magnesium alloys. His research could greatly can image oil fields, aquifers and plumbing author from MIT.impact the future of materials science as the back- without risking damages to watertight The device is further develop to extendbone of every industrialized nation science and housings. These bundles of fibers can yield its imaging capabilities such as extractingimportant to developing countries. According to narrow endoscopes that would not need depth information and getting positions atthe Dr. Esmaily, saving our resources is of utmost additional electronics. different arrival time interval of the lightsimportance as we now experience climate change The fibers are connected to an array of from the fiber. As of now it can produceand depleting environmental resources. Manufac- photo sensors at one end and the another 2D map positions of the fibers tips and canturing lighter components is an effective way to left wave free to pass through micro meter potentially unscramble image captured byreduce uses of our resources and prevent further scale gaps in porous membrane and conventional camera.carbon emissions. get image on other side. By measuring Other scientists like Keisuke Goda, a His results in magnesium alloys different times at which bursts of light is professor chemist, says that it can bedemonstrate possible microstructural design photo detected, the device can identify the useful for intestine endoscopy as it canimprovements for enhanced properties such as relative locations of the fiber. propel in complex structure. Definitely, itthe invisibility effect. It is related to the interac- The commercial type will have these is an interesting and innovative computa-tion of light and the material and producing such bursts of lights calibrated within the fibers tional imaging that could be used in many‘metamaterials’ through nanotechnology. Now, it is while the prototype, with 1,100 fibers aspects.possible to control the bending of light in the ma-terials. Imagine those invisible laptops and phonesin the coming decade, he says. There has been anemerging arena in research to create lightweightmaterials around the globe in the last decade.Countries like the UK, the USA, Germany andJapan are also undertaking major national researchin this area. 16

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDoodling Your Circuits That EasyB ased on personal experi- ence, I certainly had a hard time taking up my electrical engineering elective where in I struggled visualizing circuit analysis and solving circuit problems. Branches,nodes and loops would just scramble in myhead. Then I get lost where to apply Kirchoff ’sLaw, Ohm’s Law and Thevenin’s Theory etc.But with this cool pen, I think students wouldlearn electronics faster and easier. Goodbye,breadboards! Elektroniks, a start-up companyfrom University of Illinois, creates CircuitScribe, a roller pen with conductive silverink for STEM education. It is a project basedlearning where in students can build circuitsand switches in their notebooks by justdrawing lines. You can even create low-costhigh quality electronics with just papers, LED,small batteries and clips. It comes in different kits and toolsstarting at a price of $20 per Circuit Scribepen. Basic kits cost $30 packed with basiccomponents like LED magnetic sensor andboards, resistors, capacitors and switches. More advanced learning kits range at $50-$5000 from classroom to developer levels.Add on tools can be also bought per piece.The project was launched in Kickstarter andhas garnered a lot of pledges and backers.Circuit Scribe has indeed attracted a lot ofpeople from the STEM field. Now, it can beordered through the Elektroniks and Kick-starter websites and can be shipped anywherein the world. Definitely, this is a must-have forelectronics students and beginners. Doodleyour circuits and learn that easy!Photo SourcesTop: The HinduBottom: Crowd Supply 17

F A S HDI EOSNI EGENR I N G“Over the last year I COMPUTER started taking coding classes and realized by Alice Hernandez htrouwlycirse.aStiimveilcaordtiong dance and fashion, coding is a form of self-expression. It's a way to turn a cool innovative idea to a product, website, app, ”tool or experience.Karlie Kloss:the SUPERMODELCODERby Alice Hernandez ables and it empowers both sexes. About two years ago Photo Source: Pinterest I started to think about what happens to me next. I’mY ou may have seen her in a Taylor Swift music a 23-year-old model and I want to think less about my video or passed by the magazine stand and looks and more about my future, and that involves my see her face on the covers of different popular brain. I want to run companies, have a business future.” magazines such as Vogue but there is more to Knowing that she can’t bank on her looks this supermodel extraordinaire than having alone, she’ll use her coding skills to build an empire in a pretty face and a body most women would the future. Isn’t that an amazing role model for all the love to have. younger kids out there? Speaking of being a good role She’s Karlie Kloss. Currently at the top of the model, Kloss is also inspiring young girls to code. Withmodeling game and making a difference in her attempts millions of followers in her social media accounts, sheto help fund meals for starving children all over the uses it to let the public know the importance of codingworld, Kloss also has cool hobbies we never expected in today’s society. Now, she wants other women to fol-her to have. These hobbies include ballet and baking low her footsteps. In an interview with The Guardian,cookies. Check out her instagram feed. She really likes she expresses her opinion on the matter: “I think it’sto bake. But what makes this 23-year-old cooler is her crucial that young women learn to code as early as pos-love for coding. sible to ensure that we as young women have a voice Yes! The supermodel, who walks in couture and a stake in what the world looks like.” Last year, shegowns for different brands and became a household offered scholarship to 21 young girls between the agesname for strutting her stuff in the Victoria’s Secret Fash- of 13 and 18 in her Kode for Karlie Scholarship. This ision Show, pursues her passion for coding. Normally, in collaboration with Flatiron School. For two weeks,models quit school just to pursue modeling – Kloss did 21 girls were luck enough to immerse themselves inthe opposite. Kloss just proves that models shouldn’t the world of coding for two weeks with other youngjust focus on their looks but also on their brains. coding enthusiasts. She initially took a crash course in coding Through the supermodel’s enthusiasticand found herself in love with it. Later on, we see her posts about her love for coding, this will encouragetalking about coding like it’s one of her obsessions. younger women to pursue a career in computerLast September 2015, she enrolled herself in NYU’s science. This will allow an opportunity to address theGallatin School of Individualized Study. When she gender inequality issue in the workplace. Isn’t Kloss’graced the cover of British Vogue last December 2015, coding advocacy a refreshing view from all the othershe discussed her love for coding: “Call me a nerd, but I shallow posts from other social media ‘it’ girls? We’relove coding, the language of computers. Understanding hoping that the supermodel will inspire young womencoding is a superpower. I met some tech entrepreneurs to develop their brains instead of doing shallow thingsand they are billionaires through learning this stuff. I’m just to get a few likes on their social media accounts.so competitive with myself and I am fascinated by thelanguage of technology so I decided to be part of the 18conversation… I think it’s sexy to learn this stuff; it en-

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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Photos Source: Lucy McRaeLucy McRae’sBody ArchitectureExperimentsby Farrel PintoT he physique of our human body is one of the most grotesque creations ever made. From the strands of our DNA in our cells up to our outer epidermis, everything has sophisticated structure. Honed symmetrical and function- al, it is no doubt a vast field of intertwiningstudies and gray areas. The perceptions of the humanbody indeed is in a continuum of constructs andrelationships. Leonardo Da Vinci once incorporatedthe beauty and architecture of the body through theVitruvian Man understanding its physical design.Gregor Mendel with his study of genetics for charac-teristics and traits. Charles Darwin for the theory ofevolution tracing our primitive origins and plottingphysiological changes over time. These all musterto the different kinds of appreciation about whathuman body is. But what about trying to augment whatit already is? To encompass enhancement and per-petuate the value of its functions, life in general? Ifwe conceptualize that our body is a manipulable cre-ation, then it can be a technological tool for furtherenhancements and innovations. Technology has nowprovided earphones as the ear, the camera as the eye,the cellular phones for the communication and otheruseful advancements. Such relationship transcendsthe differences and functions of what our body cando and could do further. Let us take the perspectiveof a unique ‘Body Architect’ on how she expressesthe relationship of technology and the human body.Lucy McRae, a body architect as she calls herself, isa featured TED speaker who works at Philips Elec-tronics in the far-future design research lab. She isa trained ballerina with an architecture and fashionbackground. She fused the biological, technologicaland philosophical fields forging a distinct job andfuturistic goals for the human body. She talks aboutextending the links of what our body can do, howcertain visual imagery could do human evolution andexploring its coexistence with technology. It’s moreof trying to move forward and reverting at the sametime in enhancing our body. To provide a redefini-tion of our body functions as well is one mode of herprojects and creations. 20

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGLucy McRae’s Vacuum Case Experiment Photo Source: Lucy McRaeAdciptladda eblpiavfaaei teiinfnuhhhmrmnnneaifkrroeiflwelisnerseecaupddeidaeeioatbtoppucmsdetrtswshiitLutdtuioptpefeauoenhneiaoifuhbgssredraoioemmtnegnpo.osaiechoenirninsidTtceutpgeyrenloibtisc.teszstnnihotacapohnpsnaeoioMecpaT.etunfogntnbteudeetcSDxhdsodirArhihusaecnrrrrnhiwoniemocperyupamfemeni,ehssferpssRnoosdotrveuytpoerfaau.ds.ssapaadevuirryoaaiamriieueInTnmormodlbpirndraslelgtleoaalneepsredeoirhfftaorvte,ehsrthattnei.eicsriesgptcoeuhhtn.aawidooto.eoIadiocp.cprodltytIluatsaeundyPsynsoesvrieeWt.ir,p,utitrczvr,featssoaingSaibwtimariccoesndoeloncshprhfnosjihetffasehaasemrtetttniofr-ghadatfuuugaeeitnnnsilaecohheuzteecthekynumtlgttmtgchpntfmeedsionmsbrnhhlsseiahccproisdeaenasiiwnnyacevgaeeuhsoesneosaldarogo’ntctsneheoidmauntanatalssfdihnebktifsuownouniecnpytlrilnihtbsetnegisotdphecgreestnnendeicnihaioorgtaragdbwoieernnebbuectfemi.iceadtonesnxeycrepdsurgotnoseohnaadsnofyssidpgbilassupseldfcoduad.ioeetamohioerbrtbexhadtiwnpyWeaitmnlehehuvdlaetiryesihcs.sriclnrraisleerinousestriomWiazoegahsltttlhothgltodlcimohsheinwiunbiotiitfsooofenrpeeppernreriaedogiwidtatuneaowsdasbenganratsikrehcdyNsectnovtkaac?oregtawcenogiobyrtahtenelgaaaitdnhdAherslbuofntohsor.tntearoxtvioa.ddhyntetowhlSIeshduenawdivaadeowatedcosedauAiicyruldrcsidvrnsdoidatlotlaby?tmustoe.syybcveeotpiulrorAuJsigtheda-lwibauakgahmenmysenny-gehsanngtde,t Lucy McRae Photo Source: Lucy McRae Lucy McRae is a trained classical ballerina and an architect who considers herself as a Body Architect, a science artist and a trailblazer, who started her artistic study of technology at Philips Design. She now leads the company’s far-future research lab and conducts creative innovations on human body archetype through science and fashion technological projects. 21

4D TECHNOLOGYPhoto Source: Twitter ShapeshiftingPhoto Source: DigitaltTrends 4D Technology E ver wondered what 4DPhoto Source: Live Science technology looks like? printing but changes its shape Well, it’s pretty much like with the cellulose fibrils. 3D plus another dimen- It comes from the idea sion: time. of developing an object, espe- Research from Harvard cially that of nature, the way University has found a way for a plants reacts to external stim- 3D-printed flower to shapeshift uli like sun or rain. It was the while being immersed in water. brainchild of the scientists from It is 4D-printed hydrogel com- Wyss Institute for Biologically posite structure that is the shape Inspired Engineering and the of an orchid, which is printed in Harvard John A Paulson School a single step but in a modified of Engineering and Applied print path. Siences. Hydrogel composites This groundbreaking contain cellulose fibrils, an research is funded by the US organic compound found in Army Research Office and the plants. It solidifies quickly upon Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. 22

OPINION AN ARCHITECT’S DREAM IS A CIVIL ENGINEER’S NIGHTMARE by Dion Greg Reyes I t has been a well-debated topic to whoever constructed and feasible. This cannot be done by ar- has a more complicated job, or which chitects because, as the good old joke goes, architects one is better: architects or civil engineers. are civil engineers who cannot do math. While to answer which one is better is Apart from the feasibility of the design of quite an unsound thought, it is safe to say the architects, civil engineers also deal with problems that civil engineers have a more compli- on how to construct them in real life. Every single cated job. I will say all these according to item on the plan must be followed – each material, my biases because I am a civil engineer and I have dimensions, and location– which were mostly as- experienced firsthand how difficult it is in the con- signed by the architects. Civil engineers supervise the struction industry to implement what architects do. construction work, as we have the knowledge of what Civil engineers might as well agree with should be done to accomplish a building or a struc- on this one: an architect’s dream is a civil engineer’s ture and what kind of building methods and practices nightmare. To be able to fully understand that should be done. Perhaps there is already a grasp now expression, we have to know what architects and civil what it means to say that an architect’s dream is a engineers do. What architects essentially do is control civil engineer’s nightmare; when the imagination of and innovate the overall aesthetics of a building or architects go wild, civil engineers themselves go wild structure. They study and focus on the aesthetic in providing how such imagination can become real. principles of design and push its limits when it comes There would not be so much of a problem to layout; they think outside of the box to provide if the two can meet halfway: an architect can be free the most appealing structures according to form and to design a structure with the permission of a civil function, and also to local laws that will affect their engineer that the structure can be built. Otherwise, design. it will be a riot. Others say that civil engineers can That’s the scary part: when architects think become architects on their own by having the right outside of the box, civil engineers might as well hide amount of imagination. While that can be true, we in that box. Civil engineers are basically the builders might end up having curve-less structures everything of the structures that architects put in construction will just be straight lines as that is an easier task for plans. We make sure that what the architects want civil engineers to prove to be feasible and easier to will be constructed according to their specifications. construct. That is the reason why civil engineers and Armed with technical knowledge and planning, we architects need to have the collaboration in producing have to find ways to make them work considering all structures that will serve the next generation. It isn’t construction and structural codes necessary. It will about who is better than the other, but about what need several engineering laws to be followed that are each one can contribute to accomplish a project. It is deep-rooted in math and in physics for the structure only just sometimes, architects bring so much head- to serve mankind for a long time. It will require ache to civil engineers when they go out of bounds. computations to prove that the structure is safe to be 23

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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGPhoto Source: Energosovet Trees carry artsy wind turbines O ne of the most common complaints against wind turbines is not the difficulty of use, usually it’s that the wind turbines are quite dull-looking. Most wind turbines look so completely out of place in the landscape they are placed on, that they become eyesores. However, that is set to change if Jérôme Michaud-Larivière would have his way. Jérôme Michaud-Larivière is the man behind New Wind, a startup venture based in Paris. He has created the Tree Wind, a wind turbine that is shaped like a tree. This is certainly a more aesthetical- ly pleasing take on wind turbines. At the same time, the wind tree remains completely silent while the ‘leaves’ move in the wind. According to Mi- chaud-Larivière, the leaves of these trees act as miniature versions of wind turbines. He hit upon this idea when he noticed tree leaves moving even if there was almost no wind. He wondered about the wattage that could be produced by the leaves. 25

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ENGINEER CHICK Women in Space Seek More Women in Space by Farrel Pinto Natalie Panek Dr. Lucianne Walkowicz Vinita Marwaha Madill This strong sentiment is what Dr. Lucianne Walkowicz, an As a consultant in space engi-Natalie Panek, a mission systems engineer astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in neering and STEM outreach and founderin robotics and automation at Canada’s Chicago, also sees that diversity in her in- of Rocket Women, Vinita focused on wom-MDA Corp., firmly believes. A wider per- dustry is imperative. Thus, conducting more en and space. She aims to encourage morespective is necessary, which looks at the research is needed to back this up. women to enter the field.statistics regarding women advancing in She also argued on a report on re- Vinita Marwaha Madill workstheir careers into leadership, director-lev- cruiting women into technical positions by as engineering manager leading the In-el, and board-level positions according to the Anita Borg Institute that there are con- telligent Transportation Systems Team inher. sistent blind spots in recruiting and hiring Canada. She also stints as an International As a child, watching TV shows practices. There are hiring processes that Space Station operations engineer at thelike Star Trek and Stargate SG-1 inspired are implicitly biased lacking organizational German Aerospace Center.her to a life’s calling- Space. She just not infrastructure to support diversity efforts. She works on a diversity of de-designs rovers but also aims to inspire It recommends to take up steps signing smart roads and spacesuits, pro-women to pursue their dreams and see like blind resume screening process, show- posing parabolic flights and the likes.their reflections in the industry. She ing technical women during the interview Vinita found her fascinationalso pointed out resolving problem on process and that every technical position in space back in his childhood days inretaining women in STEM fields through- has a viable female candidate. London where she learned about Helenout their careers. Women must not be She was inspired to pursue her Sharman, a chemist and the first Britishhindered to rise up and advance in their field upon her interest in chemistry and astronaut, who flew to Mir. At the age ofcareers, she implied. physics in high school. Wanting a career 6, she was fond of the space as her parents Natalie Panek is a rocket scien- consisting both, she participated a research took her planetarium and space centers.tist and an explorer, as she calls herself, program at the New York Academy of Sci- She suggests that to encouragewho dreams to become an astronaut. ences. Someone suggested astronomy and more women, they should think about ca-Now, she works with her team to build brought her to work with a professor in reers in space, science and other equivalentchassis and locomotion system for the New York University on chemistry of plane- fields that would focus impact of technolo-European Space Agency’s 2018 ExoMars tary atmospheres. From there, she immedi- gy to mankind.Rover. She was recently named as Can- ately was fascinated in the field.  From here, we see that womenada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by Now, as an astronomer, she works as equals can also advance in science andthe Woman’s Executive Network. both on research and public education. Lu- technology. Nothing should hinder them as She is a vocal advocate for cianne currently works on the Large Synop- they could positively influence the youngwoman in technology according to The tic Survey Telescope project which she says people to pursue their dreams and expressFinancial Post and named under Forbes the flagship observatory for the next decade. themselves in their chosen paths.30 under 30 in 2015. Photo Source: The Lavin Agency Photo Source: Rocket-womenPhoto Source: Flare 29

Want to be a Billionaire? Study Engineering!C hances are, like me, you have an average net worth of US$ 33 bil- have already heard or read lion, compared to US$ 29 billion for those a lot of other people’s suc- with a Finance degree. cess stories. I can, without Curiously, the study indicated any pretention, say that I that having a degree was far from being am genuinely happy for a a stringent requirement to be a fat cat. A successful person, but at third of the world’s top 100 billionairesthe same time, I also feel a little jealous. had no university degree, and they haveMaybe not green with envy, but I ask a net worth or US$ 31 billion, hot on themyself what that successful person has heels of those with Engineering degrees.done to achieve more success than I have. In fact, those without degrees have theOf course, there are different measures of most fabled success stories, read Marksuccess, but the most tangible, at least up Zuckerberg of Facebook and Bill Gates ofto this day, is obviously wealth. So, when I Microsoft.hear or read stories about how this or that Though the billionaire’s list wasperson has become a multi-billionaire, I dominated by those with Engineering andwonder how he ever did it. Finance degrees (like Carlos Slim who Some people made it big studied Civil Engineering), and thosethrough sheer work, with a dusting of without (like Gates and Zuckerberg),good luck. Some inherit the wealth of their experts say that the results of the study,family. Yet some are just more education- which showed people of other specialismsally fit than others, in that their formation make it to the list, underline the impor-proved to be the most essential through of tance of having a society in which peoplethe arc of the generation when they lived. have varied range of specialization to a A recent study conducted thriving and diverse economy.by Approved Index, a UK-based busi- Sure, not everyone dreamsness-to-business platform, showed that of becoming a billionaire. We all have22% of the world’s wealthiest people stud- different measures of success. To some, itied engineering in college. This is in stark lies on the stability of their job, the hap-contrast to only 12% who had a business piness of their family, the good mannersdegree, nine per cent who had an Arts of their children and other people’s regarddegree, and six per cent who studied either of them, among others. It doesn’t matterScience, Maths or Law. whatever “success” you may be enjoying at Engineering-graduate billion- the moment, what is important is that youaires are not only more, they are actually worked for it and that you’re happy andricher than their ultra-wealthy peers. They proud about it. Photo Sources: Zuckerberg: Born Rich; Gates: Business Dictionary; Slim: Business Insider 30

“The biggest risk is not takingany risk… In a world that ischanging really quickly, the onlystrategy that is guaranteed to failis not taking risks.”Mark Zuckerberg “If you are born poor, it’s not your mistake. If you die poor, it is your mistake.” Bill Gates “If you’re in business, you need to understand the environment. You need to have a vision of the future, and you need to know the past.” Carlos Slim 31

SOCIAL IMPACT ENGINEERSIEEE Smart VillageExpands PartnershipIEEE Foundation IEEE Smart Village, a global humanitarian the income generation of these remoteSignature Program program helping remote, energy-deprived communities and has provided them withempowers off-grid communities build toward sustainability with a livelihood opportunity towards a bettercommunities through renewable energy and technology, announced future.education and the today the expansion of their partnership IEEE Smart Village is a donorcreation of sustain- with Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE). supported signature program of the IEEEable, affordable, lo- With this expansion, IEEE Smart Village is Foundation with a vision to bring basiccally owned entre- supporting GHE in providing clean ener- electrical and educational services to morepreneurial energy gy access through solar power to improve than 50 million people by 2025. The programbusinesses the living standards of rural villages in the is currently serving more than 50,000 people remote Himalayan frontiers of India. through local partners in Haiti, Cameroon, IEEE Smart Village’s investment Nigeria, South Sudan, Kenya, Namibia, in GHE will specifically go toward funding Zambia and India. About IEEE IEEE, a large, access to basic electricity, through installation global technical professional organization, of energy efficient high lumen LED lights for is dedicated to advancing technology for residential lighting, solar LED street lighting the benefit of humanity. Through its highly for the outdoor community space, mobile cited publications, conferences, technology charging points and customized DC HD LED standards, and professional and educational TV for these villages which are typically lo- activities, IEEE is the trusted voice on a wide cated above 13000 ft. in the Indian Himalayas variety of areas ranging from aerospace sys- bordering countries such as Pakistan and tems, computers and telecommunications to China. biomedical engineering, electric power and In partnership with IEEE Smart consumer electronics. Village, GHE’s objective is to implement the About IEEE Foundation As the renewable energy and technology solutions philanthropic arm of IEEE, the IEEE Foun- in a sustainable, scalable and environmentally dation inspires the generosity of donors so beneficial way—leading to an overall devel- it may enable IEEE programs that enhance opment of the remote villages in the Ladakh technology access, literacy and education, as and Zanskar regions of India. In August 2015, well as support the IEEE professional com- an international cast of volunteers, including munity. The IEEE Foundation, a tax-exempt IEEE members, helped set-up DC Solar mi- 501(c)(3) organization in the United States, crogrids, ranging in capacity from 100 watts fulfills its purpose by soliciting and managing (W) to 300 watts (W), to the remote ancient donations, recognizing the generosity of our village of Shingo, nestled in Hemis National donors, awarding grants to IEEE grassroots Park, in the Rumbak Valley of Ladakh, under projects of strategic importance, supporting the banner of GHE. high impact Signature Programs, serving as To date, GHE has electrified eight a steward of donations that empower bright Himalayan villages and has impacted over minds, recognize innovation and preserve the 1800 lives directly. GHE has been instru- history of technology. With donor support, mental in promoting these electrified villages the IEEE Foundation strives to be a leader in the form of Home-Stays (Hostels) for in transforming lives through the power of trekkers, who usually are seeking food and technology and education. shelter while hiking through these remote Himalayan valleys. This has helped increase Photo Source: IEEE 32

Photo Source: Inusa NewsFRSOFiTiWrsAsRkEtENSGTINEhrERuINaGeriPnegePr-ltaot-fPoermerlsiBpanueeudresneiruv’-scrithadpoenuepsceaeebrle-serCtstorouo-i:srrpkpeeToesrMhraartriitsiohnknegsf(hpi“raBlsartetinfstorugurrmeeann.acBbee”le)-s Besure is the vision of experienced actu-•u••c•osSAHCimengoatgmrvmceeboueecennotlstaoitnrtigyiambrecitustshutkaieasodrrntjiauoassdlbfaipoecrrcapaottcrehmotdeitmcebreciyusstknethdicteyoivreorwagne aries and risk professionals – allowing communities to socially share their risk and protect gadgets, health, travel, events, automobiles, home, job loss, and person- al circumstances. The patent pending platform as a service provides end-to-end processing, and gives control back to individuals. Besure is roll- ing out in stages over the next couple of months a customizable, on-line, risk-sharing platform with an efficient and scalable operational model. “Besure is a peer-to-peer platform that harnesses the power of social networking, co-operation, and the sharing economy by em- powering individuals to come together within their community to protect the things that mat- ter most to them.” - KarimLalani, besure Lead About Besurance: Besurance is a private corpo- ration dedicated to community empowerment through the design andimplementation of easy-to- use, transparent and cost-effective solutions in the risk sharing economy. 33

INDUSTRIAL/PACKAGING ENGINEERINGPACKAGING ENGINEERSHAVE SOMETHING TODO WITH TOYS THATARE SO HARD TO OPEN,THE BAGS OF CHIPSTHAT ARE HALF-AIR,AND THE PULL TAPETHAT ALWAYS SEEMTO BREAK BEFORE YOUOPEN THE ENVELOPE.BUT NO, PACKAGING ENGINEERS DON’TMAKE YOUR LIFE COMPLICATED.THEY HAVE BUBBLE WRAP. 34

Packaging Engineersand What They Doby Dion Greg ReyesMpj fjcttftttdabmatsWecuuooerhhhhuoonnseoaomssrueeerpnmgchdlpettmtoiocykeisaspceprrtcwnwphnuornaomotoaeoammhue’ggumnpnacrtasnegpteerarksetsamaaertiaereteturaavnspnsrroeuwdhrltg-kamienryeuu-tdhPrnoataioehareetttfnteieapuieyetinahddeedsntosi,cgrsrs,crenyseuaeesgktpionetbreswof.dbctusaptapltmttneoTyetta,eegahacredeosgcbtrchoniikyirsw.eohrnntniao.tfetfattnapeoepuhigtgh,Wergctfphelcyraarsetheeeedtieetioaeetmeshrjsnporpsoiacupdlttpstesm,lgarrkroawashr,urdeiopcwintmeaniseeoaipaiptoocnnktrdrsgnnhoiddsgyrgthrsdreuneeaahiu:etstfeeooteaonotuprtoceggwothtuctsetnndownvptthergciatyhtasrrsiih’nehfaoudrelts,ctemlwatptieesslttagfveakscoirgaaitetneb;rleteeo-reitri,sssavre,eonedn.,tes wafpceiraltashyrctodiokctbchahuhogasaotaienrrogedgfoso,tesrhigunmetlpathomepsetsltho,ipheposrsetold.apcdssorutaomicncdtdmo,umrcmotwnaiaoyo.cnThoithdionbe,f-ey w aytrm–dtrmbaidp cittdombftTtseorhhhoehgloufeoieahsosartocfeaaeeeniauscuasaih.feiymwnytnanniiaklimdnlpreesegclnpcnpgeulgieaerdyaeutnltttareruepgfniahehxotcoatroelsa,asnhorbetonhgkeetlitssclad-ctmtssnalsses,eagatttnmaahehlouvsssiouathaagitmltimdiia,SBen.cohbrst-inshrnbaadstntecooeruiaeovtkrlcieheeemenchoewegmpetlteueobetge.hn.gyraghemudtnaihnegyrOgsyiEno,eouhnepnznalsoctioomuxhtijefdelcrredreudgcifnatoupteeghra-ooeoraatdiatwsfete.rabvhrndognordtltrewTecpbesiitalroitekeruadsloitpseksfoahaesloyveufteanhocinnoateedcrtareeoutrcpetedrdoognrckisn,alhnaiolnnerowie’etybnvdabrmtwrnfoaaohag,ppeeigeydecliaersddcrprieext,hmmraicarodtxodhiunugtryperocrysmedlp.ndoiesetkrgacilrtcananlePmnailmmoianbiiseelacanfmvtvmnarepaegeoatatkteiegitibai,cesgnhssbr-rtsaienandkrnethoieilg-,gaitycr’e-ne-tes. ceaopo cdhnanfteehreragdutfemliosesnmrncbiweectesuenai,ctrtthglbhih,inieoaninImgnnttdetrdisileeuecseousralasuijtisllugniitanptenrsgnydlint,eadadsagplndi,sieoasndmiatchcsehsikcacapeyeiarrtrplrdeegfiilonanrpiianitnregaaessgemclt.bsskoI,ooiltinsxktgees, it for you. Photo Source: ECP Quality 35

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING BODYHACKING Photo Source: Tech 365 Photo Source: GPS-tracker Internet of Things of the Future Wouldn’t it be nice to get things done a passive Near-Field Communications (NFC) trans- with just a wave of the hand? Like mitter, into his own hand. When he wants to start when paying you bills, all you have his car, he just waves in front of the ignition, when to do is wave your hand in front he wants to open a door, he waves at the digital lock, of the scanner. Or maybe let your when he wants to order coffee, and all he has to do car engine start once you wave in is wave his hand! Apparently his everyday chores are front of your car’s ignition to prove you are authorized to use it. All this conve- done with just a wave of the hand! nience relies with the power of your Sjöblad explained to a group hand, and is soon possible with of journalists at CeBIT Preview 2016 Bodyhacking. in Hannover, Germany, that he sees Sounds too futuristic? bodyhacking as the next step of Well technology has already wearable computing. Though we advanced through this stage could wear rings, use, phones, and is making bodyhacking a bracelets and gadgets to host possibility. Hannes Sjöblad, a small electronics, the real future famous Swedish bodyhacker, ex- would still be embedded electron- perimented with this technology, ics. With Sjöblad’s experiment, by implanting electronics, including this kind of future doesn’t seem that far away after all. Photo Source: Kristallen 36

NANOTECHNOLOGYSperm Robots for theLousy Swimmer SpermsIn Dresden, researchers are devising microrobotsto help sperm swim its way to the egg.T o those men whose genitalia Once the sperm hits its desired target, that is the seem to house slow swimmers, mighty egg, it can be manipulated magnetically there is now a silver lining to to release the sperm. There is no certainty yet conceive your baby as research- to the way the microtubes will leave the sperm; ers from the Dresden Institute however, researchers say that it should be pos- for Integrative Nanosciences de- sible by altering the temperature to unroll thevelop the future deliverers of life, the spermbots. tubes just before they reach the target. Spermbots being studied are es- Each spermbot can travel up tosentially made of microtubes, which are thin 100 micrometers per second, comparable to asheets of titanium and iron rolled into conical 6-footer human swimming 50 meters in 14 sec-tubes with one end wider than the other. The onds. If that speed won’t help sperm that doesn’tmicrotubes are put into a solution in a Petri swim so well, we don’t know yet what will.dish and added bovine (bull) sperm cells, which This is being studied among sperm cells sinceare similar in size to the human sperm. When they are easily available, harmless, and efficienta live sperm entered the wider end of the tube, at swimming through bodily fluids. Althoughit became trapped down near the narrow end. it is yet to be put to human test, this kind ofThe narrow end is also closed to prohibit the assisted fertilization is planned for test amongsperm from swimming out. The mobility of the animals.sperm is generated from the trapped cell pushed Nonetheless, this is a promising featagainst the tube. for sperms which have motor struggles and to With the magnetic property of titani- the men who carry them. Do not lose hope justum and iron, the scientists can then control the yet, brother.direction of the sperm, leaving the propulsion tothe sperm. 37

ROBOTICS Elephant Biomimetics is a damn exciting field. Trunk Engineers in this field use nature as their Robotic inspiration for systems and designs to Arms create awesome stuff. For example, they used the elephant’s trunk to create a cool Photo Source: Innorobo robotic arm. At first glance, the thingamajig looks like a cross between a mechanical claw and iron snake with a good measure of tentacle horror thrown in. In fact, they are reminiscent of the sweet robotic arms used by the infamous Dr. Octopus, the Spiderman villain. Of course, they are calling it the Bionic Handling Assistant, the blandest name possible for the cool robot. But it’s cool anyway. As it stands, elephant trunks are possibly the coolest appendages in the Animal Kingdom. So, making a robotic arm based on that is a fantastic idea. This robotic arm was made by Festo, a German automation company. What is even more fantastic is that the arm acts and learns just like a baby’s arm. The researcher will guide the arm to perform certain actions. The robot will learn and memorizes the movements so as to repeat them whenever necessary. This will enable the robot to fulfill func- tions such as operating in tight quarters and helping people in the medical or the industrial sector. It can even be pro- grammed to change a light bulb. Pepper: the real Star Wars C-3P0 humanoid robotPhoto Source: Rude Baguette If you love C-3PO from the Star The robot’s memory stores these Wars movie, then it’s not unlikely data and gradually memorizes per- for you to love Pepper too! sonality traits as well as preferences Pepper is the “emotional” of the owner. humanoid robot designed by the Pepper responses by French firm Aldebaran Robotics, a commenting on the mood of the subsidiary mobile carrier of Soft- moment and expresses himself by bank. Just like C-3Po, he is designed changing color and glittering his to be a day-to-day companion eyes. He moves around and dance whose most significant function is while shaking his hands up. With his ability to perceive emotions. Pepper, there will never be a dull Pepper stands 4feet (1.2 moment! meter) tall, with an attached tablet You can even personalize on front and moves on wheels. He this robot by downloading software can initiate small talk end even applications and make if learn to give you advices. Pepper’s analyzer sing, dance or even speak in anoth- enables him to identify human er language. A specialized software emotions based on voices, facial application is also programmed to expressions and body movements. Pepper that makes you earn points 38

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WEARABLE TECH Now that wearable technology has gone more advanced than5 WEARABLES ever, 2016 is a good year for wear-TO WATCH OUT ables. Consumers have becomeFOR IN 2016 more aware of the technology and they realize the impact of their wearables in their life. The wearables in the market right now are already serving purposes to the users’ extent, but there’s more. Here are five wearables that are must-look for this 2016.Photo Source: Tech Zaa Photo Source: Business Wire Photo Source: Burn TechHTC Vive Altra IQ Lumenus ClothingOne step forward in virtual reality (VR) For the fitness enthusiasts and heavily depen- The name suggests that this clothing is luminous. It isis the HTC Vive, which lets users play dent to technology, here’s Altra IQ which can a fitness-focused wear that lights up whenever usersgraphic intensive apps, AR games, and measure pace and contact time for improved will go for an early morning or late-night run orview HD films, among others. It will be running efficiency. It has a multi-sensor cycle. The clothing has unveiled jackets, vests, shirts,on sale by April 2016 with an unknown within the length of the midsole that syncs and leggings with built-in LED lights.pricetag for now. But the product can be the shoes to the smartphone. Altra’s shoe is setpre-ordered starting 29th of February. for release in late of 2016. Prepare your bucks because it will cost $199 a piece. Photo Source: Indian Express Photo Source: NFC ForumApple Watch 2 Samsung Smart SuitIf you can’t get enough of the first Apple Watch, here’s for you. This is This is not your ordinary suit; this is a Smart Suit by Samsung without in the market come middle of this year with a lot of step ups from NFC-powered cuffs. The cuffs works as a control to turn the handsetits predecessor – improved battery life, which last at least a full day of on the “do not disturb” mode when you run for a quick meeting. Theusage, and modern design, with more color options, mature hues, and cuffs can also send your contact details to nearby handsets that worksbetter typography. with premium handsets of Samsung. With this you will no longer need business cards. 40

Photo Source: Live ScienceMind-readingWearables:Are they Possible?B it by bit, our tech- products that have the ability to The possibility of this nology is carefully monitor, detect and interpret the kind of technology can be consid- advancing, taking activities that are going on in our ered possible, since the basic idea into study different brains. for creating it is already available, and more complex Though this kind of and can readily be based on med- topics. With the technology has been used and is ical EEG machines. What makes current craze over still being used today, many com- it difficult is the data processing. Itthe Internet of Things, wearable panies see this technology’s po- makes us ask questions like, howtechnology has boomed in the tential to be applied in fields other accurate will be the collected data;market. Now, numerous com- that medical: virtual or augmented will it be able to store everything Ipanies are trying to delve into a reality for games or surreal movie am thinking about? Innovators arenew kind of wearable that can watching experiences, next level still in the process of learning allconnect to our minds—a sort of robotics, and others. there is to make this technology“mind-reading” wearable. possible. But, are mind-reading Photo Source: Choose Muse With the current tech-wearables really a possibility? Are nology we have, and the rate bythey safe? How will it affect our which our technology is advanc-daily lives? ing we can expect to see this kindThe main component in these of technology in the very near fu-kind of wearables are Electro ture. Hopefully, when this deviceEncephalography (EEG) sensors; is released in the market, it will bemany companies are claiming that useful, effective and positively lifethey are able to create or innovate changing. 41

WHY DO WE CALL ITELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING“HORSEPOWER”INSTEAD OF ANYOTHER ANIMAL?by Raymond Gerard del VallePhoto Source: Pinterest Ieeoffw hlghaStwlomtwhNdeioooihnnxdicputoooimoiienorrseaapottvggtrrewnrrhhtakepdsspetaeiirtakpnylmcebnntdeeihacnrhrioaaitanulraeospooieteeoos,ehwsta.wwtamrtcisg’uhrnawuosmahstoFessceocuenhea’gpcwet,ufivenpharedoedpsnrssoemeitweton3eprnso,si?euupnTToturcchndwmio2teyrswgoihlanoothhhmus.saoaedo,fraspiiwlhe4enseeeoyvnnsitlrtiuuhicbaoyeyew0Wurr,hs,ecesierwo.s.aserdareet0tesarbaceeoiedcnBaIhmmarsiesnanltooturantdfnfuvs,tdeouyoodtafshgntttpJayvastrohootettbaormhedaWttaehleesh,ohhnaemnolhmotgpflneiiahdoetii-flettglameudaesdsohitdtelpwiaaretianintueiotedewritsenvhsoacstooesdaatighssnerth,heumfroeodnuceWbrtcesbmseehso.riwiralrprorany.einsnypcraa–eserMmgiaamoionHtdasobtlemshresntt1hcs,efuwyaceecstmrteeaoiegcl7tteihthpeegtyatnehwnstoloreota8iuh,nenhluotmaostyrsryvfacnuh0epaetsuntfee-rwuteeouiasslaeoe-pccrd,p,m-rdlfek 3dswtflaiohop3faootampy,r0tt3.rk0eTpo2in0i,xohr4noiwfao0mout6n0eon0maertpdt-srmieoipoeaanuctnoingenonu,sunfduanottdspdhedrs,o.sart,WAtfahpa,fmenfetabtrtdyeehatnrmtoWmsetdreriisartnaoieteaitiulntnlecw’tstodogeaonuiffrnoeolkdrr w hawmoannoteaayyrerstswpenehei’saftscoaywaWrir.nlseBfeahvrrpytOeoootol’rmovsfvwseveocereemdorycrriuegoiu(gpmsTcWptmtiW rwpbmahdhtnrsiunhtorheisoelntueoooooiaviwhlaehispoeaenaantaadwwrpntdtrme,iltadtts)iThraepslitlScleutattsW.stneehiyredeyr’hsera,rhiIrybsulrrioepnag!eosotoai,ebsr,uuiatresixpwvuobBtrrd,enuhphntutettneunpsopshppwheWtueuvraoteatgne’g,nhielslcherieleasrcntwtuesitatoairoaowaifcaleto.nirttWtnotiicsuonmetogtranhshnmiwhteifhoiavorsJatttrnnankadaoaaemieimhfeebenoeto-tgtsmutf-srenlut.n,ee-s,tled-sdss. Photo Source: www.sodahead.com 42

TOYSA skippingrope thatgenerateselectricity by Robert Bagatsing Photos Source: VickianIf you are reading this article, you What if they can repurpose the en- handles will charge the internalare lucky – congratulations, you ergy that they spend playing to fuel batteries of the device, thanks to thehave electricity. It is oftentimes hard basic devices of modern life, like kinetic pendulum that builds up theto imagine the extent of un-con- lights, so they can study and prepare energy. With enough charge, oncenectedness in a world, where others for their lessons?  turned on, the LED lamps withinenjoy superfluous modernity. The Introducing a skipping the jump rope and its handles willtruth is there are still over a billion rope whose length and handles light illuminate, giving off light that canpeople in the world without elec- up at night, called Jumping Lighting. allow children to comfortably studytricity, and the future remains bleak During the day, say after school, their lessons, and the adults to ade-for them that spend their nights in children could have an hour of fun quately do household chores.   darkness. playing with the skipping rope. The Designed by Bae Gyu Ri Children are among the movement of the cord between the of Daegu University, Jumping Light-most impacted by the lack of light in ing is a winner of Korea’s Interna-un-connected households. Because tional K-Design Award in 2014.their nights remain dark, children Jumping Lighting is a coolcannot study their lessons and do toy for any child to have. But fortheir homework, so either they don’t kids in dire need of lighting in theirlearn much from what they are homes, Jumping Lighting is morestudying, or they choose to abandon than just for play – it is a source ofschool altogether and spend their hope for a brighter future.entire days at play. But, what if therewas actually not any conundrum? Photos Source: vickian.blogspot.com 43

ENGINEERING HACKS Photo Source: Davidson MathCommon Input Errors withYour Calculator that YouProbably Didn’t Noticeby Dion Greg Reyes Using [–] instead of Entering the inverse [(-)] to indicate that a trigonometric notationE ngineers, whatever number is negative Here’s another: just because the trigonometric field you specialize in, function is raised to a negative number, which have a universal best Common rookie error. You use the [–] to you know is an inverse, it is not an exponent; in friend: your calcula- subtract, and [(-)] to denote a negative number. the calculator, the inverse of the cos(x) function tors. Almost all the There is a difference. When you use [–] instead is not 1/cos(x). In short,   but,  time – when your fin- of [(-)] in the interior of an expression to denote .gers can no longer perform a trigo- a negative number, the calculator responds withnometric function – you depend the syntax error message. Placing the powerson your life with the calculators for trigonometricin solving problems. But there will Entering an angle in functionsbe cases that you will be faced with degre in radian modeerrors you didn’t know you have &made. And that could cost you In the calculator, trigonometric functions can Remember the order of operations? Yeah, that’sa failing grade or even your job. be used with two modes: degree or radian. Just it. All trigonometric functions hold this nota-Maybe even lives of people. make sure that you are using the degree mode tional idiosyncrasy. While there are so many or radian mode, depending on what you’rekinds of calculators, here are the required. Changing the mode depends on thecommon input errors that you may settings of your calculator.have encountered in any calcu-lator. It’s best that you read your Indicating the order ofcalculator manuals, but most likely operations incorrectlyyou can find those input errors by using parentheseshere. In your calculator, –3^2 is not the same as (–3)^2. The calculator first performs the opera- tion in parentheses, then it squares the number. If there is a negative outside the parentheses, it first performs the squaring, then the operation of a negating a number. That’s how crucial the order of operations is in evaluating expressions. 44

Photo Source: Livedoor BlogCommon Output Errors withYour Calculator that YouDefinitely Will Notice sCyanutasex:, The calculation expression is the wrong or the program you are using contains a syntax error.  Athcetiloonca: tPiorenssofththee<erirgrohrt,>aonrd<cloerftr>eckteiyt. to displayoCpaeursaet:ioYnoutheaxteccauutseeddarmematariinxi,nggrampehminogr,yorcaspoamcietyotthoebreexceeded. sAucrteiotnh:atDtehleetneummebmeroroyf data you no longer need. Make variables used in your expressiondoes not exceed the number of variables that are available.  Ccaalcuuslea:tTiohne calculation result is outside of the allowable range or you are trying to perform an ille- gal mathematical operation (such as division by zero).  Aalclotiwonth: Ce hcaelcckulyaotuiorninrepsuutltvatolubees and adjust them to within the allowable range. If you are using memory for your calculation, make sure that you check the memory value. tChaeucsaep: aTchiteycoaflctuhleatniuonmyeoriuc are performing has causedto be exceeded.  stack or the command stackaAlcsotiospnl:iSt iymouprlifcyalycouulartcioanlcuexlaptrioesnsieoxnprinestosiotwn.oYoorumcooureldparts and execute the parts separately.  45

PRODIGYJake Barnett:Autistic ChildturnedPhysics Geniusby Cielo Panda Photo Source: Indianapolis MonthlyPhoto Source: Indianapolis Monthly JJwisw ptaoay es Jt lhb fdew d appanoaahhtinnnvyeueldriaezarihhkkaaceeaeoetrdddagebdrawneegueahysrremsssael-b-trnawunesitlsawauswoaeooclortdteehosthsgeoiudhaolvfseveoe.ctvsdosaanartiahtnertdrecJhektaeiipwoilehatreohrnJsduodlniseneaakomlye[eouaopom.rtmddcJ“T““SDcdktewwoodensk anbumoehEWTeri’Hehsapwnyl,lckulddjeeilledaxehtitewt3,eloapeoseendikrhahhnccesbommihh-irclnhioalnhemtweulcoyntececMPhptttaaiuviieprAgeensayoohhdimmemeoaschprkgpeerdaithnprialseanusettomeatesaonreiotsasfswwryhhutlatalrth“siytatfypyinmafevoattdtaarstlBniitrfarearsoraahheolcntnehc’slniiaglg-s2keerotynolthacaotspehmulaieliwr]ooetdiauayrm6odaandmsisrut,nseetornoslrinuiwgblwtsenemeoad,obnsonsnotySorktnhloJeosptrtdslrnheaAfoehetuadsft.ateuoeiediavs.eoeneraiudinstncdrs1tgkesrtsttitmvnedsenTvtnnnewewghouchem—dg9igne,paswrihaer,tadsehtsrstyob.edbe9ee.osoAeoeetrtatryittu.afehtIb’nnyoso8oory,osvsaerltooptIrtgrHmpsyewhategehfJtt,ndtlerlrohsrmahlebaawkaedhltaeecnairaa?Maieodadnoeanvserkcotnrdraanrp”lnnrao.ywkrhnasiuevodhodoeeuorta.aoasSeeAidrdnnieedemelacoicnepuJknsr.tcwyldw”lcmrda-resaaldvesrdyepstaniellekykwnlahhesen?”raasoa.-,eser”aeeetsortd,f’dsrnenot UodgiHthildk sscsAtpat PpttBvdpf tmenwcHGenneoowhhhttuooneuilrriiioiehauuotaelneieedssfmsaeeroelbmllreeystwansfyreopncpotlddootiosshoiglhsdtlenhBvkshg(ucpsevremhimwue-eerprelgreaiIareeeeoesugialn.iese-inncqoaglTUenegetsdrn!ldsyeruPev.TrtlsstemafttuphsdthidinHatltoeg.sa—teBPcegho.cityaaeereeubcdetaloethraaaHeUatnEadyaisaedynsahhdoroiaduspdtlo,dnnsmt—tesmiTJIotstoepreeoInatrhviPtTniaplnhuxigat)yfrlhnwaynhheoatakmaoekybhersih.ealP,alep-1etsltcc2keellnstttibeniJmeiethtytrisPsigsueeppt5lodast0iene,cflpeocup,e-sehodihirotiPe,lrkuewr1dpaesnqdiogenterunderdrdnrsnnhicaSeehld3plot’nov,eurlsehshodisdeisurerloeachahm,esrbngeghpdoeiysrmeboiemtnlthelioesmJisomdryrgwhtmiridlipsinnyas’iAeawsoomafgevtfewuIetaatatekeottltieareamneeehlihyphaWeyhnlensteboastcaneattsggt,hl.saathdaiefhrsnmrhatnhjrdertlhmeoeJtrtewhHartoy.ryiTvsyeritaeiIeehttob.neanectgtHmsarmeneehsskrarIsgeEaeITupmesordtshisois.iwnntes2seernarnhemsitrtfDhatiaoahSytrallnt,ae0fes,sosaidgatfoiytRbesiytoinooalttdtrdcAxh1phhssdgphp—colIirouiuQer’sudehCsunTton4olehrenhmbpaaraul,ituticlnhpogam,fnelaleufdoceatmaaloeiaOeenapjetysmsaertegesiout.ttgrllatiewnonvteogoopiacalhebannaiesnadlontsmvoeelt.buftnbnrpeellsrezat.dsbtatoietihtaldnaHtardlaytlticnhueaJhagt-eneBturnyeealahrawsproteedm2ye.tdssikightlar-og,,o.ooes..f 46

Meet the smallest car of the world World’sA U T O M O T I V Efrom Austin Coulson, a custom car Smallest Carmaker. He has always been interestedin building cars and he believes that he Photo Source: Leisure Wheelswill make history one day. It turns outthat he was not at all wrong.Twenty-nine year old Coulson builtthe smallest car of the world andentered the Guinness Book of WorldRecord in the year 2014. Some wouldsay that this small car may be inopera-ble – nope, this car has been legalizedto be taken out on the road. Coulson was so interested inautomobiles that it drove him to lookup the previous records in the Guin-ness Book of World Records. The mo-ment he looked at the previous recordhe felt that he could do something tobeat said record. The result of his determi-nation was this awesome car. Thisminiature car measures 25 inches highand 2 feet wide. You will recognize thecar the instant you see it. How? Well,this kickass car has a license plate thatread IM BIG. Quite ironic, isn’t it? What’s more amazing is thepaint of the car. He painted it like theMustang Military aircraft U.S. P-51.The side of the car with the tail num-ber of the same ship that Coulson’sgrandfather served on when he wasfighting in the World War I inscribedon it.But the main issue was getting the carregistered. For this, Coulson had toget the car inspected and not forget toput safety features like any other carsout there. Like everybody else, evenhis family was skeptical about theplan and kept questioning it throughthe process of developing the vehicle.However, he was successful in provingeverybody wrong. Seeing this tinyvehicle on the road will absolutely be atreat to the eye. For some, this is merely a toycar; but cars are toys, right? 47

INDUSTRIALWEnLgoeirnsesseotrnIisnngfdrDuoissmattsrhtieearlsPhoto Source: NDTVN ature steps taken by the industries Photo Source: Wikipedia has could not save life and so, claimed the people affected by them Courrieres Mine Disaster, France many have no choice but to live lives with the damage caused by It was on March 10, 1906 that the across them. Their mistakes have burning of methane by the naked the definitely taught us some of flame of a miner’s lamp led toglobe with its unexpected the biggest lessons of our life. Europe’s worst mining accident,calamities. But things are In this list, we will resulting in dust explosion dev-different with an industrial find out the worst indus- astating a coal mine and killingdisaster. They don’t just claim trial engineering disasters around 1099 miners. This also ledlives but shake you from that have ever occurred to to an increase number of blackwithin. There have been cas- humanity. lung disease cases.es when the precautionary 48

The Bhopal Disaster, IndiaOn December 3, 1984, a pesticideplant leaked methyl isocynate gas andother chemicals into the atmosphere.This killed around 4,000 – 20,000people. The leakage formed a toxiccloud settling over the region, whichkilled 8,000 people in the very firstdays mainly from cardiac arrest andrespiratory malfunction.Photo Source: IBN Live Photo Source: Greenpeace Italia SAN JUANICO DISASTER, MEXICO Texas City Disaster, USAPhoto Source: Greenpeace Italia leakage due to excessive Photo Source: Texas History pressure, resulting in The deadliest disaster the formation of a vapor America’s worst disaster occurred on occurred on 19 Novem- cloud that floated across April 16, 1947. A small fire broke out in ber, 1984, around 20 the area. When the cloud a ship that was carrying bags of ammo- km away from Mexico ignited, a massive fire nium nitrate. Immediate attempts were City in a large LPG was caused at the plant made to extinguish it. But it soon inten- storage and distribution site. sified and led to a massive explosion. center. It was basically The cause of the explosion was lack of caused by the LPG pipe awareness. However not confirmed, a re- port says that it is possible that a cigarette Oppau Explosion, Germany could have been dropped into the hold. The explosion occurred on 21 September 1921. The store that dealt with nitrogen fixa- tion works contained around 4500 tons of ammonium sulphate nitrate. Unaware of the highly explosive nature of ammonium nitrate, the work- ers at Oppau site decided that the best way to loosen 4500 tons of ammonium nitrate was to detonate several dynamite charges, which led to an explosive equivalent to 1-2 kilotons of TNT, ripping off roofs from houses situated 49 25km away from the site of explosion. Photo Source: SCANZ

gineersnow deBate It’s almost a given that engineers love to spark a debate in almost any subject. Where there is an argument that is worth fighting for, engineers will never think twice about sharing their opinions based from concrete principles. With that, GineersNow put these debates on Facebook which are centered on anything related to engineering. Join the meeting of the minds every Wednesday at the following times on our Facebook page. 08:00 AM Dubai 09:30 AM Delhi 12:00 PM Manila 1:00 PM Tokyo 03:00 SydneyWHICH ONE IS A WHO IS THE REAL DOES SOCIAL MEDIABETTER PERSONAL FATHER OF AFFECT RELATIONSHIPSASSISTANT? ELECTRICITY? IN A NEGATIVE WAY?GOOGLE NOW OR NIKOLA TESLA?SIRI? THOMAS EDISON? ISAAC NEWTON? 50