A pretty penny

Starting off with a tube television, times have changed in a vast way. Going from tubes, to flat screens, to HD televisions. After these innovations, the next thing to become excitingly popular were projectors. Projectors were created during a time before flatscreens were made but didn't become extremely popular as they have. The next step for projectors could only be having a HD output, subsequently making them a competitor against televisions. Well now projectors may be getting an upgrade in upcoming months. Sony has created a 4K home cinema projector to help clear up the picture even more. Don't get too excited because it might just cost may just steer you away. Check the story out here.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/28/sony-4k-home-cinema-projector-coming-in-january-for-18-000/

An Electric Sports Car?

Brakes are the most important aspect of a vehicle. So when Chevy creates a regenerative brake, it becomes a big deal. The Chevy Volt has been the ability to use the same motor that propels you also slows you down. This feature is activated when letting your foot off the gas, taking energy from the motor, making you slow down. This makes driving a bit safer as you still need to use the regular breaks to make a full stop. This in an electric could only lead to less accidents with this particular model. Here's the rest of the story.

http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=235313&itc=dn_analysis_element&

Times becoming simple

Things like a diabetic injecting insulin could possibly be the future for some people. Some genius' at Cambridge got the idea to make an Auto-Injector for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis. This new model may soon revolutionize "Flexi-Ject". Check out the work they did.

User Based

It seems to me that Mechanical Engineering is becoming a bit more easier and user based. Something as small as a remote control for a fan being made today in the common household could possibly turn into something much bigger. Just think a television or speakers, being made at home. If more everyday household electronics become more accessible to being made at home what could happen to the market?

Here's the rest of the story.
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1362&doc_id=235378&itc=dn_analysis_element&

Why don't we just blow some wind?

Everyone is currently worrying more and more about what will be our next power source, with every passing day. The fact of the matter is we still do not know. Maybe, though, our new source for energy has been right in front of our faces. We have always had the use of wind power at our disposal but will that be enough to power the everyday needs of American nationwide? I don't have the answer to that question but I do have an opinion on the subject matter. People are so wound up trying to figure out how to keep their luxurious lives but with a different energy source. If people need to give up certain things then why would it be so difficult. Read more about the story here though.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/energy-scale-part2-1025.html

A New Hope

 The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore is still winning world renown for innovation medicine, while covering the basics. The ten story building on Bainbridge avenue that serves the crowd of 21 and younger received a whopping $6 million pediatric hybrid catheterization lab. This lab is the first of its kind in the city, and allows pediatric cardiac surgeons and cardiologist to perform minimally- invasive surgery on children’s hearts. This is would normally be a five-day hospital stay into a 24 hours service. This allows the hospital to be one of the first in the nation to treat some children with the disease while they’re at home. Nearly 80% of patients going through the CHAM network are already covered by Medicaid. It has 25 offices for primary and specialty care for children across the Bronx, where kids can receive preventive care and treatment for obesity, asthma and diabetes. These happen to three of the biggest health problems throughout the boroughs. There are also plans in the works to double the size of the hospital by building another ten story building next to the existing one to accommodate the overwhelming need of service. One statement by Dr. Philip Ozuah was “We wanted to be able to look any family in the eye and say “We can take care of your child, whatever happens””. He also stated "Now, we're standing at a threshold. We're looking at the next 10 years with an even more daring vision."

Technology is moving at a fast pace and while there can be dangers produced by these new advances so does the possibility of some extraordinary to happen. While people are suffering, these doctors are working endlessly to help these children overcome their illnesses. This is a small step to something that could potentially be greater than anyone could have ever imagined.

12 year old Michelle Nguyen being treated for her recent diagnosis of leukemia.

 

20 year old Xavier Miles being treated for his cancer.

The Children's Hospital at Montifore building.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2011/10/16/2011-10-16_the_childrens_hospital_at_montefiore_still_on_forefront_of_saving_kids_lives.html

http://www.montekids.org/whoweare/stories/infusion_suite/

http://www.montefiore.org/newsreleases/2011/may/cham-us-news/

Solar power

Everything we've every used has always run on fossil fuels. Everything that takes up energy is running on it. So this crisis of what are we going to do when we run out of fossil fuels creates an interesting topic. What would be be our next source of energy? Is it going to be solar energy? Maybe it will be Biomass energy. Which ever ever source of energy it will be needs to happen soon, but it might just be happening sooner than most think. Professors at MIT may have a new source by creating systems that produce Solar Thermo-electric energy. Here's the story.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/hybrid-solar-1021.html