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    Innovation Portal Catalyzes Student Innovators and Transforms the Education Enterprise
In today's high-tech world, creativity and knowledge of the design process can combine to allow innovation to come from anywhere or anyone. Through the development of an Innovation Portal (IP) PLTW has created a transformative contribution to the education enterprise. The IP is a hub for thousands of pre-college and undergraduate students to house design-based project portfolios and share their original ideas with a world-wide network of students, universities, businesses, and venture capitalists. The portfolios can be graded for college credit, college admissions, and scholarships. PLTW's rigorous curricular programs, which emphasize problem-based learning and critical thinking, have dramatically changed the role formal education is playing in developing and promoting young innovators.
09.21.2011 Schools and Programs
    Transparent factory is home of the new Phaeton. Sure enough, nobodyıs throwing stones.
In a bid to prove to customers that this luxury car is indeed different from all the others, the company has set up a factory, at a cost of some 186 million euros (roughly $208,000,000 at current exchange rates) that is unique in all the world.
03.04.2011 Careers and Technologies
    Mastercam IOF 2009-2010 Winner Announced
This year was yet another tight competition with a lot of great entries and we at Mastercam were relieved that the responsibility for choosing the winners was on the capable shoulders of Stewart-Haas Racing. After much deliberation, CNC Shop Manager, Brad Harris, and drivers Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman have unanimously selected a winner.
05.26.2010 Schools and Programs
    Robotics competition for freshmen and sophomore engineering and engineering technology students
You are invited to participate in a great robotics competition for freshmen and sophomore engineering and engineering technology students!
The 12th Annual ASEE Model Design Competition will be held on June 21 in Louisville, KY, June 20 - June 23, 2010. This competition is open to 1st and 2nd year students at four and two year colleges and universities. This year's competition student teams will design and build a robot (Baseball Bot).
11.20.2009 Schools and Programs
    Minnesota students create 'super' hybrid cars
Students at six Minnesota technical colleges have spent their summer converting gas/electric hybrid cars into plug-in hybrids, dramatically increasing their fuel economy. This story was broadcast on "All Things Considered", 07/23/2009.
10.07.2009 Schools and Programs
    Manufacturing Ranked #1 Industry for Economic Prosperity
A new annual index released June 9, 2009 by Deloitte LLP and The Manufacturing Institute shows that Americans view manufacturing as the most important industry for a strong national economy. The survey, Public Viewpoint on Manufacturing, assesses public perceptions and understanding of a wide range of issues related to manufacturing.
06.24.2009 Careers and Technologies
    Re-engineered battery material could lead to rapid recharging of many devices
Now that the researchers have demonstrated they can wire virus batteries at the nanoscale, they intend to pursue even better batteries using materials with higher voltage and capacitance, such as manganese phosphate and nickel phosphate, said Belcher. Once that next generation is ready, the technology could go into commercial production.
04.27.2009 Careers and Technologies
    AWEA Annual Wind Energy Industry Report Reflects Strong Growth in 2008, Dramatic Increase in Manufacturing
Wind energy leaders in several categories maintained their #1 positions even as other leaders emerged in new categories, while 24 states saw new wind turbine and component manufacturing facilities opened, expanded or announced in 2008, according to the annual wind energy industry rankings report released today by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
04.20.2009 Careers and Technologies