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2009
Curt Frank, ChemE How have changes in materials changed painting since the Renaissance? View »
Sherri Sheppard, ME How can engineering education be improved? View »
Drew Endy, BioE What is 'synthetic biology'? View »
Yoav Shoham, CS Can computers think? Can they feel? View »
Philip H.-S. Wong, EE Just what is nanotechnology, anyway? View »
Ramesh Johari, MS&E What is net neutrality and why does it matter? View »
2008
Mark Jacobson, CEE How much energy can we get from the wind? View »
Markus Covert, BioE How do cells know how to work together? View »
Bob Sinclair, MSE How can we see the tiniest of things? View »
Sanjiva Lele, AA Do airplanes have to be so loud? View »
Pat Hanrahan, CS What roles can realistic computer graphics play in the movies? View »
Lynn Hildemann, CEE What am I inhaling when I breathe? View »
Sarah Helishorn, MSE Can we make new body parts? View »
Channing Robertson, ChemE How do good ideas sometimes end up becoming disasters? View »
David Dill, CS Will we be ready for the electronic voting in 2008? View »
2007
James Harris, EE What is an artificial atom and why would we make one? View »
Arogyaswami Paulraj, EE I've heard of Wi-Fi, but what is WiMax? View »
Anne Kiremidjian, CEE Can technology help us make structures safer? View »
Russ Altman, BioE Why doesn't the same drug work the same way in each patient? View »
Jennifer Widom, CS/EE How much more information could we have at our fingertips? View »
David Beach, ME What makes good products good? View »
Brian Cantwell, AA What's up with space tourism? View »
Kay Giesecke, MS&E How do banks decide whether to lend? View »
Kwabena Boahen, CEE How are brains and computers different and how are they alike? View »
James Leckie, CEE Are there toxic chemicals in our bodies? View »
Reinhold Dauskardt, MSE How strong is your skin? View »
2006
Bob Sutton, MS&E How should organizations handle failure? View »
Chris Edwards, ME How efficient is my car? View »
Chris Manning, CS How well do computers understand human language? View »
James Sweeney, MS&E Can we expect continued high fuel prices? View »
Donald Cox, EE When will I get cell phone reception everywhere I go? View »
Per Enge, AA How accurate is the Global Positioning System? View »
Alex Aiken, CS Can we ever get bug-free software? View »