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