Engineering life: Building a FAB for biology
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Standardization of methods and components in biological engineering that could give rise to design libraries of compatible parts and make outsourcing of fabrication possible is described. Biological engineers could benefit from methods that made very large scale integrated (VLSI) electronics practical for the semiconductor industry to conceive and build sophisticated devices from biological parts.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
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Hydraulic engineering in prehistoric Mexico
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A tropical climate made the fertile valleys of prehistoric farmers of southern Mexico nearly ideal for planting but was limited with dry weather during one half of the year. To overcome this impediment to year-round cultivation, they developed a network of canals in the Tehuacan Valley and in the Valley of Oaxaca, terraced gardens irrigated from canals atop the retaining walls.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
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Engineering microscopic machines
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The term microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) refers to the fabrication and combination of miniature mechanical and electronic components. A brief overview of how MEMS can bring enormous technical advances is presented.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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