2026-27 Capstone
This article is relevant to my research because it shows how healthcare technology can be adapted to provide medical services in rural and underserved communities. My research focuses on designing automated or assisted healthcare systems for rural communities, where people may have limited access to hospitals, doctors, and medical equipment.
Science & Tech
This article gives a working example of automated and assistive medicine solving the exact problem my project is centered on: geographic distance from specialist care. What's especially useful is how honest the piece is about the gap between "technically possible" and "practically available". The
2026-27 Capstone
Baralan is a company that designs, engineers, and manufactures packaging for beauty and cosmetic brands. They work primarily with skincare, makeup, and fragrance packaging, with a focus on performance, design, and long-term sustainability. Baralan has designed packaging that reduces the amount of material used, incorporates high-quality glass, and
2026-27 Capstone
This concept explores a similar strategy used by Rohi, which takes trash found in the Honduran landfill and turns it into new objects. In a similar way, this idea takes the valueless plastic shavings created from CNC machining Marble Plastics’ sheets and gives them a new purpose. Instead of remelting
2026-27 Capstone
Scientists and engineers at the University of Texas have discovered an enzyme that can “eat” plastic, breaking it down much faster than it would naturally degrade. This enzyme could potentially help address an important environmental problem: what to do with the billions of tons of plastic waste piling up in
2026-27 Capstone
Mycelium is the root network of fungi, and it could become a sustainable alternative to plastic. Producing mycelium involves a six-step process that takes around 5–14 days. The process cultivates fungal root networks on agricultural waste substrates and guides their growth into a more durable and malleable composite
2026-27 Capstone
Concrete is one of the most widely used materials in the world because of its strength and ability to create durable foundations and structures. However, one of its main ingredients, cement, has a major environmental impact. Producing cement requires heating and processing limestone, which releases large amounts of carbon dioxide
2026-27 Capstone
Denovia is a research company in the sustainable waste management industry that is working toward a new era of plastic recycling. The company is developing a chemical recycling technology that converts post-consumer textile waste into high-purity acid monomers, creating a potential solution for a more profitable circular economy.
2026-27 Capstone
The article “BioLumCity: 3D-Printed Bioluminescent Urban Tiles” explores a new way to create light using living bacteria instead of traditional electric lights. The researchers used a type of marine bacteria called Aliivibrio fischeri which naturally produces light. They placed the bacteria inside specially designed 3D-printed tiles that act
2026-27 Capstone
The article “A Driving Source of Light Pollution: How Car Headlights Are Reshaping the Nighttime Environment” by Drew Reagen explains how car headlights are becoming an important but often overlooked source of light pollution. During our ODNR kickback Heather and Tracey stated that one environmental impact that has been on
2026-27 Capstone
The article “Kinetic Floor Tiles Harvest Energy from Footsteps” by Dezeen explores renewable energy that uses the act of walking to make it. The technology, developed by Pavegen and founded by Laurence Kemball-Cook, uses specially designed floor tiles to capture the mechanical energy created when people step on them
2026-27 Capstone
The article “Lamp Spectrum and Light Pollution” by Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition explains that the color of outdoor lighting can change how much light pollution is created. Some colors of light are worse for the night sky than others. The article explains that “The spectrum of outdoor lighting influences many