Engineering Newsletter – September 2018

• Engineer Pindar Van Arman has used AI to teach a robotic system how to paint like humans do and mimic human creativity.
• Dr Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, biomedical engineering researcher is using a $400,000 grant to work on perfecting cardiac patches and the way they integrate with damaged human hearts.

• Chipsetter is a first of its kind way of circuit board development. This automatic pick-and-place machine will save you time and money with fast setup and accurate placement.

• Midnight Sun XII is a solar-powered car developed by a team of students from the University of Waterloo that will participate in the 2018 American Solar Challenge against solar cars from all over the world.
• The LazeeEye augments your smartphone into a 3D camera with a simple hardware add-on and an app. The 3D photos have tons of different uses included 3D printing, augmented reality modeling, and easier photo editing.

Here are the news links to every Canadian Association. If there is anything beyond the normal stuff (elections, new appointments), I'll try to list them below. During certain parts of the year (e.g. Summer, X-Mas), the news tends to slow down.

1. APEGA News – Council nominations now open
2. APEGNB News
3. APEGS News
4. APEY News
5. ASET News  – Survey released on women in tech fields
6. EGBC News – Flood assessment guidelines updated
7. Engineers Nova Scotia News
8. Engineers PEI News
9. NAPEG News
10. OACETT News
11. PEGNL News - Free online climate change sessions and workshops now available
12. PEO News

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1. What a scrapyard in Ghana can teach us about innovation: DK Osseo-Asare speaks about a community in Ghana where people mine electronic waste from a scrapyard and teach themselves to put electronics together again. What would happen if these self-taught techies connected with young professionals in STEAM fields?
2. How AI can save our humanity: Computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee explores the deep learning revolution ongoing in the US and China and how humans could excel with AI by harnessing compassion, and other human emotions.

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