The Genius of Sewing Machines

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29 Nov

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: The Genius of Sewing Machines The sewing machine, a revolutionary invention in the textile industry, drastically changed the way we sew. Initially, sewing was done by hand, which was a slow and labor-intensive process. The invention of the sewing machine required a new approach to sewing, as traditional hand stitches were […]

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Everything You’ll Learn in Mechanical Engineering

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15 May

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Everything You’ll Learn in Mechanical Engineering Here is a summary of pretty much everything you’re going to learn in a mechanical engineering degree. You have additional choices in case you choose to minor in some subjects that you find particularly attractive or interesting. I am so thankful I pursued this field […]

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Trying Harder to Support and Enrich My Community

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13 May

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Trying Harder to Support and Enrich My Community I’ve been working and studying like crazy to implement a human-powered washing machine for use by families and neighbor in my own African community and beyond and have developed several prototypes. One of them will soon reach that sweet spot of addressing most […]

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Growing Local Economies Through Invention

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25 Jan

  MEMBERS & VISITORS: Growing Local Economies Through Invention Manually operated washing machine in Kenya Professor Oku Singer has developed a second generation of a manually operated washing machine based upon locally available skilled labor for producing them, and the durability and availability of components necessary to build them. The machine contains one bearing mounted […]

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