My first introduction to engineering... as a profession was through tales of career inventors and innovators, developing technologies, and subsequently the companies they developed into global empires. Think Henry Ford, with the modern vehicle production line, or Edwin Land, the inventor of the Polaroid. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to become a mechanical engineer because I dreamt of one day inventing a product that would be sold on the mass market. As a Virginia Tech student, I...

What comes to mind when you imagine wearable technology of the future? Whatever your vision is, chances are the technology is sleek and integrated into fashion. Today’s wearables, like watches, rings, or glasses, often fail to live up to these futuristic standards due to their bulky, hard structures. The reason for this clunky form factor is deeply tied with nearly every electronic device: the printed circuit board. Now, imagine if technology wasn’t bound to this decades-old technology. What...