Challenging my Skills

This semester, I'm taking a "Failure Analysis" class. For the lab component of this class, we receive parts that have broken for a variety of reasons. Our task is to figure out why they broke; were they over-stressed? Was it fatigue? Were they exposed to acid? It varies from part to part.

At the beginning of the semester, many of these failures were beyond my skill to analyze - I didn't have the knowledge to draw good conclusions about how they had failed. Thanks to class (and practice), I've been able to improve my skills and make largely accurate diagnoses. 

On a different note, I've found two TED talks that I'd like to do for my final project (one or the other):

Problem: Asphalt Degrades Quickly. This guy has a solution.  (~6 min) This one relates pretty closely to my major.

Engineering a Better Life for All - applying engineering solutions to a myriad of world problems. (~15 min)

Are either of these okay? Both? Let me know.

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