Happier Feet
From: Northwestern Alumni Magazine - Fall 2013 - page 16

Engineering students design innovative solutions for Shedd Aquarium.

Students in the Segal Design Institute’s Design Thinking and Communication
course may give some very special clients a little pep in their step. Last
year the freshman-level engineers created the "Tuxedo", a waterproof bandage
designed for the Shedd Aquarium’s Magellanic penguins. The penguins are
living longer lives thanks to the Shedd’s top-flight animal care, and as a
result, the aquarium asked students to develop a prototype that could help
penguins stand, walk and swim comfortably if any age-related changes in their
feet arise.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/fall2013/campuslife/happier-feet.html