Pitt faculty, students capture top awards at 2021 CALPHAD Global Conference
Assistant Professor Wei Xiong honored with inaugural CALPHAD Young Leader AwardCredit: Wei Xiong PITTSBURGH (June 25, 2021) ... CALPHAD (CALculation ...
Tag: Mechanical Engineering
Ultralight material withstands supersonic microparticle impacts
The new carbon-based material could be a basis for lighter, tougher alternatives to Kevlar and steelCredit: Courtesy of Carlos Portela ...
The future on rails
The railway system - Styria as an international centre of research and innovationCredit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz In the ...
SwRI will create searchable additive manufacturing database
Project, supported by $50,000 from America Makes, will utilize novel data management toolsCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- June ...
Perovskite memory devices with ultra-fast switching speed
Credit: POSTECH A research team led by Professor Jang-Sik Lee of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has successfully ...
Mechanical engineer receives NSF CAREER award to pioneer robot-assisted rehabilitation
Project outcomes have potential to transform treatment of walking disabilities across wide range of conditionsCredit: Northern Arizona University Zach Lerner, ...
Meringue-like material could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer
Extremely low-density graphene-based aerogel 'meringue' can improve passenger comfort and reduce noise up to 80%Credit: University of Bath An incredibly ...
More sustainable mortars and concrete with optimal thermal and mechanical efficiency
The University of the Basque Country-UPV/EHU is researching mortars and concrete manufactured from industrial by-products, within the circular economy approachCredit: ...
Machines can help wine grape industry survive labor shortage
Study reviews best practices for growersCredit: Hector Amezcua/UC Davis Wine grape growers in California and elsewhere face increasing labor costs ...
Honeybees’ hairy abdomens show how to save energy, reduce wear on materials
Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05500 Watching honeybees buzz among flowers, it's easy to see ...
Better-fitting face masks greatly improve COVID-19 protection
Leaks around the edges of masks increase infection riskCredit: Ravenna Rutledge/UC Creative Even the best face masks work only as ...
An atomic look at lithium-rich batteries
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and Northeastern University Batteries have come a long way since Volta first stacked copper and zinc ...
Civil engineering doctoral student earns National Science Foundation fellowship
Doctoral student who launched space rockets earns prestigious fellowshipCredit: UT Arlington Kelly Patterson, a doctoral student in the Civil Engineering ...
A breakthrough in the physics of blood clotting
New Research shows platelets do their job better when not in total sync with one anotherCredit: Alexander Alexeev, Georgia Tech ...
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