WPI engineers creating miniaturized, wireless oxygen sensor for sick infants
Mobile, wearable device the size of a Band-Aid could allow babies to leave the hospital and be monitored from homeCredit: ...
Tag: Mechanical Engineering
Lehigh engineers designing a more efficient tidal turbine with NSF grant
Arindam Banerjee's lab uses innovative active grid turbulence generator to mimic water conditions of Verdant Power's Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy ...
Finding out the factors that most influence the steel corrosion in reinforced concrete
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Since the Egyptian pyramids and the Roman Coliseum were built, mankind has been searching for an ...
Brain enlightens the origin of human hand’s skill
Using non-dominant hand activates both sides of your brainCredit: DGIST DGIST announced that Dr. Jinung An, Principal Research Scientist in ...
Scientists develop sensor to save children, pets left in vehicles
Credit: University of Waterloo A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets are ...
First book on the Timoshenko-Ehrenfest beam theory in 100 years
Dr. Isaac Elishakoff authors the key reference in study of stocky beams and thick plates in its numerous applications in ...
Flexible yet sturdy robot is designed to ‘grow’ like a plant
Its extendable appendage can meander through tight spaces and then lift heavy loadsCredit: Image courtesy of Harry Asada, Tongxi Yan, ...
Sounds of mosquito mating rituals could lead to quieter drones
Research could also lead to nontoxic method using sound to diminish mosquito breedingCredit: Rajat Mittal Mosquitoes flap their wings not ...
AI learns to design
AI agents imitate engineers to construct effective new designs using visual cues like humans doCredit: Carnegie Mellon University College of ...
NSF grant provides next step for assistive walking exoskeletons
Credit: Tyler Henderson To understand, model and optimize the comfort of lower limb robotic exoskeletons, researchers in the Penn State ...
3D-printed plastics with high performance electrical circuits
Rutgers innovation could lead to better drones, satellites, biomedical devicesCredit: Md Naim Jahangir Rutgers engineers have embedded high performance electrical ...
Scientists create ‘artificial leaf’ that turns carbon into fuel
Converts harmful carbon dioxide into useful alternative fuelCredit: University of Waterloo Scientists have created an "artificial leaf" to fight climate ...
UCF researchers discover mechanisms for the cause of the Big Bang
Knowing the criteria behind the Big Bang explosion will be key for models scientists use to understand the origin of ...
Mimicking body’s circulatory AC could keep airplanes, cars and computers cooler
Drexel researchers' program designs materials with human-like microvasculatureCredit: Drexel University The complex network of veins that keeps us cool during ...
UTSA studies osteoporotic bone fractures to rethink treatment
Credit: Photo Courtesy of UTSA About half of all women in the U.S. will suffer a bone fracture due to ...
Human reflexes keep two-legged robot upright
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Imagine being trapped inside a collapsed building after a disaster, wondering ...
A plethora of states in magic-angle graphene
Credit: ICFO Last year, graphene made another major splash in the headlines when scientists discovered that by simply rotating two ...
In and out with 10-minute electrical vehicle recharge
Credit: Chao-Yang Wang Lab, Penn State Electric vehicle owners may soon be able to pull into a fueling station, plug ...
Research into how to create self-cleaning surfaces via 3D printing
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba (Spain) It is becoming more and more obvious that 3D printing is more than just an ...
Stanford increasing access to 3D modeling through touch-based display
Credit: Farrin Abbott/Stanford News Service With the goal of increasing access to making, engineers at Stanford University have collaborated with ...