Two GW researchers receive prestigious presidential award
Chunlei Liang and Volker J. Sorger received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and EngineersCredit: The George Washington University ...
Tag: Mechanical Engineering
Professor Kristin Myers earns Presidential Early Career Award
Mechanical engineering professor focuses on mechanical stresses on female reproductive system during pregnancy, specifically pre-term birthCredit: Eileen Barroso/Columbia Engineering Kristin ...
Study: New cars are safer, but women most likely to suffer injury
Credit: UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics Cars built in the last decade have been shown to be safer than older ...
Robot-ants that can jump, communicate with each other and work together
Credit: EPFL Individually, ants have only so much strength and intelligence. However, as a colony, they can use complex strategies ...
Beat the heat
University of Utah engineers develop chip that converts wasted heat to usable energyCredit: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering ...
NUS scientists discover how to ‘lock’ heat in place using quantum mechanics
Credit: National University of Singapore A ground-breaking study conducted by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has revealed ...
Cyborg-like microchip valve driven by earthworm muscle
Credit: RIKEN Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have developed the first microchip valve ...
The folds in our grey cells
Dr. Silvia Budday receives DFG funding for junior research group investigating the mechanics of the human brain. We all know ...
New technique allows real-time microscopy at high heat and loading
Credit: North Carolina State University Researchers have demonstrated a technique that allows them to track microscopic changes in metals or ...
Producing graphene from carbon dioxide
Direct synthesis of technological material graphene from greenhouse gas carbon dioxide -- Publication in ChemSusChemCredit: E. Moreno-Pineda, KIT The general ...
‘Eyes’ for the autopilot
Successful automatic landing with vision assisted navigation Automatic landings have long been standard procedure for commercial aircraft. While major airports ...
Are self-driving cars really the answer for older drivers?
With more of us living longer, driving is becoming increasingly important in later life, helping us to stay independent, socially ...
AI-designed heat pumps consume less energy
Credit: Alain Herzog/ EPFL Researchers at EPFL have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence to design next-generation heat-pump compressors. ...
Tiny motor can ‘walk’ to carry out tasks
Mobile motor could pave the way for robots to assemble complex structures -- including other robotsCredit: Will Langford CAMBRIDGE, MA ...
The world’s first high-intensity laser pulses shaped like a corkscrew
NSF funds UC San Diego plan to generate -- and study -- the world's first high-intensity laser pulses shaped like ...
Mechanical vibration generated by electron spins
A new way to deliver a force to drive micro mechanicsCredit: Kazuya Harii Micro mechanical elements are indispensable components of ...
Inflatable decelerator will hitch a ride on the JPSS-2 satellite
Credit: NASA's Langley Research Center An inflatable decelerator technology that could one day help humans land on Mars will fly ...
‘Committed’ CO2 emissions jeopardize international climate goals, UCI-led study finds
Existing, planned fossil fuel-burning infrastructure must be retired early, replaced Irvine, Calif. - The nations that have signed agreements to ...
3D printed prosthetic hand can guess how you play rock, paper, scissors
A new 3D-printed prosthetic hand can learn the wearers' movement patterns to help amputee patients perform daily tasks, reports a ...
A new way to make droplets bounce away
Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soakingCredit: Kripa Varanasi CAMBRIDGE, MA -- In many ...
