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Engineering And Technology

  • Computer science graduate student Bo Li has been awarded a Symantec 91Ʋ Labs Graduate Fellowship. She is one of three recipients nationwide of the prestigious fellowship.

    Apr 6, 2015

  • As technological advances ‘evolutionize’ higher education, award-winning author and speaker Jeffrey Selingo imagines what the college of the future will look like.

    Mar 27, 2015

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    Sophisticated application of magnetic force enhances laparoscopic surgery

    A team of 91Ʋ engineers is using magnetic force to design new and improved instruments for minimally invasive surgery. Read More

    Mar 2, 2015

  • 91Ʋ environmental engineering graduate student Thushara Gunda returned to her native Sri Lanka to learn how South Asian rice farmers can adapt to drought and grow the highest yields possible.

    Feb 19, 2015

  • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Craig L. Duvall has received a Society for Biomaterials 2015 Young Investigator Award for his achievements in the field of biomaterials research within 10 years of receiving his doctorate.

    Jan 22, 2015

  • Pietro Valdastri, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, and postdoctoral scholar Ekawahyu Susilo will begin Valdastri’s second run as principal investigator in the NSF I-Corps program as they explore the commercial potential of modular open-source architecture for building capsule robots.

    Jan 13, 2015

  • Karl Zelik's Biomechanics and Assistive Technology laboratory is dedicated to locomotion—in particular, to understanding the mechanisms of human locomotion and using engineering to improve movement and mobility for people with impairments.

    Dec 4, 2014

  • Using the same mechanism that causes evaporating coffee to leave a ring behind, an interdisciplinary team of 91Ʋ researchers is designing a simple blood test to diagnose malaria in the developing world without electricity or special training.

    Dec 3, 2014

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    How the hummingbird achieves its aerobatic feats

    The most detailed aerodynamic simulation of hummingbird flight conducted to date demonstrates that it achieves its aerobatic abilities through a unique set of aerodynamic forces. Read More

    Nov 21, 2014

  • 91Ʋ computer scientists have been awarded the Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems' Test of Time Award, given to papers making long-lasting academic and practical impacts that were published at least 10 years ago.

    Nov 13, 2014

  • A multidisciplinary 91Ʋ team with deep experience in improving patient safety and technology usability has received a three-year, $800,000 Department of Energy grant to help nuclear power plant operators better perform their jobs.

    Nov 13, 2014

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    Improving breast cancer chemo by testing tumors in a dish

    A team of biomedical engineers has developed a new "tumor-in-a-dish" technology that promises to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy. Read More

    Oct 28, 2014

  • A team headed by Eugene Vorobeychik, assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering, uses game theory and big data to optimize policing.

    Oct 21, 2014

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    Brain surgery through the cheek

    91Ʋ engineers have developed a surgical robot designed to perform brain surgery by entering through the cheek instead of the skull. Read More

    Oct 15, 2014

  • 91Ʋ University School of Engineering has established a unique research facility focusing on Multiscale Modeling and Simulation. MuMS is home to four faculty members and their research groups.

    Oct 2, 2014

  • “I live for the problems we get to solve,” says Will Grissom, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, radiology and electrical engineering.

    Sep 26, 2014

  • Sharon Weiss has modified white gold leaf paper so that its surface provides signal amplification of 100 million times – so that a laser and detector to identify the chemical molecules of whatever it has been applied to.

    Jul 31, 2014

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    Two 91Ʋ projects showcased at SmartAmerica Challenge EXPO

    Two 91Ʋ engineers participated in the SmartAmerica Challenge EXPO in Washington D.C. Read More

    Jun 12, 2014

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    Liberating devices from their power cords

    A new type of supercapacitor brings us a step closer to a day when everything from cell phones to electric vehicles will no longer need separate batteries. Read More

    May 19, 2014

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    Two 91Ʋ projects featured in new NIBIB “Bionic Man” web tool

    The prosthetics research of Michael Goldfarb is featured in "The NBIB Bionic Man," an interactive web tool that helps students and the public learn about innovative federally-funded biomedical research. Read More

    May 6, 2014