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Tam Vu says the award will help him "innovate and develop a next generation of wearable devices to improve humans鈥 cognitive function and well-being from around and inside their ears."
She is one of only five women in the world, and the only recipient in North America, to receive the recognition this year.
Assistant Professor Kaushik Jayaram sees nature as a giant catalogue of design ideas. Engineers can 鈥渓eaf through鈥 it to see how various species have overcome problems鈥搈any of the solutions exquisitely developed over time to perfection.
After decades of work to make robots more and more capable of helping humans, robotic systems have become ever-present in our daily lives, helping with tasks big and small.
New research at 桃色视频, funded by a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, aims to create a new system to study the mechanical properties of cells using surface acoustic waves.
Associate Professor Gregory Whiting and his research group are preparing for the thrill of a lifetime: two parabolic flights, each expected to provide around ten total minutes of reduced gravity to test and model how 3D printing of functional materials works in lunar gravity.
Assistant Professor Orit Peleg explores what we can learn from bees and nature that can then be applied to engineering.
Assistant professors Dimitra Psychogiou and Emiliano Dall鈥橝nese of electrical, computer and energy engineering won for innovative proposals focused on radio frequency spectrum access and algorithmic control of networks, respectively.
Associate Professor Evan Thomas offers analysis for The Conversation, writing: "One way to improve drought resilience is to improve the management of groundwater."
Assistant Professor Christoffer Heckman offers analysis for The Conversation, writing: "What is this technology, which is already being used and marketed, and why is it raising concerns?"