Mobile assist: ROAM engineering lab developing powered prosthesis to aid natural movement

A woman uses a prosthetic prototype in the ROAM Lab.
Professor Jim Schmiedeler with "Ernie," a walking robot.

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Pinar Zorlutuna elected to American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows

Pinar Zorlutuna, Roth-Gibson Professor of Bioengineering and Director of the Bioengineering Program at the University …

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Sunrise to sunset, new window coating blocks heat not view

Windows welcome light into interior spaces, but they also bring in unwanted heat. A new window coating blocks …

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Engineers unmask nanoplastics in oceans for the first time, revealing their true shapes and chemistry

Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year. The sun’s ultraviolet light and ocean turbulence break …

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Matthew Rosenberger receives NSF CAREER award to improve nanoscale imaging techniques

Matthew Rosenberger, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, …

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Understudied cell in the brain could be key to treating glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is one of the most treatment-resistant cancers, with those diagnosed surviving for less than two …

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Balancing act: Mechanical engineer aims to make electrically powered prostheses both smart and lightweight

Powered prostheses hold promise for improving the lives of people with limb loss. Yet despite recent, rapid …

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Integrating Imaging and Biomechanics to Study Synovial Joint Health and Disease

Dr. Deva Chan, Purdue University
3:30 p.m., April 2, 2024
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Progress in Projection-based Model Order Reduction for Aerospace Propulsion

Cheng Huang, University of Kansas
3:30 p.m., April 9, 2024
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ReachBot: locomotion by manipulation

Mark R. Cutkosky, Stanford University
3:30 p.m., April 23, 2024

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Prof. Tom Juliano works at the next frontier of aerospace research, using the Mach-6 wind tunnel in the Hessert Laboratory for Aerospace Research to solve complex issues in high-speed flight. Plans are underway for a Mach-10 quiet tunnel that will extend research in this area to yet higher speeds.

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