3D Printed Metamaterials Offer Novel Optical Properties Mon, April 22, 2019 Sameer Sonkusale (USFOE 2015) at Tufts University has engineered 3D printed metamaterials with advanced microwave or optical properties inspired by the compound eye of a moth, with possible applications in healthcare, telecommunications, and imaging. Read More
Using Nano-Needles to Modify Plant Genes Thu, April 11, 2019 Markita Landry (USFOE 2017) at the University of California, Berkeley has engineered nanotubes to edit plant genes, which could lead to breeding new varieties of crop plants faster and easier. Read More
A Water Filter That Uses Bacteria to Kill Bacteria Mon, April 08, 2019 Young-Shin Jun (EU-US FOE 2016) at Washington University in St. Louis used bacteria to engineer a novel membrane technology to purify water while preventing biofouling, or buildup of bacteria and other harmful microorganisms that reduce the flow of water. Read More
A Biosensor for Faster Parkinson’s Diagnosis Thu, April 04, 2019 The University of Central Florida's Sudipta Seal (USFOE 2009) has engineered a new dopamine biosensor that could speed up diagnosis of conditions such as Parkinson’s and depression. Read More
Innovative Sensor for Bridges Mon, April 01, 2019 Shantanu Chakrabartty (JAFOE 2014) at Washington University in St. Louis has engineered a novel low-cost sensing technology to dramatically transform the economics of bridge preservation and management and ultimately improve the serviceability of bridges. Read More
Study Links Celebrex with Heart Valve Calcification Thu, March 28, 2019 FOE alum W. David Merryman, a bioengineer at Vanderbilt University, analyzed big data to find a link between heart valve calcification and Celebrex, a popular arthritis drug that was previously declared safe. Read More
FOE Alumni Among the National Academy of Inventors 2018 Fellows Mon, March 25, 2019 Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and ... Read More
Early Detection of Cancerous Cells Thu, March 21, 2019 FOE alumni and NAE members Angela Belcher and Paula Hammond at MIT have engineered an imaging system that can detect tumors made up of a couple of hundred cells deep within the body, an advance that could lead to earlier cancer treatment. Read More
For This Robot's Next Trick, a Backflip! Fri, March 15, 2019 MIT's Sangbae Kim (USFOE 2016) has engineered an updated Mini Cheetah robot that can run at five miles per hour, bound across uneven terrain, and even rapidly right itself when it is pushed over. Read More
NAE Awards The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants for Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research Fri, March 15, 2019 Two Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants of $30,000 each have been awarded to attendees of the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 2018 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. Read More
Fighting Climate Change Using Natural Gas Thu, March 14, 2019 Rice University's Matteo Pasquali (USFOE 2008) is engineering a process to break down natural gas into valuable carbon nanotubes and hydrogen that manufacturers can use to produce clean electricity. Read More
Robotic Muscle from Spider Silk Mon, March 11, 2019 FOE alum Markus Buehler at MIT has discovered that spider silk, already known as one of the strongest materials for its weight, turns out to have another unusual property that might lead to new kinds of artificial muscles. Read More
Fibers That Are Stretchy But Tough Thu, March 07, 2019 Michael Dickey (USFOE 2014) at North Carolina State University has engineered fibers that combine the elasticity of rubber with the strength of metal, creating a material that could be incorporated into soft robotics or super-tough textiles. Read More
Spiking Tool Improves Artificially Intelligent Devices Mon, March 04, 2019 Brad Aimone (USFOE 2017) at Sandia National Lab has engineered a software tool that sharpens the output of artificial neurons, enabling neural computer networks to process information up to a hundred times more efficiently than the current industry standard. Read More
Wanted: 100,000 Volunteers to Help Predict Disease Progression Thu, February 28, 2019 FOE alum Amina Qutub at the University of Texas, San Antonio has embarked on an ambitious project using computer models that combines behavioral data with cellular testing to shed light on the development of diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s. Read More
Developing New Materials Using AI Technique Mon, February 25, 2019 FOE alumni Ju Li at MIT and Subra Suresh at Nanyang Technological University used machine learning to identify the most energy-efficient strain pathways that could transform diamond into more effective semiconductors. Strain engineering has wide implications for technology in general. Read More
Placenta-on-a-Chip to Study Transport from Mother to Fetus Thu, February 21, 2019 Iowa State University's Nicole Hashemi (USFOE 2018) has engineered microfluidic technology to create a "placenta-on-a-chip" that models how compounds such as caffeine, drugs, and environmental toxins can be passed from a mother to a fetus. Read More
Fifteen FOE Alumni Elected to NAE Mon, February 11, 2019 Check out the list of FOE alumni newly-elected as NAE members. Read More
Strong Like Titanium, Light Like Wood Thu, February 07, 2019 FOE alum Paul Braun at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has engineered a sheet of nickel with nanoscale pores that make it as strong as titanium but four to five times lighter. Read More
Using Bacteria to CLEAN Water Mon, February 04, 2019 Young-Shin Jun (EU-US FOE 2016) at Washington University in St. Louis has engineered a novel water filter that uses bacteria to kill bacteria twice as fast as commercially-available ultrafiltration membranes. Scaling up could help provide clean drinking water for the more than one in 10 people in ... Read More