3D Printing Flexible Medical Devices Mon, July 22, 2019 John Hart's (USFOE 2010) lab at MIT is engineering personalized flexible medical devices, such as joint braces or implantable supportive meshes using additive manufacturing. Read More
Top Tech IPOs In 2019 Were Started By Immigrants Fri, July 19, 2019 As reported in Forbes, Airbnb's Vanja Josifovski (USFOE 2008) oversaw Pinterest's overall technical vision and strategy, including the building of its machine learning and search platforms, as well as managing some of the company’s core engineering teams. Read More
Could Electric Flying Vehicles Solve Gridlock? Mon, July 15, 2019 Georgia Tech's Brian German (USFOE 2015) is investigating short-haul flights in unpiloted electric flying vehicles to address gridlock in major metropolitan areas. Read More
Call for Proposals: National Academies' US-Egypt S&T Joint Fund Thu, July 11, 2019 Proposals for Cycle 20 of the US-Egypt S&T Joint Fund to strengthen scientific and technological capabilities between the US and Egypt will be accepted until September 5 for grants ranging from $30K to $400K. Read More
Innovative Young Engineers Selected to Participate in NAE’s 2019 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Fri, June 28, 2019 Eighty-two of the nation’s brightest young engineers have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 25th annual US Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposium. Read More
Seeking Self-Sufficiency for Long-Term Space Journeys Mon, June 17, 2019 FOE alum Adam Arkin at the University of California, Berkeley is genetically engineering processes to convert the carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water found in Mars’ atmosphere to food, drugs, and even resins that could be fashioned into tools and other usable objects. Read More
Additive Manufacturing Glass Optics Thu, June 13, 2019 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Rebecca Dylla-Spears (USFOE 2014) has engineered a direct ink writing (DIW) process for 3D printing glass that ultimately could lead to improving the size, weight, and power of optical systems. Read More
Rise of the Plastic Eaters Thu, June 06, 2019 Gregg Beckham (USFOE 2018) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has engineered a new enzyme capable of breaking down plastic bottles, which could put a much-needed dent in plastic pollution. Read More
Cutting Energy Use in CO2 Conversion Process Using Glycerol Mon, June 03, 2019 Paul Kenis (USFOE 2008) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has engineered a new electrolysis technology that uses glycerol, a cheap biofuel byproduct, to reduce energy consumption and surplus carbon dioxide. Read More
Quantum Leap Into the Brain Thu, May 30, 2019 Purdue's Shriram Ramanathan (USFOE 2010) has engineered a quantum material that may help in early diagnosis of neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s and could even lead to unlocking science-fiction concepts like downloading the contents of the brain. Read More
Inspiration from a Nobel Prize Winner Thu, May 23, 2019 From appearing on the Big Bang Theory to visiting her high school alma mater, Nobel Prize winner, NAE member, and FOE alum Frances Arnold continues to inspire the next generation of engineers to never stop learning. Read More
Wearable Sensors for Preemies Could Make Us All Healthier Mon, May 20, 2019 FOE alum and NAE member John Rogers at Northwestern University has engineered small, sticker-like wireless biosensors that monitor necessary vital signs—all without the need for large equipment and wiring. Read More
Desalinating Hypersaline Brines Thu, May 16, 2019 Ngai Yin Yip (JAFOE 2018) at Columbia University has engineered a process to treat hypersaline brines, which are produced by industrial processes such as oil and gas production and present a growing environmental concern around the world. Read More
Averting an L Train Apocalypse in NYC Mon, May 13, 2019 Columbia's Andrew Smyth (JAFOE 2012) engineered strategic repairs to New York's L train tunnel, which had been damaged by flooding during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The plan allowed normal operation on weekdays, with only minor adjustments to nighttime and weekend schedules. Read More
Using Reflection to Reduce Northern Sea-ice Loss Thu, May 09, 2019 Stanford's Leslie Field (USFOE 1995) has tested spreading powdered glass ‘microspheres’ over sea ice to increase its reflectivity and slow its melting, which could help slow the Earth’s warming. Read More
Engineering That Serves the Homeless Mon, May 06, 2019 At the University of Arkansas, NAE member Ajay Malshe (USFOE 2007) led student teams in providing recommendations based on materials engineering and manufacturing to build a self-managed community of low-cost housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness. Read More
FOE Alumni Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Thu, May 02, 2019 Congratulations to MIT's Paula Hammond, Columbia's Michal Lipson, Harvard's Zhigang Suo, and the University of Chicago's Matt Tirrell, who were elected to NAS this week. Forty percent of newly elected members are women, the most in any one year. Hammond, Suo, and Tirrell are also NAE members. Read More
Creating a Culture That Boosts Female Inventors Mon, April 29, 2019 Jayshree Seth (USFOE 2008) has secured more than 60 patents in a world once dominated by white men, thanks in part to 3M's commitment to information sharing and increasing the number of women in its technical ranks and management. Read More
Rare Toxic Cocktail from California Wildfires Thu, April 25, 2019 Purdue University's Andrew Whelton (USFOE 2018) is advising California on water contamination in Paradise with benzene, a known carcinogen, caused by last fall's Camp Fire and is pushing the state to authorize more sophisticated testing. Read More
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