Implanting Cardiac Muscle Tissue Mon, September 26, 2022 Christopher Chen (USFOE 2001) at Boston University is engineering viable heart tissue in the lab from the patient's own cells that can be transplanted directly into a heart to repair damage or abnormalities. Read More
Better Cancer Treatment Thu, September 22, 2022 Jeffrey Hubbell at the University of Chicago has engineered a new “masked” version of cancer immunotherapies to reduce the plethora of side effects that usually accompany the treatment. Read More
Blood Pressure E-tattoo for Continuous, Mobile Monitoring Mon, September 19, 2022 Roozbeh Jafari (JAFOE 2016) at Texas A&M University is engineering an electronic tattoo that can be worn comfortably on the wrist for hours and deliver continuous blood pressure measurements at an accuracy level exceeding nearly all available options on the market today. Read More
An AI-powered Tool to Turn 2D Photos Into 3D Models Thu, September 15, 2022 NVIDIA's David Luebke (USFOE 2016) leads a team that is engineering an AI-powered tool that could enable architects, designers, concept artists, and other professionals to quickly import an object into a graphics engine, the "holy grail" unifying computer vision and computer graphics. Read More
Jet Fuel from "Jaws" Bacteria Process Mon, September 12, 2022 NAE member Jay Keasling's (USFOE 2005) lab at University of California, Berkeley is engineering a way to generate an alternative jet fuel by harvesting an unusual carbon molecule produced by the metabolic process of bacteria commonly found in soil. Read More
Safer Button Batteries Thu, September 08, 2022 Jeff Karp (USFOE 2007) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is engineering a low-cost solution to curb trauma from accidental ingestion of button and coin cell batteries, which causes a visit to an ER every 1.25 hours among children under 18. Read More
Humans in the Loop Help Robots Find Their Way Thu, September 01, 2022 FOE alum Lydia Kavraki at Rice University has engineered an interactive program that allows humans to help complex robots build efficient solutions to 'see' their environments and carry out tasks. Read More
Electrospinning Promises Major Improvements in Wearable Technology Mon, August 29, 2022 Electrical and computer engineer Sameer Sonkusale (USFOE 2015) at Tufts University discusses progress in electrospinning nanomaterials for physical activity monitoring, motion tracking, measuring biopotentials, chemical and biological sensing, and even batteries, transistors, and antennas. Read More
Gait Dynamics Offer a Powerful Diagnostic Tool Mon, August 22, 2022 Kristin Morgan (USFOE 2021) at the University of Connecticut is engineering rehabilitation strategies for individuals with neuromuscular or neurological dysfunction to improve the patient’s gait, reduce the risk of falling, increase mobility, and reestablish independence. Read More
Microfluidic Chips for Biomedical Applications Fri, August 05, 2022 FOE alum Yong Chen at the University of Southern California has engineered a specialized novel 3D-printing technique that allows microfluidic channels to be fabricated on chips at a precise microscale, with important applications in medical research, drug development, and diagnostic tools. Read More
Studying Health on the International Space Station Thu, August 04, 2022 Biomedical engineer Ronke Olabisi (USFOE 2020) at the University of California, Irvine is working on a multidisciplinary initiative dedicated to fostering the capabilities for interstellar travel and habitats with artificial partial gravity. Read More
Engineered Crystals Could Help Computers Run on Less Power Thu, July 28, 2022 Sayeef Salahuddin (GAFOE 2013) at the University of California, Berkeley has engineered a major breakthrough in the design of a component of transistors that could significantly reduce their energy consumption without sacrificing speed, size or performance. Read More
And Now, a Bionic Ear Mon, July 25, 2022 FOE alum Hod Lipson at Columbia University has engineered a 3D-bioprinted ear implant from the patient’s own living cells and could lead to tissue implants for treating other conditions and traumatic injuries, reconstructive and regenerative therapy, and even the biomanufacture of whole organs. Read More
Sustainable Electronics Mon, July 18, 2022 Ying Diao (USFOE 2017) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is engineering a way to improve the charge capacity of flexible solar cells, which could expand access to affordable renewable energy. Read More
Plant-based Jet Fuel That is More Climate-Friendly Thu, July 14, 2022 Joshua Heyne (USFOE 2021), now at Washington State University Tri-Cities and Pacific Northwest National Lab, is engineering an experimental plant-based jet fuel that dispenses with aromatics and could improve aircraft engine performance and efficiency. Read More
Capturing Carbon With Inspiration From Battery Chemistry Mon, July 11, 2022 Bryan McCloskey (USFOE 2015) at the University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is engineering an electrochemistry approach to capture carbon dioxide that could be less energy-intensive than current systems. Read More
Photos Worth 1,000 Words - and Bevy of Medical Diagnostic Tests Thu, July 07, 2022 Ehsan Hoque (EU-US FOE 2019) at the University of Rochester is engineering algorithms that can analyze whether a person who takes a selfie is likely to develop Parkinson’s disease—as reliably as expensive, wearable digital biomarkers that monitor motor symptoms. Read More
Injectable Electrodes Could Prevent Deadly Heart Arrhythmias Thu, June 30, 2022 Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez (CAFOE 2019) at the University of Texas at Austin is engineering a “liquid wire” that can guide hearts to a normal rhythm, preventing the heart attacks and strokes triggered by electrical misfiring in the heart. Read More
Innovative Early-Career Engineers Selected to Participate in The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 Symposium of the National Academy of Engineering Mon, June 27, 2022 84 of the nation’s brightest early-career engineers have been selected to take part in The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 Symposium of the National Academy of Engineering Read More
Keeping Plastics Out of Landfills and the Environment Mon, June 13, 2022 Alan Jacobsen (USFOE 2011) at Amazon and Gregg Beckham (USFOE 2017) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are engineering technologies and materials that will lead to less material in landfills and more back into the circular economy. Read More