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
Prosthetic Knee With a Quick Learning Curve Mon, January 28, 2019 FOE alum He (Helen) Huang at NC State and UNC at Chapel Hill has engineered a powered prosthetic knee that enables users to walk comfortably in minutes rather than several hours thanks to its intelligent 'tuning' system. Read More
3D Printing for Spinal Cord Injuries Thu, January 24, 2019 Shaochen Chen (CAFOE 2015) at the University of California, San Diego is engineering a 3D printed spinal cord that promotes nerve growth and restores connections and lost function. Read More
Monitoring Blood Flow Wirelessly Thu, January 17, 2019 FOE alum and NAE member Zhenan Bao at Stanford is engineering a biodegradable, battery-free arterial-pulse sensor to wirelessly monitor blood flow, an advance that could allow doctors to remotely monitor the success of blood vessel surgery. Read More
The "Henry Ford" of Autonomous Vehicles Thu, January 10, 2019 FOE alum Chris Urmson leads Aurora, the developer of a full-stack self-driving software system for automobile manufacturers. Aurora is collaborating with a number of automotive retailers to integrate its technology into their vehicles and make self-driving cars a “practical reality.” Read More
Using Solar Heat for Hygiene in Remote Regions Mon, January 07, 2019 FOE alum and NAE member Gang Chen at MIT reports that his lab is engineering a device that can use solar heat to turn water into superheated steam. The development may one day enable sterilization in medical settings and provide clean drinking water, both persistent problems in developing countries. Read More
Nerve Regeneration Using Bioelectronics Thu, January 03, 2019 FOE alum and NAE member John Rogers at Northwestern University has developed a device that delivers electrical pulses to damaged peripheral nerves in rats, which then have accelerated nerve regrowth and enhanced muscle strength and control. The wireless device is the size of a small coin and ... Read More
New Material With Promise for Osteoarthritis Thu, December 20, 2018 FOE alum and NAE member Paula Hammond at MIT has engineered a new molecule that can administer drugs deep into cartilage in an effort to help reverse or slow the tissue breakdown associated with osteoarthritis, which affects 20 to 30 million people in the US. Read More
Wriggling Fish Insights May Improve Robot Design Mon, December 17, 2018 Johns Hopkins University's Noah Cowan (EU-US FOE 2010) studied the constant and seemingly random movement of fish that serves to optimize their sensory feedback, leading to ways to improve sensors in robot design. Read More
May A.I. Help You? Thu, December 13, 2018 FOE alum Cynthia Breazeal at MIT engineered Jibo, a crowdfunded robot that has been successfully used to foster connections with elderly patients. Intelligent chatbots offer talking software that is increasingly able to help us manage our emotions. Read More
Conductive Polymer, From Flexi-phones to Medical Sensors Mon, December 10, 2018 Purdue University's Bryan Boudouris (USFOE 2013) has engineered a glass-like polymer that can be inexpensively and sustainably produced on a large scale, could make smartphones more bendable, and may lead to tailor-made sensors for non-invasive biomedical monitoring. Read More
Better Batteries to Power Electric Vehicles and Mobile Phones Thu, December 06, 2018 FOE alum Anna Stefanopoulou at the University of Michigan’s Energy Institute is engineering new rechargeable battery technology that could extend electric vehicle ranges and time between mobile phone charges. Read More
Air Conditioning That Uses Less Power Mon, December 03, 2018 FOE alum Ronggui Yang at the University of Colorado Boulder has engineered a metamaterial that reflects almost all incoming sunlight while still allowing an object’s stored heat to escape, keeping it cooler than ambient air even in the midday sun. Read More
Engineering to Prevent Lung Disease Thu, November 29, 2018 FOE alum W. David Merryman at Vanderbilt University has found a possible way to prevent or even reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare, progressive disease characterized by narrowing of and high blood pressure in the small arteries of the lungs. Read More
Boeing 777X Test Airplane Comes Together Mon, November 26, 2018 FOE alum Josh Binder at Boeing reports that production was integrated into the development program sooner than in any other airplane. The new craft measures 252 feet long (77 meters), making it Boeing's longest passenger jet, and boasts 12 percent lower fuel consumption and 10 percent lower ... Read More
Faster Charging Batteries Mon, November 19, 2018 The University of Cambridge's Clare Grey (JAFOE 2007) is engineering a group of materials that could enable production of batteries that charge significantly faster and deliver much higher power than those made with conventional electrode materials. Read More
Mapping Blood-oxygen Throughout the Body Thu, November 15, 2018 FOE alum Ana Claudia Arias at the University of California, Berkeley is engineering flexible electronics that can measure oxygen levels anywhere in the body using reflected light rather than transmitted light. The research could lead to improved wound monitoring and more accurate assessment of ... Read More
Reconfigurable Robot That Changes Shape As Needed Mon, November 12, 2018 Cornell University's Hadas Kress-Gazit (USFOE 2014) is engineering a modular robot system that can perceive its surroundings and autonomously assume different shapes suited to the task at hand. Read More