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  • AI to Treat Hypertension
    AI to Treat Hypertension
    Mon, September 18, 2023
    Ioannis Paschalidis (USFOE 2002) at Boston University has engineered an artificial intelligence program to give clinicians real-time hypertension treatment recommendations based on patient-specific characteristics, like demographics, vital signs, and past medical history.
  • Technology-enabled Water Surveillance and Control
    Technology-enabled Water Surveillance and Control
    Mon, September 11, 2023
    FOE alum Peter Vikesland at Virginia Tech is engineering wireless sensor networks that survey microbial threats to water quality, enable operational control, and provide real-world feedback for public transparency.
  • Inequity Even Crossing the Street
    Inequity Even Crossing the Street
    Thu, September 07, 2023
    Engineer Chandra Bhat (USFOE 2006) at UT Austin showed that poor infrastructure in Houston’s Black neighborhoods has caused a disproportionate number of pedestrian crashes, underscoring the need for inclusive and community-driven transportation policy and infrastructure planning.
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence
    Generative Artificial Intelligence
    Thu, August 31, 2023
    At the University of California, Berkeley, FOE alumni Pieter Abbeel and Ken Goldberg discuss how they are using AI and rich data sets to train picking robots and tackle package sorting.
  • Machine Learning for Biomedical Research
    Machine Learning for Biomedical Research
    Mon, August 28, 2023
    Bioengineer Konrad Kording (USFOE 2017) at the University of Pennsylvania is making advancements in the field of machine learning in biomedical research by creating the Community for Rigor, which will provide open-access resources on conducting sound science.
  •  Remediating Stubborn New 'Forever Chemicals'
    Remediating Stubborn New 'Forever Chemicals'
    Thu, August 24, 2023
    Xiao Su (GAFOE 2023) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is engineering an electrosorption process and combines synthesis, separations testing, and computer simulations to help design an electrode that can attract and capture a range of short-chain PFAS from environmental waters.
  • Magnetic Robots That Can Walk, Crawl, Swim
    Magnetic Robots That Can Walk, Crawl, Swim
    Mon, August 21, 2023
    MIT's Polina Anikeeva (USFOE 2013) has engineered tiny, soft-bodied, magnetic spiral-based robots that are well-suited to transfer cargo through restricted places and delicate environments, suggesting that the technology could be adapted for biomedical applications.
  • Halting Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes
    Halting Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes
    Thu, August 17, 2023
    Omar Akbari (USFOE 2019) at the University of California, San Diego is engineering a first-of-its-kind African mosquito suppression system with the potential to be the safe, controllable, and scalable solution the world urgently needs to reduce child mortality and aid economic development.
  • 3D Printing Metal Objects
    3D Printing Metal Objects
    Mon, August 14, 2023
    Michael Dickey (USFOE 2014) at North Carolina State University has engineered a highly electrically conductive metallic gel that can be used to print 3D solid objects at room temperature that become even more solid while retaining shape, applicable to manufacturing many electronics.
  • Lab-grown Meat!
    Lab-grown Meat!
    Thu, August 10, 2023
    FOE alum Ali Khademhosseini of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation has engineered a process that humanely extracts regenerative factors from healthy, living cows to cost-effectively grow meat such as beef, pork, chicken, or fish.
  • Surgical Implants Inspired by Dragonfly and Cicada Wings
    Surgical Implants Inspired by Dragonfly and Cicada Wings
    Thu, July 27, 2023
    FOE alum Qing Cao at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is engineering "smart" coatings for surgical orthopedic implants that can monitor strain on the devices to provide early warning of implant failures while killing infection-causing bacteria.
  • Personalized Cellular Immunotherapy Platform for Cancer
    Personalized Cellular Immunotherapy Platform for Cancer
    Mon, July 24, 2023
    FOE alum Joerg Lahann at the University of Michigan is engineering a 3D scaffold framework that optimizes cellular growth, successfully mimics the tumor microenvironment, and enables large platform scalability, with broad potential clinical applications.
  • 3D Printing for Alloy Design
    3D Printing for Alloy Design
    Mon, July 17, 2023
    FOE alum Ju Li at MIT is engineering a simple, inexpensive way to strengthen one of the key materials that can withstand extreme conditions such as high temperatures and tensile stresses without failing, which is important for aerospace, energy generation, and other applications.
  • New 'E-Tattoo' Is Worn on Chest to Track Heart Health
    New 'E-Tattoo' Is Worn on Chest to Track Heart Health
    Thu, July 13, 2023
    FOE alum Nanshu Lu at the University of Texas at Austin is engineering a wireless, lightweight, and razor-thin electronic chest “tattoo” that can help with heart monitoring and lower the odds of heart disease for patients who are at high-risk.
  • Who Wrote This Research Paper?
    Who Wrote This Research Paper?
    Mon, July 10, 2023
    Engineer Stefan Duma (USFOE 2002) at Virginia Tech discusses how academic journals are attempting to keep up with the breakneck pace of ChatGPT and other emerging technologies by enacting policies forbidding large language models to be listed as co-authors.
  • ML Helps Find Reliable, Low-cost Solar Cells
    ML Helps Find Reliable, Low-cost Solar Cells
    Thu, July 06, 2023
    Engineer Marina Leite (EU-US FOE 2017) at the University of California, Davis is using machine learning to identify new materials for high-efficiency solar cells that are cheaper to make and lighter, potentially allowing a wide range of applications, including light-emitting devices.
  • 1,000% Difference Using Water-Based Batteries
    1,000% Difference Using Water-Based Batteries
    Mon, July 03, 2023
    Jodie Lutkenhaus (GAFOE 2015) at Texas A&M is engineering better storage capacity of water-based battery electrodes, which could support greater control over the domestic battery supply chain and could prevent fires.
  • AI for Personalized Medicine
    AI for Personalized Medicine
    Thu, June 29, 2023
    Engineer Azita Emami (USFOE 2017) at Caltech discusses how her lab incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) into medical devices to improve health and enhance quality of life.
  • How Automation and Good Jobs Can Co-Exist
    How Automation and Good Jobs Can Co-Exist
    Mon, June 26, 2023
    In her role at MIT, engineer Julie Shah (USFOE 2015) recently outlined a “positive-sum automation” vision in manufacturing, in which robots and automation co-exist with worker-driven input, rather than wipe out workers.