Friday, August 26th, the Young Professionals will be hosting a Happy Hour at Chuy's! Join us for some after-hours conversation, networking, and drinks provided by the Young Professionals. Feel free to bring your colleagues and classmates! Note: Originally this event incorrectly listed the Chuy...Read more
Applications are being collected for the summer 2017 Washington Internships for Students of Enginering (WISE) program. This program will run from June 4 - August 4, 2017 and is intended for exceptional engineering students who display evidence of leadership skills and have a keen interest in public...
Wearable electronic devices, from heart rate monitors to temperature-changing materials, will require sustainable power sources that continue to function under the mechanical stress exerted on them by the moving body. A team led by engineers at the...
Advances in the miniaturization of sensors and the fabrication of smart materials has changed the landscape of health care by enabling the development of implantable diagnostic instruments and wearable health-monitoring systems. These smart...
Finding economical and environmentally friendly ways to extract oil from the ground after primary and secondary recovery have been exhausted remains challenging. Existing methods for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), also called tertiary recovery,...
The suction cups of sorts that cover the bottom of an octopus’ tentacles have served as inspiration for a new adhesive. Developed by engineers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and the Korea Institute of Science and...
A new technology might be the long-sought solution to the challenge of developing quick and flexible vaccines for emerging outbreaks. The vaccine was shown to protect mice from infection with Ebola, influenza, and the parasite Toxoplasma gondii ,...
A new 3D printing method can create tiny self-propelling strands of silk that may one day be used for cancer diagnostics and even drug delivery. Mobile, biocompatible devices are of great interest to medical researchers and the pharmaceutical...
