May 10, 2017 - In the near future, you may monitor your health and diagnose illness – all by swallowing a biosensor. Ben Terry, professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, describes this technology, which may sound like science fiction to many.
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April 19, 2017 - Hossein Dehghani, doctoral candidate in mechanical and materials engineering, has designed a robotic alternative to the traditional colonoscope that could make the procedure a painless and less costly procedure.
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April 14, 2017 - Instead of combatting the heat that is detrimental to computers, two University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineers have embraced it as an alternative energy source that would allow computing at ultra-high temperatures.
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February 27, 2017 - Nebraska's Ruiguo Yang, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, and his colleagues found a way to analyze the fibrous nanostructure of beetles and their findings were recently featured on the cover of Advanced Functional Materials.
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February 21, 2017 - A team headed by three Nebraska Engineering faculty has been awarded a $1.4 million US Department of Energy grant to help small manufacturers use energy efficiently and train engineering students in energy management and manufacturing processes.
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February 03, 2017 - Andy Neal, a mechanical engineering major, is getting comfortable running the 60-meter hurdles and 400-meter dash for the UNL track team, recording some of the best indoor times in the country this season.
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January 19, 2017 - Materials engineers Bai Cui (left) and Jian Wang at UNL’s Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, are developing radiation-tolerant nanomaterials that are self-healing and could extend the durability of metals used at nuclear reactors.
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January 02, 2017 - Nebraska engineers and colleagues from China have combined to design a device with unparalleled sensitivity to low-frequency sound waves that can propagate miles below the ocean's surface.
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December 13, 2016 - Shane Farritor, the Lederer Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
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November 30, 2016 - At next week’s Pearl Harbor 75th anniversary events, a team of Nebraska engineers studying the USS Arizona for 17 years will share insight into corrosion that could prevent environmental hazards worldwide.
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