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Benjamin Terry, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, holds a prototype of his team's tapeworm-inspired attachment mechanism. The device adhered to the wall of a live intestine for six days.
July 09, 2015 - UNL engineers have designed an adhesive mechanism that could allow ingestible cameras and biosensors to hang around the digestive system for unprecedented lengths of time.  Full Story

Linxia Gu, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is lead author in a study that examines how improvised explosive devices impact blood vessel networks and can lead to traumatic brain injury. (Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications)
July 06, 2015 - Linxia Gu, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering, and a team of UNL engineers have found that blast waves from concussive explosions may put far greater strain on the brain than previously thought.  Full Story

Floodwaters rolled through De Witt in early May after a record 11 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. (Omaha.com photo)
July 06, 2015 - John Stansbury, associate professor of civil engineering, says the stormwater management projects in eastern Nebraska have held up well despite the record-breaking rain this spring that has brought flooding to some areas.  Full Story

The UNL Quarter Scale Tractor X-Team (left) won the International Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition in May. UNL A-Team is shown at right.
June 24, 2015 - <span>The UNL Quarter Scale Tractor X-Team won the International Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition in May. The ASABE event was hosted in Peoria, Illinois.</span>  Full Story

Angela Pannier, associate professor of biological systems engineering, will be part of a panel to discuss the future of science and research before an audience of members of Congress.
June 24, 2015 - Angela Pannier, associate professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was among the panelists to speak during the&nbsp;SCIENCE 2034&nbsp;Live Congressional briefings on June 24.  Full Story

Husker Motorsports team members work to repair the car on June 19 after its clutch pin was sheared.
June 24, 2015 - Husker Motorsports, UNL’s racing team, took 41st place among internal-combustion teams when it hosted the annual Formula SAE Lincoln event, which drew teams from the U.S. and around the world to Lincoln Airpark.  Full Story

Mathias Schubert, professor of electrical and computer engineering, receivedan honorary doctorate of technology from Linkoping University in Sweden during the May 23 commencement ceremony.
June 16, 2015 - <span>Mathias Schubert, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was awarded a the title of Honorary Doctor of Technology at the by Linkoping University in Sweden during the May 23 commencement ceremony.</span>  Full Story

Richard Wood, assistant professor of civil engineering, and his students used a camera-equipped drone to capture this image of the Pilger Middle School shortly after it was struck by a tornado in June 2014. The image looks southwest toward other parts of Pilger.
June 16, 2015 - Using a high-tech laser scanner and a drone, Richard Wood, assistant professor of civil engineering professor, and his graduate students analyzed the wreckage after a tornado ripped through the town of Pilger, Nebraska, nearly a year ago.  Full Story

A team of campers tests its crossbow-inspired catapult design on Friday in the high bay area of Scott Engineering Center.
June 12, 2015 - The weeklong 2015 Big Red Engineering Summer Camp wrapped up on Friday with six teams of campers vying for scholarships in the capstone catapult competition.  Full Story

Nebraska Engineering students Stephen Cahoy (left) and Drew Wiseman represented UNL at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
June 11, 2015 - Nebraska Engineering students Stephen Cahoy and Drew Wiseman represented UNL at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, June 10-13 in Eugene, Ore.  Full Story