Research in Transportation and the Built Environment

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    Transportation and the Built Environment


Using new mixes of metals and state-of-the-art 3D printing in Nebraska's NEAT Labs, Joseph Turner's team developed roller bearings for railcars that tested to be just as robust as those produced with conventional techniques. This, Turner said, could open a pathway to new ways to making these bearings. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing) Nebraska's 3D recipe for railroad roller bearings provides robust option for future production
Chun-Hsing Ho, associate professor in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction. Fulbright Award to support Ho in study of pavement performance in Finland
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying an experimental satellite designed by the Big Red Satellite team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln hurtles toward outer space only seconds after launching from Florida on March 21, 2024. (Screen capture from NASA livestream / YouTube) NASA Space X resupply rocket launches Nebraska CubeSat into outer space
A rendering of a stretchable ultrasound device designed by Husker engineers. (Adapted from a figure in Advanced Functional Materials) Liquid metal may point way to wearable ultrasound devices
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Nebraska’s economy is heavily driven by infrastructure-based companies that provide design and development work for safe and secure buildings, transportation systems, bridges, computer networks, and related physical infrastructure. Nebraska engineers perform research to develop new networks, systems, and facilities to lead innovation in our Built Environment with an emphasis on innovation use of information systems.

Faculty (By Research Area)

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