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- Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Jun Zhang is working on a new type of soft, flexible “muscle” for robots, called a coiled string actuator. The National Science Foundation is supporting this work with a $300,000, three-year grant. The project, could help create more advanced and compact robots that move more like living things.
- Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Floris van Breugel is one of the principal investigators in a research project that could ultimately lead to new ways to treat brain problems such as Tourette’s syndrome and Parkinson’s disease. The National Institutes of Health is supporting this work with a $1.2 million grant awarded in 2024. The project, is headed by California Institute of Technology Professor Michael Dickinson. University of Washington Professor Bingni Wen Brunton also is a principal investigator on the project.
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Undergraduate researchers helping combat climate change by transforming greenhouse gases
Quinn Padovan and Caden Kuster awarded 3 Nevada Undergraduate Research Awards, presented twice at Wolf Pack Discoveries
New understanding of fly behavior has potential application in robotics, public safety
Mechanical Engineering faculty publish findings in Current Biology
Engineering faculty researching solutions for the safe storage of spent nuclear fuels
Pradeep Menezes and Mano Misra lead $500,000 NRC-funded project
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