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Innovation - Mechanical Engineering - 11.06.2021

IAAPS to collaborate with AVL on engine systems research to steer low-carbon path for car industry

Campus - Mechanical Engineering - 19.05.2021

Event - Mechanical Engineering - 22.04.2021

Mechanical Engineering - Life Sciences - 08.03.2021

CEA-Leti Envisions Widespread Use of LiDAR Systems Based on Integrated Optical Phased Arrays (OPAs)
OPAs with Solid-State Beam Steering Can Reduce the Cost and Size of LiDAR Systems & Improve Performance; Results Reported at Photonics West 2021 -GRENOBLE, France - March 8, 2021 - Taking a criti

Transport - Mechanical Engineering - 28.01.2021

TU Graz provides know-how for efficient aircraft engine from General Electrics
In the EU project TURANDOT, researchers from TU Graz investigated a sharkskin-like coating for engine blades and tracked the flow of cooling air in the engine.

Mechanical Engineering - 15.12.2020

Preserving wooden buildings for longer
Dr. Serena Gambarelli from the Materials Testing Institute at the University of Stuttgart wants to understand and model the hygro-thermo-mechanical properties of wood, and has been included in the Baden-Württemberg Foundation's Elite Program for postdocs.

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 14.12.2020

High performance, low cost ventilator project awarded grant of £768K by UKRI

Innovation - Mechanical Engineering - 06.10.2020

New turtle-like drone can fly twice as long
EPFL start-up Flybotix is showcasing its dual-propeller drone today at Xponential the world's largest tradeshow for unmanned and autonomous systems.

Mechanical Engineering - Campus - 29.09.2020

$11.4M Army grant supports aircraft hybrid-electric engine research at UW-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers are leading research to pave the way for hybrid-electric engines that power uncrewed aircraft systems.

Transport - Mechanical Engineering - 21.09.2020

Whittle Lab research key for accelerating the development of zero-carbon flight, says Prince of Wales
Yesterday HRH The Prince of Wales gave the opening address to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Turbo Expo conference, the largest annual conference on the subject of flight and land-based

Astronomy / Space Science - Mechanical Engineering - 07.09.2020

Quick and clean satellite launches

Mechanical Engineering - 28.08.2020

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 19.08.2020

Safe busing during COVID-19: The science behind U-M’s changes
In an effort to design a safe campus bus system for the fall semester in light of COVID-19, University of Michigan researchers simulated how aerosol particles exhaled from passengers sitting in any seat would travel through the vehicle under different conditions.

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 17.08.2020

Engineers recognised with awards for pandemic service
Two teams of Cambridge engineers have been recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic with the President's Special Award for Pandemic Service.

Mechanical Engineering - 30.07.2020

Mechanical Engineering - 16.07.2020

Mechanical Engineering - Career - 09.07.2020

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 29.06.2020

’Stopgap’ ventilator could save lives ahead of hospital treatment
An affordable 'stopgap' ventilator which can be used with minimal training could help keep seriously ill people alive long enough to either recover or receive hospital care, scientists say.

Mechanical Engineering - 22.06.2020

Meet the students who are engineering with impact
Bushfire sensing drones, lightning fast computations and hydrogen technology: meet the Sydney students who are responding to modern issues with skill and ingenuity.

Mechanical Engineering - 19.06.2020

New system uses wind turbines to defend the national grid from power cut
A 'smart' system that controls the storage and release of energy from wind turbines will reduce the risk of power cuts and support the increase of wind energy use world-wide, say researchers at the University of Birmingham.

Economics / Business - Mechanical Engineering - 04.06.2020

Could manufacturing aid Australia’s economic recovery?
Following a federal government call for the reignition of domestic industrial activity, University of Sydney experts comment on the role of advanced manufacturing and boosting the digital workforce in Australia's post-coronavirus economy.

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 14.05.2020

Face shields against coronavirus infection for mass production
A simple, crisis-relevant product to protect against coronavirus infection has been developed by Campus Schwarzwald, which is a partner of the University of Stuttgart, in cooperation with the Institu

Mechanical Engineering - Health - 12.05.2020

Creating a low-cost ventilator for all
ETH Professor Kristina Shea and her team are busy developing a new ventilator. Their aim is to make it as inexpensive, modular and easy to use as possible - the ideal combination for any country that needs this medical device.

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 08.05.2020

Breathing aids developed by UCL, UCLH and Formula One delivered to nearly 50 NHS hospitals
Breathing aids developed by engineers at UCL and Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains working with clinicians at UCLH have been delivered to 46 NHS hospitals across the country.

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 06.05.2020

Carnegie Mellon, Pitt Researchers Launch Ventilator Project
Low-cost device could address current and future shortages Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are developing a new, low-cost ventilator they

Computer Science - Mechanical Engineering - 29.04.2020

New Device Simulates Feel of Walls, Solid Objects in Virtual Reality
Strings attached to hand, fingers create more realistic haptic feedback Today's virtual reality systems can create immersive visual experiences, but seldom do they enable users to feel anything - particularly walls, appliances and furniture.

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 21.04.2020

Low cost emergency ventilator to tackle coronavirus designed by Imperial team
A low cost, high performance emergency ventilator to help patients with coronavirus has been designed by a team at Imperial College London.

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 20.04.2020

Team races to fill Covid-19-related ventilator shortage
An ad hoc team of engineers and doctors has developed a low-cost, open-source alternative, now ready for rapid production.

Mechanical Engineering - Health - 20.04.2020

Open-source ventilator designed by Cambridge team for use in low- and middle-income countries
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team at the University of Cambridge has designed an open-source ventilator in partnership with local clinicians, engineers and manufacturers across Africa that

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 15.04.2020

Researchers lead effort to build rapid-response ventilators
An effort to design and build new, simplified ventilators for patients with severe cases of COVID-19 is being led by researchers at Stanford.

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 07.04.2020

Designs for life-saving breathing aid are made freely available
The designs of a new breathing aid developed by engineers at UCL and Formula One working with clinicians at UCLH have been made freely available to support the global response to Covid-19.

Mechanical Engineering - Health - 31.03.2020

Ventilator project - OxVent - gets green light by UK government to proceed to next stage of testing

Mechanical Engineering - Health - 31.03.2020

Automakers and ventilators: Experts can discuss challenges
EXPERTS ADVISORY With ventilator supplies unable to meet the needs of U.S. hospitals facing COVID-19, automakers have announced plans to shift production and manufacture the vital breathing machines.

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 29.03.2020

UCL, UCLH and Formula One develop life-saving breathing aids for the NHS
A breathing aid that can help keep Covid-19 patients out of intensive care, adapted by mechanical engineers at UCL and clinicians at UCLH working with Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (Mercedes-AMG HPP), has been approved for use in the NHS.

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 26.03.2020

UC San Diego Engineers and Doctors Team Up to Retrofit and Build Ventilators with 3D-Printing
Students, staff and faculty address one of the key challenges of COVID-19 outbreak Even as university campuses close across the nation in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, a team

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 26.03.2020

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator
Clinical and design considerations will be published online; goal is to support rapid scale-up of device production to alleviate hospital shortages.

Mechanical Engineering - Health - 20.03.2020

Oxford and King’s developing prototype for rapidly deployable ventilator
An interdisciplinary team of engineers and medics is addressing ways to increase the UK's capacity for ventilator manufacture.

Mechanical Engineering - 10.03.2020

Start your engines! Formula 1’s engineering influence

Mechanical Engineering - Physics - 06.02.2020

Mechanical Engineering - Innovation - 14.01.2020

Imperial and Mitsubishi launch turbocharger centre to develop cleaner engines
Imperial and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have launched a new research centre to improve turbocharger design and develop cleaner engines.

Transport - Mechanical Engineering - 20.12.2019

Autonomous DeLorean drives sideways to move forward
Engineers in Stanford's Dynamic Design Lab are teaching a driverless DeLorean to steer with the agility and precision of a human driver with a goal of improving how autonomous cars handle in hazardous conditions.

Mechanical Engineering - 18.12.2019

Helping people with paraplegia walk again

Mechanical Engineering - Transport - 17.12.2019

University of Birmingham forges link with Chinese automotive giant

Mechanical Engineering - Innovation - 04.12.2019

Green-sky thinking for propulsion and power
For Cambridge students For our researchers Business and enterprise Colleges and Departments Email and phone search Give to Cambridge Museums and collections Undergraduate Events and open days Fees an

Mechanical Engineering - Life Sciences - 15.11.2019

UW aerospace engineer part of $1.7M grant to study corals
Coral reefs are disappearing at a rapid rate around the world. They're threatened by human impacts at both local and global scales, and they're facing dire predictions for the future.

Mechanical Engineering - 15.11.2019

Astronomy / Space Science - Mechanical Engineering - 30.10.2019

Giant Magellan Telescope Signs Contract for Telescope Structure
GMTO Corporation, the organization managing the development of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) on behalf of its U.S. and international founders, has signed a contract with MT Mechatro

Health - Mechanical Engineering - 09.09.2019

Mechanical Engineering - 29.07.2019

First rollout of Ariane 6 mobile gantry
At Europe's Spaceport the Ariane 6 mobile gantry, a 90 metre-high metallic structure built to house Ariane 6 underwent a 97 m rollout test last week to mimic prelaunch.

Mechanical Engineering - 29.07.2019

First roll-out of Ariane 6 mobile gantry
At Europe's Spaceport the Ariane 6 mobile gantry, a 90 metre-high metallic structure built to house Ariane 6 underwent a 97 m roll-out test last week to mimic prelaunch.