Category: Mechanical Engineering
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Coughs create complicated airflows. A new project explores how they spread viruses
U-Michigan and Auburn researchers will use cough simulators, lasers, mannequins, human subjects and computational modeling.
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Biden’s climate pledge: Engineers offer insights
Experts on electric vehicles, carbon capture and sequestration, and nuclear energy weigh in.
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Scrap to sustainable sheet metal: A $2M effort to overhaul automotive recycling
The global move to advanced materials and electric powertrains requires a re-evaluation of how we recycle vehicles.
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Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
In The Conversation, experts break down what’s needed to make CO2 in concrete work on a wide scale to curb global emissions.
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Video conference CO2 emissions quantified in new study
Reducing virtual conferencing’s environmental impact can be achieved with steps both big and small.
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Dentistry during COVID-19: Engineering analysis offers guidelines to reduce exposure
Equipment previously used in auto emissions testing highlights risks.
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Range-doubling lithium metal batteries ‘build themselves’ in lithium ion manufacturing machinery
Lithium metal solid-state batteries can provide a safer, more powerful alternative to the current standard.
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Stress test
Amid six months of tumult and chaos, engineering researchers moved quickly and collaboratively with public health officials, producing vital research in the fight against COVID-19.
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The pandemic has revealed the cracks in US manufacturing: Here’s how to fix them
The global pandemic has interrupted supply chains for almost 75% of US companies.
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School bus safety during the COVID-19 pandemic: 8 recommendations
In The Conversation, Capecelatro offers suggestions like keeping windows open, shorter trips and below half-capacity seating on public buses.
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The science behind campus bus changes during COVID-19
Engineers used smoke machines, physics-based modeling and route optimization algorithms to quantify risk.
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Harnessing ultrasonic waves to better monitor aging pipeline infrastructure
Phononics can address problems with signal attenuation.