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May 16, 2013
How nanotechnology could keep your heart healthy
Since the heart is such a delicate and critical organ, clinicians usually opt not to intervene with the dead cells that remain after a heart attack or cardiac disease. “But […]
May 15, 2013
Matthias Ruth sounds a wake-up call for cities
Matthias Ruth, professor of public policy and civil and environmental engineering Ruth, a leader in the emerging field of ecological economics, has shown that adopting proactive “green” policies is the […]
May 15, 2013
April Gu pioneers new water testing technology
April Gu, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering April Gu is pioneering new technologies to quickly and effectively identify toxic substances in drinking water in both developed and developing […]
May 15, 2013
Ming Wang sees smoother roads ahead
Ming Wang, professor of civil and environmental engineering Wang and his team are integrating patented sensing technology and Big Data analytics in a breakthrough project that could transform any delivery […]
May 15, 2013
Jerome Hajjar reimagines yesterdays structures
Jerome Hajjar, professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering Hurricane Sandy destroyed hundreds of buildings throughout New York and New Jersey. But hundreds more that withstood collapse were so […]
May 15, 2013
Auroop Ganguly pursues extreme weather trends
Auroop Ganguly, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering In the past, engineers were able to design electrical and water systems to handle weather extremes—heat waves, cold snaps, storms, and […]
May 15, 2013
Ali Abur creates a more efficient grid
Ali Abur, professor and chair of electrical and computer engineering In the next decade, power generation from renewable energy is expected to grow significantly in the U.S. But those resources—solar […]
May 10, 2013
A silky spin on protective armor
At seven times the toughness of Kevlar, a silk produced by the Caerostris darwini spider of Madagascar is more robust than any other material—synthetic or natural. Most spider silks are about two […]