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In the lab of Pinar Acar, the team has created a new way to observe the materials they customize: not with their eyes, but with their ears.
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Mechanical Engineering in the news
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Article ItemFast friends: Faculty runners win national cross-country championship , article
A fleet-footed team of over-50 faculty members is logging miles, earning medals, and going the extra mile for each other.
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Article ItemNational Academy of Inventors names seven senior members , article
Alaa Algargoosh, Anna Duraj-Thatte, Jonas Hauptman, Brook Kennedy, Guoliang "Greg" Liu, Roop Mahajan, and Danfeng "Daphne" Yao were among 162 emerging inventors from across the nation to make up the 2025 class of senior members for the National Academy of Inventors.
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Article ItemResearch turns robotic hardware into flatware , article
Eating meals can be a challenge for people with limited mobility. Virginia Tech researchers have created a new robot-friendly utensil to assist.
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Article ItemRui Qiao named fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry , article
Qiao, the John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is recognized for his work at the interface of chemistry and its applications to technologies such as electrical energy storage.
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Article ItemRevolutionary lubricant prevents friction at high temperatures , article
Through a multi-university collaboration, researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered a new, solid lubricating mechanism that can reduce friction in machinery at extremely high temperatures, well beyond the breakdown temperature of traditional solid lubricant such as graphite.
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Article ItemAlumni leaders of industry spotlight: Tom Taylor ’84 , article
From engineer at GM to leading Amazon's Alexa, alumnus Tom Taylor, who retired as senior vice president of Alexa for Amazon, built a career on tech innovation and bold decisions.
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