ME News

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Student work establishes Virginia Tech as a leader in 3D printing	The Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems Lab is diligently pushing 3D printing to its next level and helping teams of students rack up a series of international design competition wins that introduce major cost savings for industry, catapult new possibilities for work in space, supercharge engines, and enrich quality of life.	Date: Aug 10, 2022
No five-year plan	Virginia Tech alumnus Eric Schneider has followed a winding path from mechanical engineer to entrepreneur.	Date: Aug 08, 2022
Underwater glove puts octopus' abilities on the hand of humans	In the Virginia Tech lab of Michael Bartlett, a team of researchers has engineered a glove that mimics the arm of an octopus. They call it: Octa-glove. This work is set to be featured on the cover of Science Advances.	Date: Jul 13, 2022
Second annual Virginia Tech Ethics Bowl provides platform for civil discussion about difficult topics	The Ethics Bowl’s annual case competition, which had its final round on April 6, featured teams of students debating ethical issues such as returning stolen cultural artifacts and the use of facial recognition software by law enforcement.	Date: Jul 05, 2022
Six faculty win seed funding for new projects	The Junior Faculty Program from the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science is one example of ways the university's investment institutes help build new research programs and nurture collaboration.	Date: Jul 01, 2022
Ling Li named Jones Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering	A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2017, Li conducts research on biological and bio-inspired materials, structural materials, and biomineralization.	Date: Jun 30, 2022