Swanson School of Engineering

Making an artificial heart fit for a human
The bug-inspired robot designed by M. Ravi Shankar's Lab.
Tiny bug-inspired robots that can carry out tasks in hard-to-reach spaces and inhospitable environments
A new class of materials that are both sensing mediums and nanogenerators are poised to revolutionize multifunctional material technology
Fabricating collaborative, self-regulating soft robotic systems
How about a durable and washable textile coating that can repel viruses?
Electrochemical therapy (ECT) can enhance the ability of antibiotics to eradicate microbes
Using machine learning to create new nanostructure glass that is superclear, supertransparent, stain-resistant and anti-fogging
What happens in the brain as learners progress from novice to expert in learning new skills?
Mobile 3D micro-machines that adapt their shape and action to changes in the environment
A system that can capture carbon dioxide from coal plants using capsules filled with baking soda and water
Have flexible, transient and biodegradable electronics finally arrived?
Improving solar cells and LEDs with glass that can switch opacity
Synthetic materials systems that can “count” and sense their size?
New materials that directly convert ultraviolet light into motion without the need for electronics
Research into “materials that compute” advances as engineers demonstrate system performs pattern recognition