Model detects indoor or outdoor walks based only on movement data
03/18/2024
03/18/2024
Real-world walking data informs machine learning model.
News Article Tag: design
Nanobiotics: AI for discovering where and how nanoparticles bind with proteins
06/20/2023
06/20/2023
A new tool in the fight against superbugs goes beyond protein folding simulations like AlphaFold, potentially revealing antibiotic candidates.
Engineering for a healthier Earth
04/22/2023
04/22/2023
A gathering of a few of the many efforts mechanical engineers are putting towards a greener future. Happy Earth Day!
New activity trackers for dolphin conservation
12/22/2022
12/22/2022
Experiments with custom-made biologging devices offer new insight into dolphin swimming and energy requirements.
Dr. Jian Cao delivers 2022 S.M. Wu Distinguished Lecture in Manufacturing
09/16/2022
09/16/2022
Dr. Cao’s lecture, titled “Bring Flexibility and Innovation to Manufacturing Processes,” focused on how to integrate fundamental process mechanics, process control, and techniques, including machine learning, to achieve effective and efficient predictions of a material’s mechanical behavior during manufacturing processes.
Jesse Capecelatro details recent developments in computational modeling of dry powder inhalers
08/25/2022
08/25/2022
Efforts to model air flow and track drug particles for specific drugs and patients are often costly, but a range of options are available to DPI designers for problem-solving through the complexities of achieving appropriate flows for each drug and patient, Dr. Capecelatro argues.
ME student team receives VentureWell E-Team Grant for safe battery storage design
07/08/2022
07/08/2022
Each year, some 3,500 coin cell batteries are swallowed by children and toddlers, causing internal burns in the esophagus and fatalities. A team of ME undergraduates who participated in the RISE ME390 program has received external funding through the VentureWell e-team program to help commercialize their safe battery storage innovation.
Diann Brei selected to receive 2022 ASME Machine Design Award
05/31/2022
05/31/2022
Diann Brei, UM Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chair of Integrative Systems + Design (ISD), was selected to receive the 2022 ASME Machine Design Award.
Shorya Awtar 2020 recipient of ASB Goel Award for Translational Research
06/22/2020
06/22/2020
The American Society of Biomechanics recognizes Shorya Awtar for his outstanding work in translational biomechanics research, entrepreneurship, and societal benefit.
Grad student’s ventilator design sparks conversations with doctors and engineers
04/29/2020
04/29/2020
Affordable proof-of-concept device automates the manual squeezing required by bag valve masks.