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Within Reach

Robotics has long tried to mimic the human hand. Yale engineer Aaron Dollar thinks there’s a better way.

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Liquid Has Structure

Researchers have found that liquid has structure in certain circumstances, and that this structure significantly influences the mysterious and complex formation of metallic glasses.

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Shake it Up

Yale engineers have developed a device that combines mechanical vibration and optical fields to better control light particles.

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Top 10

Making it four years in a row, Yale's Environmental Engineering program has made it into the Top 10 of the U.S. News & World Report’s Graduate Engineering Rankings.

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Running Robots

Yale researchers offer some answers, as well as some guidance for anyone building a robot designed to run on rough terrain.

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Robotics has long tried to mimic the human hand. Aaron Dollar thinks there’s a better way.

As a kid, Aaron Dollar liked math and physics, but he fell harder for the arts—sculpture in particular, because it provided a formal outlet for his impulse to build things. He arrived as a...

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Faculty Spotlight
Menachem Elimelech

Menachem Elimelech
Roberto C. Goizueta Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Menachem Elimelech's research focuses on environmental applications and implications of nanomaterials, membrane separations for desalination and water reuse, engineered osmosis for sustainable production of water and power, and water and sanitation in developing countries. His research lab's work is at the interface of several disciplines, including colloid/surface science, molecular biology, nanotechnology, and separation science.