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To Relieve a Critical Shortage, a Way to Test Face Masks

With certified face masks at a critical shortage, a team of researchers at the School of Engineering & Applied Science are developing a system to test the reliability of non-standard face masks.

Faculty Spotlight

Corey S. O'Hern

Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science & Physics

Corey O'Hern's research includes statistical mechanics of nonequilibrium systems such as glasses and granular materials; elasticity theories for soft materials; and structural, mechanical, and dynamical properties of proteins including folding, unfolding, and aggregation. The O'Hern Group tackles a broad range of fundamental questions in soft matter and biological physics using a combination of theoretical and computational techniques.

News

Overlooked arch in the foot is key to its evolution and function

A long-overlooked part of the human foot is key to how the foot works, how it evolved, and how we walk and run, a Yale-led team of researchers said.

The discovery upends nearly a century of...