Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science

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Projects2Products

A new collaboration between the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation and Design and Tsai CITY gives undergrads a chance to work on all angles of entrepreneurship, from product design to marketing — and bolsters Yale’s growing “Innovation Corridor.”

Faculty Spotlight

W. Mark Saltzman

Goizueta Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering & Physiology

W. Mark Saltzman's research is motivated by the desire to create safer and more effective medical and surgical therapy. He focuses on tissue engineering and on creating better methods for drug delivery. The Saltzman Research Group has developed technology based on the use of bio-compatible polymeric materials for the controlled delivery of drugs, proteins, and genes.

News

A Simpler, but Dexterous Robot Hand

Humans use all surfaces of the hand for contact-rich manipulation. Robot hands, in contrast, typically use only the fingertips, which can limit dexterity. In a new study from the lab of Aaron...