Recent News

07/15/2019

Treating childhood autism one robot at a time

Department: Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Parents can be resistant to hearing that their child faces a challenging health diagnosis. But when Thomas Leaf and Emanuela Palmares learned that their son Caio has autism spectrum disorder (ASD...

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07/12/2019

Scratching the surface: Metallic glass implants

Department: Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Artificial joints, blood-vessel stents, bone screws, and other implanted objects—crucial tools to help patients—carry risks related to the materials they're made of. Valves and stents, for example...

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07/11/2019

Xia, Kramer-Bottiglio Honored with Presidential Award in Science and Technology

Department: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Yale Engineering faculty members Fengnian Xia and Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio have been named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

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07/10/2019

Engineering Innovation

Department: Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Maddy O'Neal held a shiny titanium screw in her hand while studying a computer model of the device on the screen in front of her, looking for potential weaknesses once the screw is put in someone'...

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07/01/2019

Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio Brings Robotic Skins to Jeff Bezos' Elite MARS Conference

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Within the span of two days, Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio presented her technology to a high-caliber audience that included Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, traded ideas with top researchers from around the...

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06/21/2019

With Grant, Researchers Take Atomic-Scale Look at Metallic Glasses

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have unusual and potentially very valuable properties. But so much is still unknown about how they form and behave that researchers have not been able to take full...

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06/20/2019

Ahn appointed Malone Professor

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Charles H. Ahn, recently named as the John C. Malone Professor, focuses his research on the fabrication and characterization of the physical properties of materials using advanced synthesis and...

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05/21/2019

Congratulations to the SEAS Class of 2019!

Department: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Members of the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science community celebrated the awarding of 225 undergraduate Engineering degrees on May 20, 2019.

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05/20/2019

Emily Chu '19 Takes Her Engineering Skills to Disney

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Growing up, Emily Chu ‘19 visited Walt Disney World many times (her grandmother lived nearby) and was amazed by it each time.

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05/13/2019

Speed, balance, and friendly competition: Finals for Mechatronics students

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Finals can be a stressful time, but for the students of Mechatronics (MENG 390), it was a day at the races.
Tasked with the assignment of designing and building self-balancing vehicles (the...

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05/01/2019

New Material Combines Best of Ceramics, Metals and Plastics

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Borrowing a method from the field of drug discovery, a team of researchers has developed a material that combines the best properties of ceramics, metals and plastics.

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04/16/2019

Brian Scassellati designated the Giamatti Professor of Computer Science

Department: Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Brian Scassellati, recently appointed as the A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Computer Science, focuses his research on building embodied computational models of human social behavior, especially...

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04/10/2019

Student-Built Device Clears the Way For Surgeons

Department: Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Blood, fat, and anything else that gets in the way can make things tricky for surgeons. To clear the way, a vacuum tube is used to suck away the debris and give doctors a clear field of view. The...

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04/09/2019

Shape-Changing Robots Take on Changing Terrains

Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Robots can change directions, speeds and even their colors. But what about changing their shapes? With help from a sculptor's intuition, Yale researchers are on it.

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04/08/2019

Concussion Treating Device Wins Rothberg Catalyzer Prize

Department: Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

OnTrack Rehab, a project that grew out of Medical Device Design and Innovation (MENG/BENG 404), won the Rothberg Catalyzer Prize @ Yale at StartUp Yale.

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