by epryor1 | May 8, 2020 | 2020 CAREER Awardees, Spring 2020
Decoding design Nanotechnology is a hot topic in the engineering world. Discoveries at this tiny scale — meaning billionths of a meter, or the distance that fingernails grow each second — are inspiring optical and electronic innovations in fields ranging from medicine...
by Armani Wilder | May 8, 2020 | 2020 CAREER Awardees, Spring 2020
Making robots accessible to all The robots we see depicted in popular culture, like R2-D2 from Star Wars or WALL-E, tend to be expensive, generalist robots. The high cost of developing and acquiring these mechanical helpers, in both time and money, makes them...
by imushtaq | May 8, 2020 | 2020 CAREER Awardees, Spring 2020
Brunhaver seeking to augment engineering education with an adaptive mindset As the constant development of new technologies fuels an ever-changing workplace, it is vital for workers to cultivate transferable skills, or at least know how to adapt to the advancing...
by amcdorma | May 4, 2020 | Spring 2020
Sun-powered nanotechnology could supply clean water and renewable energy Hydrogen peroxide is commonly known as a household disinfectant for minor cuts and scrapes and a bleaching agent used in teeth-whitening products. But this weak acid is also a strong oxidizing...
by Riken Jariwala | May 4, 2020 | Spring 2020
ASU engineering students, faculty and staff find success in new digital environment Coming back from spring break, students in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University were faced with adjusting to a new normal. In the wake of the COVID-19...
by Riken Jariwala | May 1, 2020 | Spring 2020
Fulton Schools faculty take a constructive view of COVID-19 Arizona’s efforts to combat the novel coronavirus can be viewed as a structure assembled in stages. The declaration of a public health emergency and the closure of schools laid the foundation in mid-March....
