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Lockheed Martin research pact recognizes ECEE faculty members

May 1, 2018

Building on a $3 million partnership announced in 2016 to establish new academic programs focused on radio frequency (RF) systems, Lockheed Martin and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder announced a follow-on Master Research Agreement in August 2017.

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Engineers demonstrate ‘germ trap’ for hospitals

May 1, 2018

When an infectious airborne illness strikes, some hospitals use negative pressure rooms to isolate and treat patients. These rooms use ventilation controls to keep germ-filled air contained rather than letting it circulate throughout the hospital. But in the event of an epidemic, these rooms can quickly fill up.

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ATLAS grad competes in Olympic biathlon

May 1, 2018

When the Olympic Games opened in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in February, a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Engineering graduate was among the U.S. athletes, competing against the best of the best.

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New expertise in cybersecurity

May 1, 2018

Did you know that your smart refrigerator could be hijacked to carry out a denial-of-service attack on a bank? Or that your car’s emergency alert system could be used to flood the 911 system with calls?

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New spaces for Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Engineers

May 1, 2018

Take a look at the newly remodeled spaces in the Engineering Center.

Specdrums designer turns attention to business side

May 1, 2018

While he’s taking some time to hone his business skills, Steven Dourmashkin will remain forever an engineer. The aerospace engineering PhD student is taking a leave of absence from his studies to further develop musical rings he began working on as an undergraduate at Cornell. Called Specdrums, the rings allow...

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Aerospace hub is on the rise

May 1, 2018

On a sunny Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ day, workers in fluorescent hard hats zip across a crowded job site, their breath visible in the cold air. As the Flatirons tower in the background, concrete is being poured, arc welder sparks pulse against steel, and a 100-foot crane lifts supplies into position.

Cross-disciplinary effort will make robots small, smart and efficient

May 1, 2018

Every day, it seems that robots are becoming more realistic-looking and capable, from Sophia, the humanoid robot that was granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia, to robots that can assist in surgeries. But for computer scientist Nikolaus Correll, robots are still missing something—they’re falling short of the complexity and elegance of...

Hawaii tech company innovates at the fringes

May 1, 2018

Does every problem have a solution? Alumnus Patrick Sullivan (EngrPhys’78) thinks so, and he has dedicated his career to bringing together scientists and engineers from disparate fields to create technological solutions that disrupt our global community for the better. He calls the approach Intellectual Anarchy™, and he’s spent more than...

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Q&A: Junior JT Abate serves as Olympic forerunner

May 1, 2018

JT Abate, a junior mechanical engineering student, was invited to serve as forerunner for the ski events at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang. He's spending 21 days in South Korea forerunning the downhill, super-G and super combined for both the men and women's events.

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