The Pena-Francesch group is creating robots from flexible materials which allows them to contort in unique ways, handle delicate objects and explore places that other robots cannot.
To build mountains from dolomite, a common mineral, it must periodically dissolve. This counter-intuitive discovery by Wenhao Sun and team could help make new semiconductors and more.
The prestigious award offered by the Association for Computing Machinery goes to the team of U-M mechanical engineering and MSE professor Vikram Gavini.
Laine's team has developed new ways to refine common agricultural waste such as rice hulls into materials that can be used in lithium-ion batteries and other products important for the transition to green energy.
Three MSE-affiliated faculty will play key roles in designing materials that are more than the sum of their parts and can be rapidly translated to manufacturing using 3D printing.
