SEAS in the News

Phys.org reported on new UB-led research that developed a “traffic light” that can bring quantum waves to a halt. The advancement could lead to breakthroughs in computing, medicine, cryptography, materials science and other applications.

Fox News  reported on new UB research led by Shenqiang Ren, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, which created a lightweight plastic inspired by pearls that is 14 times stronger than steel. The plastic is ideal for body armor that can absorb the impact of bullets and other projectiles.

IEEE Spectrum  featured a robotic gripper developed by Ehsan Esfahani, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.“This gripper uses magnets as a sort of adjustable spring for dynamic stiffness control, which seems pretty clever,” reports IEEE Spectrum’s Video Friday newsletter on awesome robot videos.

Science Daily reported on new UB research led by Shenqiang Ren, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, which created a lightweight plastic inspired by pearls that is 14 times stronger than steel.

A story in Futurity featured a robotic hand under development by Ehsan Esfahani, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. The gripper is able to adjust the stiffness of its grasp, which allows it to handle and manipulate a wide variety of objects.

Scienmag.com reports that highlights of the Association for Computing Machinery International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2019) include research by UB computer science and engineering investigators.