by gossamer | Jul 2, 2019 | Feature
Mechanical engineers help with knee injuries by developing computational models to characterize ligaments.By Tom Gibson, P.E.In the United States, the number of knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgeries continues to rise, with the highest...
by gossamer | Jul 2, 2019 | Feature
Vertical farming offers opportunities to grow more crops on a smaller footprint, especially in urban areas. It also presents unique educational opportunities.By Tom Gibson, P.E.Murat Kacira (center), shown working with a researcher, heads the UAg Farm, a vertical farm...
by gossamer | Jul 2, 2019 | Profile
Develops soft exoskeletons that improve walking for soldiers and others.By Tom Gibson, P.E.Ever suffer a leg or hip injury and wish you could strap on a pair of pants that would give you a boost and let you walk easier so you can do the things a healthy person does?...
by gossamer | Jun 4, 2019 | Feature
By Tom Gibson In the state of Hawaii, rooftop solar panels are popping up everywhere. On the island of Oahu, where most of the state’s population lives, roughly 12 percent of utility customers have rooftop solar, compared to an average of 0.5 percent in the...
by gossamer | Jun 4, 2019 | Feature
By Tom Gibson Nigel Clark, the George B. Berry Chair of Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU) has a birds-eye view of heavy-duty truck technology and sees the advances made in tractor-trailers. As an expert and researcher in the field, he sits on the Committee...
