Light-controlled artificial maple seeds could monitor the environment even in hard-to-reach locations

Researchers at Finland's Tampere University and the University of Pittsburgh mimic the common "helicopter seed" to create a novel robot

The Quest for Clarity in Engineering Judgment

Pitt Engineering’s Renee Clark and Samuel Dickerson receive $349,551 NSF award to develop a consensus-driven definition for engineering judgment and accompanying assessment and instructional tools

IE Professor Bopaya Bidanda Presents Best New Paper at the 2024 IISE Annual Conference & Expo

Pitt Engineering PhD Students Present Revolutionary Medical Devices at SPIE Conference

Pitt Engineer Receives $1 Million to Reimagine the Coronary Balloon Device

Designing a Circular Future in the Solar Industry

Researchers propose design changes to improve module circularity in the solar industry

Infected: Understanding the Spread of Behavior

A team of researchers found that long-tie connections accelerate the speed of social contagion

Reinventing the Wheel of Engineering Education

IE Professor Karen Bursic receives IISE’s Wellington Award

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