A project is testing whether high-tech objects that look a bit like artificial trees can generate renewable power when they are shaken by the wind -- or by the sway of a tall building, traffic on a ...

There's a lion's share of potential energy in the vibrations produced by footsteps on dance floors, exercise machines in the ...

1.Thesis Track M.S Students on the thesis track will design a student specific curriculum sequence of 12 credit hours of coursework with the first semester of graduate study. 9 Credit hours of thesis ...

Choose from different concentrations in Mechanics and Materials, Thermofluids, Energy, Vibrations/Dynamics/Controls, Design and Manufacturing or Out-of-Department Concentrations. You can also select ...

This University of Missouri-developed structured lattice-type material protects against damage from mechanical energy waves, steering them around objects that it encloses. Harry Potter acolytes are ...

Using a more complex resonator as a dynamic magnifier, the efficiency of a MEMS-based energy harvester undergoing random impulse stimulation is greatly improved. The limitations of basic piezo-based ...

The PhD in Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics is a research-intensive program. Eighty percent of our PhD graduates work in industry. Research in the department emphasizes interdisciplinary ...

Matteo Aureli received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Rome "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy in 2005 and 2008, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical ...