ME Design Expo

December 15th, 2010 by Travis Ballstadt No Responses
ME Design Expo

One team of Iowa State University mechanical engineering students has designed a simple device to sort coffee beans. Another team designed a low‐cost prosthesis. And another has designed a new kind of grain bin. Their assignment in Mechanical Engineering 270 (Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design) was to design something to …

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VLSI Research

November 10th, 2010 by Travis Ballstadt No Responses
VLSI Research

Three Iowa State University electrical engineering graduate students share information on their research

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Diesel Efficiency

October 5th, 2010 by Travis Ballstadt No Responses
Diesel Efficiency

Mechanical Engineering PhD. student Adam Witthauer works on a research team striving to make diesel engines more efficient

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Ammonia Powered Vehicles

September 13th, 2010 by Travis Ballstadt No Responses
Ammonia Powered Vehicles

Iowa State University Mechanical Engineering grad student Matthias Veltman is working on a project using ammonia to power cars.

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Nature’s Way

October 19th, 2009 by dlsmith 3 Responses
Nature’s Way

Thirty years out, food scientists enlist Hans van Leeuwen and his team of engineers to design a new ‘drill’ for oil.

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A U.S. Energy Road Map

October 19th, 2009 by dlsmith 4 Responses
A U.S. Energy Road Map

Electrical engineer Jim McCalley’s NETSCORE-21 team builds a model for the nation’s sustainable energy future.

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Zhiqun Lin

October 18th, 2009 by dlsmith No Responses
Zhiqun Lin

Five years into his Iowa State career, Zhiqun Lin’s novel self-assembling nanostructures have drawn international attention.

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Interlock House Heads for D.C.

October 1st, 2009 by Travis Ballstadt No Responses
Interlock House Heads for D.C.

A team of students from Iowa State’s College of Engineering, along with students from the College of Design, have created a house that generates more electricity than it uses, and they’ve taken it to Washington, D.C., and set it up on the National Mall.

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