Engineering & Research on Campus

Wired reports on a recent publication from Michael S. Strano, Ph.D. (NY R ’97), related to research his team is conducting using bee venom and a carbon rod to detect explosives.

The research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Strano is an associate professor at MIT. Read the full article for more information on nanosensor

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Engineering students from LSU took part in work to produce a mechanical exoskeleton to help quadriplegics walk on their own as part of their senior design project.

The group of students, including Mark Korinek (LA A 2011), constructed a near working model during the school year and expect the next group of students to complete the design. For the full story, click here

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Dr. Stefan M. Duma, TN A ’94, of the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences is conducting simulation tests of current football helmets to determine which are the safest.

Dr. Duma gave one brand of helmet five stars on his ‘Star’ system, so next season the Virgina Tech football team will wear this best-rated helmet. Read the report from WSLS-TV (VA) and see the guide to safety helmet rankings.

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