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Margaret Coad and Daniel-Montes Pinzon

Engineering professor and Ph.D. candidate receive 2025 inaugural mentorship awards

A faculty member and a Ph.D. candidate in Notre Dame’s College of Engineering have been honored with College of …

Tengfei Luo and Matt Webber

Two engineering professors named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors

Tengfei Luo and Matthew J. Webber have been named Senior Members by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), making …

Exosuit moving a wrist

Soft, air-filled “muscles” power a new robotic exosuit created at Notre Dame

The phrase “robotic exosuit” likely calls to mind something metallic, rigid, and hinged. We might think of Iron …

A gloved hand holds a clear petri dish containing a translucent green hydrogel shaped like the ND monogram, representing the University of Notre Dame, used in Professor Donny Hanjaya-Putra's lab for research on lymphatic vessel growth.

Engineers and cancer researchers develop tunable biomaterials to treat lymphedema

The lymphatic system plays a vital role in many health issues, such as heart disease, neurodegenerative conditions, …

A large wind turbine in the foreground with several turbines scattered across a sprawling wind farm in the background. The landscape features open fields, trees, and utility infrastructure under a clear blue sky.

Notre Dame and Oxford collaborate to boost wind farm efficiency with supercomputer

Wind spirals and swirls around wind turbines in complex, chaotic patterns that are difficult to predict. Accurately …

Joseph Powers

Joseph M. Powers Named 2025 AIAA Fellow

Joseph M. Powers, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a …

A tightly coiled, spiral-shaped glass Christmas tree created using 3D printing rests on a flat surface. The clear, intricate design is showcased under soft lighting, emphasizing its delicate structure and precision.

A Sparkling Christmas Tree of 3D-Printed Glass

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is used to create everything from toys to jet engine parts to …

biocomputing fabric made of micropatterned heart muscle and fibroblast networks

Engineering next-generation biocomputing systems using heart cells

Heart muscle cells can generate and pass on electrical signals with little energy loss. When these cells are …

A group of men and women pose for a photo. A person in the center holds large, gold ceremonial scissors, suggesting a ribbon-cutting ceremony. They stand on a blue carpet in front of a navy backdrop with flags and a banner that says "Naval Surface Warfare Center."

Notre Dame opens world’s first Large Mach 10 Quiet Wind Tunnel

On Saturday, November 9, 2024, the University of Notre Dame marked the successful opening of a Large Mach 10 Quiet …

Bolivar-Nieto and student researchers test prosthetic

Notre Dame and Purdue engineers use e-textiles and sensor networks to enhance prosthetic fit

The most common reason people with lower-limb loss stop using their prosthesis is an ill-fitting socket. Everyday …