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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Berthiaume Institute announces 2024 Technology Development Fund awardees

The Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health at the University of Notre Dame has announced the awardees of its …

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Meenal Datta receives 2024 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Young Innovator Award

Meenal Datta, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, has received a Cellular and Molecular …

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Science and poetry find common language in new conversation series

Cell-Cell, Stanza-Stanza is a new conversation series that explores how science and poetry can work together to foster …

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Synchronized forces behind flower-like patterns in plasma waves

Neither a solid, liquid, nor gas, plasma doesn’t play by the same rules as the other states of matter. Its unique …

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Notre Dame to develop next-generation refrigerant technology as part of a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center

The University of Notre Dame is part of a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Gen-4 Engineering Research Center …

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13 new faculty join Notre Dame Engineering in fall 2024

The Notre Dame College of Engineering welcomes 13 new members to the faculty this fall. “We are pleased to …

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Machine learning discovers ‘hidden-gem’ materials for heat-free gas separation

Chemical separation, including gas separation, accounts for a whopping 15 percent of U.S. energy consumption and …