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Meenal Datta, a woman with long black hair, wearing a blue blazer and patterned blouse, stands in a laboratory with scientific equipment and glassware in the background. She has a confident and professional expression.

Meenal Datta receives Air Force Young Investigator Program award to safeguard soldier immunity against unique stressors

Meenal Datta, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, has received a Young Investigator …

A thin, stretchable bioelectronic device adhered to a wrist, featuring intricate black circuitry patterns on a transparent film.

Stretchable bioelectronics promise more accurate health monitoring devices

Vital sign monitors are essential both in clinical settings and, increasingly, at home. But even state-of-the-art …

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Major investments announced to accelerate research at the intersection of bioengineering and life sciences

Notre Dame’s Bioengineering & Life Sciences Initiative has announced significant investments aimed at enhancing …

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 …

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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 …