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Discovery could expand number of materials used in next-gen computing

Adam Erickson adjusts the nitrogen-vacancy scanning probe in Abdelghani Laraoui's lab.

Discovery could expand number of materials used in next-gen computing

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

As ‘Professor Otaku,’ Ryu uses anime to illuminate engineering lessons

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Abdelghani Laraoui

Nebraska-Jackson State project to grow opportunities in quantum sensing

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Husker engineer Joe Turner

Researchers uncover ways to improve railcar roller bearing safety, strength

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Craig Zuhlke, George Gogos and Graham Kaufman with laser

Nebraska U’s new laser to facilitate manufacturing method of the future

center for electro-optics and functionalized surfaces/Electrical and Computer Engineering/Laser Research/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Abdelghani Laraoui works with student Ben Hammons on laser equipment

Laraoui and team improve performance of quantum computers

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Peter Sutter and Eli Sutter in front of building

Creating hybrids of defects, Sutters seek to ‘tune’ new avenues in nanowires

Electrical and Computer Engineering/Engineering/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Engineering researchers Yongfeng Lu, Bai Cui, Piyush Grover and Keegan Moore

Cui, Grover earn $1.2M in DEPSCoR program funding

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Postdoctoral researcher Mohammadjavad Dowran and diamond quantum sensing microscopes

EQUATE teams develop process to better see into nanoscale

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Keegan Moore with lab equipment

Husker engineer unwinding causes, solutions to bolt loosening

CAREER/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

rendering of polymer film

Team IDs emergence of surprising layers in nanomaterial

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/Nanomaterials/

Mohammad Ghashami in lab

Ghashami’s CAREER award setting the stage for tomorrow’s nanoelectronics

CAREER/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

College of Engineering complex

Nebraska engineers, national labs partner on energy-related research

civil and environmental engineering/Engineering/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Renderings of a model showing focus

First-of-its-kind model could inform design of lens implants

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Yang advancing work on cell-cell junctions and their link to human health

CAREER/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/National Science Foundation/

Carl Nelson in lab

Nelson honored by National Academy of Inventors for biomedical work

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

rendering of bone-regenerating implant

Implant shows extreme promise for regenerating bone

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Engineers putting charge into delivery of disease-fighting drugs

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Study yields breakthroughs in understanding failure of high-performance fibers

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

To the point: Mini-needles may help smart bandages better heal wounds

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Nano-engineering technique could aid exploration, scalability of next-gen electronics

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Sound-redirecting prototype could fool eavesdroppers

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

New program sparks research opportunities for first-year students

Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Husker duo discovers perfectly imperfect twist on nanowire growth

Electrical and Computer Engineering/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Award bolsters Sealy’s study of 3D metal printing for medical devices, other applications

CAREER/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Cell communication study may spur medical advances

Engineering/Health/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Engineering researcher works to advance nuclear power capabilities

Energy/Engineering/Materials Science/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Rao investigates ways to transform 3-D printing

CAREER/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

Study: Material gradients could strengthen polymer components

Engineering/Materials Science/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

New crystal is four times more sensitive to X-rays

Engineering/Materials Science/Mechanical and Materials Engineering/

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