Shaf gave a talk at the Nature Inspired Surface Engineering conference in early June. Ahead of the presentation, he needed to know how strong his MEMS* devices were so he put some micro cantilevers in a microfluidic channel. The tips of the cantilevers moved as the flow rate was increased. In this video, you can …
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Seeking students for engineering research jobs
Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. students in wearable sensors and robotics sought starting Spring 2020, $22.5k stipend + full tuition. To get started, please fill out this form. If you are interested in Ph.D. opportunities beyond spring, a summer Co-op, course credit, or postdoctoral opportunities, you are also welcome to fill out the form and …
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Spring Capstone team presents wearable sensors for athletes
Oliver, Kurtis and Logan presented their optical sensor in the Speed School of Engineering Design and Innovation Showcase at the end of the Spring 2019 semester. They worked with super small circuit boards for our tiny new side-looking optical sensors, creating smooth and streamlined housings for our stretchable optical fibers so they can be quickly …
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Aggressive pillow
We are making the embroidered electromagnetic actuators more portable with a new rechargeable battery-powered compact driver board, and adding soft lightweight payloads that can spin and bounce. Such soft sculpted objects might manipulate delicate natural items like tiny seeds, feathers, and fine fibers. Their low inertia gives them a surprising speed in this real-time video. …
Bird on a wire
This is a tiny version of a bristlebot, threaded onto a copper wire. Instead of making it carry a self-contained motor and battery, we used the wire as an electromagnet to vibrate a small permanent magnet hanging below the device. Instead of toothbrush bristles, there is a goose down feather touching the wire. These ~1cm …