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Tiny graphene pores created by Rohit Karnik are uniquely selective and may work well as environmental sensors.

Tiny graphene pores created by Rohit Karnik are uniquely selective and may work well as environmental sensors.

Steven Dubowsky

Professor Emeritus

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Tonio Buonassisi part of small team that has determined that current photovoltaic tech could scale up to meet global electricity demands.

Senior conducts research on how tires move through sand.

Senior conducts research on how tires move through sand.

Alexie Kolpak makes an important step toward widespread adoption of water splitting in alternative to fossil fuels.

Alexie Kolpak makes an important step toward widespread adoption of water splitting in alternative to fossil fuels.

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Maria Yang believes the ways in which people formulate ideas can significantly influence those products’ success.

Maria Yang believes the ways in which people formulate ideas can significantly influence those products’ success.

PHOTO GALLERY: 2016 MECHE SM and PhD Graduates

PHOTO GALLERY: 2016 MECHE SM and PhD Graduates

Low-cost prosthetic knee mimics normal walking

Low-cost prosthetic knee mimics normal walking

Chryssostomos Chryssostomidis

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Irmgard Bischofberger

Assistant Professor

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Evelyn Wang

Evelyn Wang's system converts solar heat into usable light, increasing device’s overall efficiency.

Lienhard Group Receives 3 Awards at International Desalination Association's 2015 World Congress

Amos Winter’s article on how to ‪#‎engineer‬ reverse ‪#‎innovation‬ was selected for this year's Harvard Business Review McKinsey Award.

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