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Welcome to the Engineering Research Guide! Whether doing Engineering research is new or old to you, this guide will have something of interest for you. Explore the tabs on the left side of this page to find resources such as books, journal articles, standards, patents, and information about conversations taking place in the field of Engineering. And as always, if you can't find what you're looking for, or have a suggestion for an addition to this guide or to the library's collection of resources, please contact me.
ScienceDaily Engineering News
- Exception to laws of thermodynamicsThis link opens in a new windowApr 4, 2025A team of researchers led by a physics graduate student recently made the surprising discovery of what they call a 'shape-recovering liquid,' which defies some long-held expectations derived from the laws of thermodynamics. The research details a mixture of oil, water and magnetized particles that, when shaken, always quickly separates into what looks like the classically curvaceous lines of a Grecian urn.
- Polymers with flawed fillers boost heat transfer in plasticsThis link opens in a new windowApr 4, 2025In the quest to design the next generation of materials for modern devices -- ones that are lightweight, flexible and excellent at dissipating heat -- a team of researchers made a discovery: imperfection has its upsides.
- Carbon capture could become practical with scalable, affordable materialsThis link opens in a new windowApr 3, 2025Researchers have expanded the potential of carbon capture technology that plucks CO2 directly from the air by demonstrating that there are multiple suitable and abundant materials that can facilitate direct air capture. Researchers present new, lower-cost materials to facilitate moisture-swing to catch and then release CO2 depending on the local air's moisture content, calling it 'one of the most promising approaches for CO2 capture.'
- Scientists unveil starfish-inspired wearable tech for heart monitoringThis link opens in a new windowApr 2, 2025When we move, it's harder for existing wearable devices to accurately track our heart activity. But researchers found that a starfish's five-arm shape helps solve this problem. Inspired by how a starfish flips itself over -- shrinking one of its arms and using the others in a coordinated motion to right itself -- scientists have created a starfish-shaped wearable device that tracks heart health in real time.
