UF MSE researchers have developed an injectable composite that spontaneously forms into nanofibers resembling the microscopic structure of the human body and could ultimately be custom designed for an infinite number of biomedical applications including connective-tissue repair, drug delivery, wound… Read More
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Can Artificial Intelligence Create Better Ceramic Components?
Ceramics have been used for everything from wall tiles and glassware to artificial hip joints, cruise missiles and the thermal tiles for NASA’s space shuttle. It should come as no surprise, as a long list of benefits including low electrical… Read More
New Electron Microscopes Keep UF on the Leading Edge
A major acquisition will bring the first Aberration Corrected Transmission Electron Microscope to campus The University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering continues to distinguish itself as one of the top research facilities in the nation with the addition… Read More
SpaceX CS-17 Proves To Be The Lucky Number for Josephine Allen, Ph.D.
After nearly two years of preparation and a few scrubbed launches, Josephine Allen, Ph.D., has sent vascular cells into space as part of her research with NASA and CASIS, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. “There are… Read More
Tiny Sensors – Big Potential
UF Engineers develop sensors that create their own energy, saving weight and extending the battery life of electric vehicles.
MSE Ph.D. Student Charlyne Smith awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Nuclear Engineering Ph.D. student Charlyne Smith has been awarded a coveted National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She is a 2017 graduate of Coppin State University, earning her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and mathematics. She is a first-year Ph.D. student… Read More
Out of this world: Stem Cell Research Soars into Space
MSE Professor Dr. Josephine Allen will study the cells back on earth to look for changes as a result of microgravity
UF Artificial Intelligence Startup is a Cade Museum Prize Finalist
Watch the video to learn more about Rain Neuromorphics, a company using AI technology developed at UF and started by MSE Professor Juan Nino and UF Alum Jack Kendall.
Jenny Andrew Receives $1.4 Million NSF Grant
Andrew, an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and her team received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study scalable and high-performance magnetic materials that can be implemented into modern-day devices that would take up less space.
UF Engineers Develop Lightweight Metal for NASA
NASA is collaborating with the University of Florida’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering for its RadSat project. The lab lead by Department Chair Michele Manuel developed a lightweight magnesium alloy.