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BYU Mechanical Engineering students compete as finalists at NASA challenge

The BYU Mechanical Engineering team stands in front of the presentation before the competition. The students of this team built an inflatable robot for lunar operations for NASA's challenge. (Jared ...
Miami University

Robotics Engineering major and NASA intern hopes to use robotics to help solve issues in the environment, space exploration: a Q-and-A with Bradley Gartner

Bradley Gartner is a senior at Miami University majoring in Robotics Engineering. He completed an internship this summer with NASA at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Geeky Gadgets

Why NASA’s Mechanical Battery Could Be the Future of Energy Storage

NASA’s Glenn Research Center developed a new flywheel-based mechanical battery system that redefined energy storage and spacecraft orientation. This innovative approach demonstrated the potential of ...
Yahoo

SDSU engineering students win NASA contest that helps farmers with precision agriculture

A team of South Dakota State University engineering students won a NASA contest May 21 for their work designing modules to install on drones to help agronomists and farmers understand their farmland ...
PBS

In engineering feat by SpaceX, mechanical arms catch Starship booster back at its launch pad

SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk called it ...