If your passion is learning how things work by taking them apart and successfully reassembling them, the Mechanical Engineering major at Alfred University is a great fit for you. The program is an ...

Mechanical engineers work with materials from the nanoscale to airplanes and rockets. They are involved in creating and improving mechanical systems such as self-driving cars, aerial drones, the ...

University of Illinois researchers can now explain the physical mechanisms behind click beetles’ clicking maneuver. Belonging to the Elateroidea family, a click beetle (or snapping beetle) is ...

With its collaborations across departments and institutions, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University educates the engineers of the future while conducting leading-edge ...

Wan Shou, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, will study high-quality semiconductor fabrication through a 3D printing process that includes understanding the phase change and ...

Hybrid relays are changing the way we think about switching inside electronic circuits. By combining the fast response of solid-state components with the reliability of mechanical contacts, these ...

Electromechanical actuators are mechanical actuators where the control knob or handle has been replaced by an electric motor. The rotary motion of the motor is converted into linear displacement. The ...

Mechanical Engineering applies the fields of physics, mathematics, and materials science to the design and realization of mechanical and thermal systems. For over a century mechanical engineers have ...

At Northwestern University, our first-of-its-kind materials science department collaborates extensively with our leading mechanical engineering department, resulting in a strong history of ...