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 ...

Scientists reveal mechanical forces move across neuron membranes differently based on obstacle patterns. This explains how ...

Recent Purdue University graduate Vahidullah “Vahid” Tac, who completed his doctorate researching the data-driven modeling of biological materials, has been awarded a fellowship from the prestigious ...

When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

There's a lion's share of potential energy in the vibrations produced by footsteps on dance floors, exercise machines in the ...

One hundred years ago on a quiet, rocky island, German physicist Werner Heisenberg helped set in motion a series of scientific developments that would touch nearly all of physics. There, Heisenberg ...

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Scientists at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have discovered a groundbreaking way to control sound and vibrations using a concept inspired by “twistronics ...

1 Technical electives must be taken at the 4000 level or above in engineering (engineering courses with the following prefixes are allowed: MECH.xxxx, BMEN.xxxx, CHEN ...

Ever since we published our very first issue 123 years ago—yes, we’re old—Popular Mechanics has endeavored to help you understand all kinds of technological marvels, from the tools in your shed, to ...

The field of computational materials science has been profoundly transformed by integrating deep learning and other machine learning methodologies. These sophisticated data-driven approaches have ...