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Seal-whisker-inspired Sensing

Dr. Heather Beem (PhD ’15) has designed a sensor that could be used by underwater robots to collect data on hydrothermal events or marine life.

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New kind of supercapacitor made without carbon

Yang Shao-Horn and team develop a supercapacitor that uses no conductive carbon and could potentially produce more power than existing versions of this technology.

Reducing runoff pollution by making spray droplets less bouncy

Kripa Varanasi uses a clever combination of additives to pesticide sprays drastically cutting down the amount of liquid that bounces off and reducing runoff pollution.