Materials Science and Engineering Archives

Professor Markus Buehler and members of Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics create regenerated silk material with higher strength and the ability to hold new shapes

November 9, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]McAfee Professor of Engineering and head of CEE Markus Buehler, postdoc Shengjie Ling and research scientist Zhao Qin created reconstituted silk that has higher strength and can be formed into new shapes and structures that are […]

Research from Professor Markus Buehler featured in Smithsonian Magazine

June 14, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Research from department head and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler into the strength and structure of conch shells was featured in Smithsonian Magazine. Buehler, graduate student Grace Gu, and postdoc Mahdi Takaffoli recreated the structure […]

New research into the strong, tough structure of conch shells could be used for body armor

May 26, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Research into the structure, strength and toughness of conch shells from graduate student Grace Gu, postdoc Mahdi Takaffoli, and McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler, was recently published in Advanced Materials. The researchers showed how the […]

Professor Xuanhe Zhao and team of researchers create athletic suit that responds to sweat

May 19, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Associate Professor of CEE and MechE Xuanhe Zhao and a team of researchers recently developed a workout suit that responds to heat and sweat. The suit is made of live microbial cells that open and close […]

CEE designs new lightweight material that can be 10 times stronger than steel

January 6, 2017 | News | ceemit

[fusion_text]CEE doctoral student Gang Seob Jung, Min Jeong Kang MEng ’16, research scientist Zhao Qin and McAfee Professor of Engineering and Department Head Markus Buehler have designed a sponge-like material that is both strong and lightweight, […]