The MESS - University of Delaware

10/20/2021

02/24/2018

Engineers from all around UD came together on Wednesday for our Build-A-Thon event hosted with ASME and NSBE!

10/05/2016

Here are a few of the members hanging out in the new lounge space!

03/02/2015

The U.S. Navy has unveiled a prototype for a humanoid Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot, or SAFFiR, that has a LiDAR rotating laser and can use a hose to fight small fires.

http://ow.ly/JNGwQ

The US Navy and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) released details of demonstration exercises conducted by their Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting...

02/20/2015

Microsoft researchers in China have produced a ceiling-mounted device prototype that can charge smartphones on a desk wirelessly through a system called AutoCharge.

http://ow.ly/J6893

The charger uses solar power to beam electricity to your devices.

02/18/2015

Bill Gate's charitable foundation promotes the Janicki Bioenergy system, a way to provide clean drinking water to people who now have no reliable access.

http://ow.ly/J67ev

If you thought Bill Gates' contribution to everyday computing was impressive, his latest project could be revolutionary.

02/16/2015

Check out this TED talk about this dancer who lost her leg at the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and performs again with a bionic leg!!!

http://ow.ly/J66Nt

Hugh Herr is building the next generation of bionic limbs, robotic prosthetics inspired by nature's own designs. Herr lost both legs in a climbing...

02/12/2015

Who needs Elon Musk's Hyperloop when Lockheed Martin and Boeing team up to design a plane to fly twice as fast as the conventional airliner!

http://ow.ly/IHJzt

A number of companies are working to bring supersonic service back to passenger air travel.

02/10/2015

Batman's world of tech is not that far out of reach. I'M BATMAN!

http://ow.ly/IHJ8m

On the 75th anniversary of Batman’s debut, we look back at the simple but effective crime-fighting technologies on which the Dark Knight built his...

11/19/2014

REMINDER!!!
Sponsored by ASME

Thursday 11/20 at 8pm in the Trabant Theater for Lori Alzamora

11/18/2014

Sponsored by ASME

Join us Thursday 11/20 at 8pm in the Trabant Theater for Lori Alzamora
(Business Manager, Building Envelope and Marketing Leader, Building Innovations at DuPont)

Discussing Making the Transition from Engineering to Management

11/07/2014

Air conditioning can be a significant drain on an electric vehicle's power, but researchers in Singapore have found a way to minimize the loss.

http://ow.ly/DHk1D

An air-conditioned cabin is the best way to drop a car’s fuel efficiency on a hot day. This is true of electric vehicles (EV) as much ...