Realism in a Virtual World

Realism in a Virtual World: Graphics, Movement, Touch & Smell Combine for a Lifelike Virtual Environment

Although it may sound like futuristic science fiction, the pursuit of virtual…


Professor Kent Udell works with the elements to seek energy innovations

Under the lawn behind the University of Utah’s Sterling Sill Center, mechanical…


Dan Sweeney in Lab

PhD Student Awarded Fulbright Fellowship

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Dan Sweeney, a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate at…


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New Direction for Game Controllers

Story by Lee Siegel March 5, 2012 - University of Utah engineers designed a new…


Professor Gale to Assist in Nervous System Study

Bruce Gale, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of…


Accustomed to Wheels, Thrill-Seeking Injured Veterans Take Flight

Read the New York Times story and watch the footage from the training camp.…


Spinal Cord Injury Veterans Learn to Paraglide

SUN VALLEY, ID - Today, five veterans are taking to the skies to learn to…


KSL: Experimental "Ice Ball" Air Conditioning

"We're 'TiVo-ing' this winter weather so that we can use that for air…


Let Your Fingers Do the Driving

Story by Lee Siegel If drivers are yakking on cell phones and don’t hear spoken…


Robot Climbs Walls

Wielding two claws, a motor and a tail that swings like a grandfather clock’s…