Engineering Archive

RSS

University of Florida professor designs plasma-propelled flying saucer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, June 11, 2008.

Engineering students: Headset muffles loud, unnerving MRI noises

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Having an MRI exam, an experience many people describe as stressful and uncomfortable, could soon become a bit more pleasant, thanks to the work of a team of University of Florida engineering students.

Filed under Engineering, Health, Research on Tuesday, April 22, 2008.

Engineering students: Airbrush not just for artists

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The airbrush, that tool behind tattoos and T-shirts, may have an unexpected future — in technology.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Technology on Thursday, February 14, 2008.

Engineers announce record-setting high-frequency circuit

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Engineering researchers from the University of Florida and Texas Instruments have crafted the world’s highest-frequency circuit made with a common type of semiconductor transistor, a step that could slash the price of detectors useful in earlier cancer detection and quicker pollution spotting.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Technology on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.