The new technology can be used for precise deposition of protein therapeutics

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Summer Vacation On Mars

May 31, 2019 • 5 min. read

Engineering and science students kicked off their summer taking part in a simulation program of extraterrestrial operations and research, offered through Mars Academy USA

SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral with an undergraduate capstone team’s final project, an experiment facility known as Hermes, in its cargo.

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Lights, Camera, Fracture

May 29, 2019 • 3 min. read

Stretchable electronics are where engineering meets Hollywood special effects.

A Texas A&M team will use a $1 million Department of Energy grant for research that could improve assessment of events that affect power system resilience.

Texas A&M researchers are using a $200,000 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop assistive technology that could help injured veterans achieve more independence in their homes.

About two-thirds of returning shuttle astronauts still experience some degree of orthostatic intolerance upon return to Earth. New approaches are needed for future longer missions, such as a trip to Mars.

In the end, it was a team of six students from Brazil who took home first place for their innovative idea that could benefit millions of people with a vision impairment.

"We set out on this path to better understand dark energy, but to everyone's surprise, including our own, we seem to have stumbled upon a new dark component of the universe."

The SmartSuit design concept developed by Texas A&M's Dr. Ana Diaz Artiles incorporates soft robotics technology, lending better mobility and dexterity to astronauts.