School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

With four wings made out of carbon fiber and mylar as well as four light-weight actuators to control each wing, the Bee++ prototype is the first to fly stably in all directions.

Wangcheng Liu received a Washington State Research Foundation fellowship for his work turning post-consumer plastics into building blocks for environmentally friendly products.

WSU researchers will lead a $3.7 million Department of Defense grant to develop a unique microneedle system to treat common eye diseases.

A team of mechanical engineering students are creating a child-sized walker with an app to help a user communicate their needs based off of a prototype a local farmer made for his grandson.

Twelve small robots equipped with innovative defenses went head-to-head during the inaugural Crimson Bot Brawl, a display of creativity, teamwork and passion for action-packed robotic combat.

A liquid nitrogen spray developed by WSU researchers can remove simulated moon dust from a space suit, potentially solving a challenge for future moon-landing astronauts.

A WSU-developed air filter made out of corn protein instead of petroleum products can concurrently capture small particulates as well as toxic chemicals like formaldehyde that current air filters can’t.

A $500,000 grant from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will help WSU scientists study various aspects of safely storing and disposing of next generation nuclear fuels.

WSU engineering students created the game which will debut during Family Science Night at the Palouse Discovery Science Center in Pullman on Jan. 19.

An unmanned semi-submersible vehicle developed at WSU may prove that the best way to travel in water undetected and efficiently is not on top, or below, but in-between.