School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Natural protein cage would improve cancer drug delivery

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have developed a unique, tiny protein cage to deliver nasty chemotherapy chemicals directly to cancer cells. Direct delivery could improve treatment and lessen what can be horrendous side effects from toxic drugs.

Lab’s new equipment advances research

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Dust particles don’t stand a chance in Washington State University’s cleanroom, one of only three in the state.

WSU part of $2.2M grant to advance liquid hydrogen power

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers are part of a team receiving $2.2 million to develop an efficient and inexpensive hydrogen liquefaction system that could pave the way for mainstream availability of hydrogen fuels and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

WSU a finalist in NASA mission to Mars competition

PULLMAN, Wash. – A student team from Washington State University is in New York this week as one of 30 national finalists in NASA’s $2.5 million 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge to design an environment for Mars exploration using robotics and 3D printers.

Oct. 1: Researcher talks about better materials, products

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Professor Hussein Zbib, honored with Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture’s Anjan Bose Outstanding Researcher Award, will give the accompanying lecture at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in Goertzen Hall. Light refreshments will be provided.

WSU partners with new composite recycling center

By Alyssa Patrick, Economic Development PORT ANGELES, Wash. – Washington State University will lend its expertise in materials science and engineering to the Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) that broke ground in Port Angeles today, Sept. 21.

Professor among world’s most highly cited researchers

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s Yuehe Lin is among the top-cited scientific researchers in the world, named by Thomson Reuters among the top 1 percent of those cited in their fields for articles published 2003-13.

WSU researchers find inaccuracies in head impact sensors

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – With increasing concern about concussions from sports, some players have started wearing electronic sensors to measure head impacts.

Sports Science Lab works to improve college baseball

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – “Plug your ears.” Immediately after Jeff Kensrud says this, a cannon fires a 140-mile-per-hour baseball at a composite bat. The ball collides with a resounding clang, and both ball and bat ricochet backward.