“Creating a clean energy source is the dream we are all striving for,” says Texas A&M engineer Dr. T.S. Satish Bukkapatnam who is on a team of researchers tapped by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to improve the components for nuclear fusion. The process for precision polishing the tiny ablator capsule — a spherical shell just around two millimeters in diameter — creates an ultra-smooth surface. The team devised an innovative system utilizing sensors to collect data during the polishing process, and AI to detect defects in real time. Practically speaking, we could be a decade or more away from being able to use nuclear fusion as source of sustainable energy. As the project continues, this research team will examine different sources of anomalies, as well as ways to produce high-quality fuel shells more efficiently.

By combining robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI), Maryland Engineering researchers and students are building solutions that can help save lives, protect property, and safeguard the environment. One such system, RoboScout, Maryland’s entry in a competition run by the defense agency DARPA, would rapidly survey and assess injuries at sites of disasters or violence. The information RoboScout is designed to collect could help first responders prioritize medical care, a process called triage. The ambitious project, while in its early stages, is an innovative step toward autonomous systems to help as many people as possible survive such events.

Imagine diagnosing diseases with just a screenshot from your smartphone. Learn how Georgia State University Regents’ Professor of Physics Unil Perera is pioneering the future of personalized medicine.

Dr. Sang Goo Lee’s research team at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) has enhanced the conventional electrochemical fluorination method, which replaces hydrogen (H) atoms in carbon-hydrogen compounds with fluorine (F).

Hydropower is a reliable source of energy. However, the inconsistent nature of water flows and electricity demand often challenges hydropower operators and reduces revenue.

Data centers are one of the fastest growing areas of America’s technology sector. These massive warehouses of servers make some of today’s most important technical achievements possible, such as the expanding use of artificial intelligence applications and cryptocurrency mining. Because they use a great deal of energy, they emit a substantial amount of waste heat. But rather than let the heat – well, go to waste – what if we could use it to create new revenue streams for businesses?