��ƷSM����ӰƬ

Where would Shrek be without Donkey? Mr. Peabody without Sherman? Or Po the Kung Fu Panda without his trusty mentor, Master Shifu? At DreamWorks Animation, bringing those beloved duos to life requires collaborations of another kind. As manager

Computer scientist envisions a world where robots have that human touchJust mention the words “drone” or “robot” and some will conjure unsettling visions of a future in which computers threaten to take over the world. Dan Szafir

Robert H. Davis steps down as engineering dean, returns to teachingAfter more than 14 successful years as dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Robert H. Davis returned to the chemical and biological engineering faculty in January

Cracking the code on the least understood senseHow do chemical messages rising from a piece of rotting food signal a mouse to turn left to find it? How does the shape and movement of that mouse’s odor plume alert a hungry predator that it’s getting

Tiny gadget captures every whoosh, thump and gurgle inside the bodyIt looks like a small Band-Aid, but it’s powerful enough to allow a doctor to monitor the heart rate of a patient remotely or to enable someone to control a robot with voice commands

Susie Gomez-Burgos inspires the next generation of engineersOutside of the silver screen, heroes don’t wear capes and leap tall buildings in a single bound. Instead, they’re everyday people doing extraordinary things with little fanfare. Take

Academics, athletics, administration commingle in 42-year careerWhen Professor Dave Clough retires after 42 years in chemical and biological engineering,his stat sheet will show successes in triplicate.The admired educator spent six years

Far above Earth, a curious colony of spacefarers is sharing close quarters on the International Space Station as part of research that could one day help lead us to Mars.These are no ordinary astronauts, they are mice, and their journey could be key

Europa space probe wins international recognitionAs solar system destinations go, Europa is as tantalizing as it is inhospitable. The smallest of Jupiter’s four moons is encased by a miles-thick icy shell and bombarded with radiation levels fatal to

'Ninja Car' autonomous technology has potential for space explorationSelf-driving cars may be in their infancy, but they’re already better drivers than humans in many ways, says Chris Heckman, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer