Strong Gold and Weird Kinks at the Nanoscale

A recent experiment -- reported in Nature Communications and led by University of Vermont engineer Frederic Sansoz and Scott Mao at the University of Pittsburgh -- demonstrated that gold nanowires could be made to have Herculean strength: ten times stronger than steel.

AERO lays down fastest electric runs at international competition

UVM's Alternative Energy Racing Organization (AERO) and their all-electric racecar "CleanSpeed" ran the fastest electric acceleration and electric autocross times at the recently completed Formula Hybrid International Competition (FHIC). FHIC 2013 was held at the New Hampshire Speedway...

Happiness. There's an app for that.

A team of scientists from CEMS and The MITRE Corporation have been gaining international attention over the last few years for the creation of what they're calling a hedonometer. It's a happiness sensor.

UVM Engineering Student Prototype Systems Presented

Approximately 50 projects designed by UVM senior engineering students were on display on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in the Dudley Davis Center Silver Maple Ballroom from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.