June 9, 2021
University of Cincinnati researchers found that while N95 masks are effective barriers against airborne diseases like COVID-19, poorly fitting masks can have substantial leaks around the face that reduce their effectiveness and increase the risk of infection.
June 21, 2021
University of Cincinnati researchers have developed a semi-autonomous drone that is moored to the ground and can be operated more safely by virtually anyone. No piloting skills are required. Operators simply move the tether to move the drone.
August 23, 2021
In the Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Systems Lab of UC aerospace engineering professor Ou Ma, student researchers developed artificial intelligence to train robots to work together to move a couch around obstacles and through a narrow door in computer simulations.
September 17, 2021
University of Cincinnati aerospace engineers have designed a new nozzle that reduces the noise from jet engines. The U.S. Navy will test the design this fall.
January 14, 2022
A new collision-avoidance system developed by students at the University of Cincinnati is getting engineers closer to developing robots that can fix broken satellites or spacecraft in orbit.
June 7, 2022
A chemical engineering professor at the University of Cincinnati will work with a South Korean pharmaceutical company to develop new cancer treatments using the technology found in some COVID-19 vaccines UC College of Engineering and Applied Science professor Joo-Youp Lee will work with Yuhan Corp. and Ewha Womans University in South Korea to improve the delivery of treatments that use messenger RNA and lipid nanoparticles. This technology also is being used to treat infectious diseases and genetic disorders.