Department of Mechanical Engineering News
The Department of Mechanical Engineering prepares students for the lifelong practice of mechanical engineering and related engineering disciplines. Our students to become problem solvers through applying science to deal with the relations among forces, work, or energy, and power in designing systems, which ultimately contributes to the betterment of the human environment.
Current Mechanical Engineering News
An enduring UNLV end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.
A monthly roundup of the top news stories at UNLV, featuring the presidential election, gaming partnerships, and much more.
Newly published research showcases tech capable of transforming water vapor into a usable form at a rapid rate in dry climates.
A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring UNLV staff and students.
The international programs director puts UNLV Engineering on the (global) map.
A newly launched UNLV startup advances the search for water sustainability solutions to the Southwest climate crisis.
Mechanical Engineering In The News
Imagine being severely dehydrated and water literally appearing out of thin air. In other words: The air you breathe could quickly become the water that wets your whistle. Well, that scenario is one step closer to reality thanks to University of Nevada, Las Vegas spinoff WAVR Technologies.
Southern Nevada is finding a way to supplement the Las Vegas Valley water supply through the air. A UNLV professor and his students are able to collect water from the atmosphere in their research.
A multidisciplinary team including scientists from the Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and the University of Nevada Las Vegas recently secured $600,000 to fund the next three years of research on their new device, the ReVolution pump.
Engineers have developed an atmospheric water capture device that efficiently generates drinking water from dry desert air, providing a sustainable solution to water scarcity in arid regions.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has been researching an innovative new approach to atmospheric water harvesting with improved water collection rates in arid environments.
Researchers at UNLV have developed a groundbreaking technology that efficiently extracts large amounts of water from the air, even in extremely low-humidity conditions.
