News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
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Engineering professor Shahram Latifi draws on a breadth of knowledge to craft elegant solutions to problems fraught with complication.
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On display Dec. 4 are inventions from 36 teams, including a wheelchair controlled by the user’s scalp, an autonomous robot programmed to pick up toys, and a warning system that alerts distracted drivers to approaching emergency vehicles.
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4-year-old Hailey Dawson can now practice her pitching and batting thanks to a team of UNLV engineers and affordable 3-D printing technology.
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Students worked to create a Robohand for 4-year-old Hailey Dawson using the college's 3-D printer.
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Discussion will be moderated by Jason Mendenhall, executive vice president of Cloud at Switch
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Oh will create unmanned autonomous systems lab, head DARPA robotics challenge.
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National and university experts to discuss privacy, law and technology issues associated with aerial drone use.
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Women going into engineering should take care not to fall victim to the "imposter syndrome," this professor advises.
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As state becomes a center for drone development, a Boyd School of Law task force looks at legal implications of the technology.
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Intel’s “Cherry Creek” supercomputer brings world-class computing power to UNLV; Switch SUPERNAP to lead high-tech industry partnerships.