Mechanical Engineering

Woman running on the street.

Apr 28, 2022

A study says runners prefer a low-effort pace, no matter the distance

Energy, Health Issue #136

Mar 25, 2022

Stanford Engineering announces the winners of its annual staff awards

School News

Photo of electromagnetic rotors for use in generators.

Mar 22, 2022

How to build a better magnet

Electronics & Networking, Environment, Materials Issue #135

Rendering of a blood clot.

Mar 14, 2022

Smart materials could revolutionize biomedical devices

Health, Materials Issue #135

Portrait of Monroe Kennedy

Mar 14, 2022

Why the future needs robots with a human touch

Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #133

Mar 2, 2022

Gianluca Iaccarino: Don’t be afraid of the non-linear career path

School News

Feb 18, 2022

Stanford faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering

School News

A student cutting foam board outside for a building project

Feb 14, 2022

Mechanical engineering seniors help design housing for refugees

School News

Jan 28, 2022

James Adams, expert in product design and human creativity, has died

School News

Dec 16, 2021

Charles Steele, expert in a wide range of scientific areas, has died

School News

Group photo of Stanford IDEAL members

Dec 15, 2021

Graduate student enrollment at Stanford is increasingly diverse

School News

Image of hand casting multi-colored shadows.

Dec 10, 2021

Researchers create a device that imitates social touch, but from afar

Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #128

Image of bird robot on tree branch

Dec 8, 2021

A team of engineers create a perching bird-like robot

Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #128

Image of Douglass Wilde

Nov 17, 2021

Douglass Wilde, engineering optimization and design expert, has died

A rendering of the wing of a commercial airplane

Oct 22, 2021

Improved computer simulation can build faster, cleaner, cheaper planes

Computation & Data, Transportation & Robotics Issue #124

Graduate students at Stanford School of Engineering

Sep 30, 2021

“Graduate school is one of the most exciting times in life”

School News

Close-up of the ankle exoskeleton emulator

Sep 30, 2021

Stanford exoskeleton research demonstrates the importance of training

Health, Transportation & Robotics Issue #123

Spheres in the Engineering quad

Sep 27, 2021

Stanford School of Engineering welcomes new faculty

School News

Stanford graduate student Delaney Miller wearing the energy expenditure monitoring system. | Photo by Andrew Brodhead

Jul 14, 2021

A team of engineers design an accurate wearable calorie burn counter

Health, Technology & Society Issue #120

A robotic gripper, developed by Stanford engineers, was tested aboard the ISS. | From a video by Kurt Hickman

May 24, 2021

Stanford ‘gecko gripper’ tested on the International Space Station

Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #118

Tang’s lab showed how it was possible to make microfluidic experiments far more efficient. | Unsplash/Yingchih

May 12, 2021

To make particles flow more efficiently, put an obstacle in their way

Health Issue #117

A new technology enabled young, healthy adults to move 42 percent faster than when they were wearing normal shoes. | TONL

Apr 27, 2021

Engineers use ankle exoskeletons to greatly increase walking speed

Health Issue #116

What was most surprising was that viscoelasticity can have such a dramatic impact on the ability of cells to migrate. | Shutterstock/Komsan Loonprom

Apr 22, 2021

How do cells migrate? The process is key to many biological processes

Health Issue #115

Diversity in engineering will be a key driver to achieving social justice and economic equality. | Photo by Christophe Wu

Mar 12, 2021

How do we make the field of engineering more diverse?

Technology & Society Issue #112