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Jul 20, 2026
Solving Complex Optimization Equations with the Analog Floquet Solver
ECE Associate Professor Cristian Cassella and his team developed the Analog Floquet Solver, a groundbreaking method that prevents physics-based Ising machines from getting stuck in partial solutions, allowing computers to successfully solve highly complex real-world optimization problems across fields like logistics, finance, and drug discovery.
Jul 20, 2026
Engineering Alumnus Leads Innovation in Large Scale Automation Recycling
Alumnus Maarten Eenkema van Dijk, E’14, MS’15, civil and environmental engineering, utilizes the problem-solving and leadership skills gained from his college co-ops to serve as executive vice president of VAN DYK Recycling Solutions, his family’s business that designs, builds, and maintains warehouse-sized recycling machines processing 70 tons of waste per hour across North America.
Jul 20, 2026
Patent for Reducing AI Model Size and Energy Consumption
ECE Professor Yanzhi Wang and Associate Professor Xue “Shelley” Lin were awarded a patent for “Computer-implemented methods and systems for compressing deep neural network models using alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM).”
Jul 20, 2026
Patent for Advanced Auxetic Composite Materials
MIE Professor Yaning Li was awarded a patent for “Fiber-matrix composites with negative Poisson’s ratio.”
Jul 20, 2026
Expanding Proteome Diversity Through Alternate RNA Decoding
BioE Professor Nikolai Slavov’s laboratory published research on “Alternate RNA decoding results in stable and abundant proteins in mammals” in Nature.
Jul 16, 2026
Designing a More Affordable, Sustainable Marimba
Amartya Bhattacharya, E, computer science and computer engineering, tested the physical and acoustic properties of 17 different materials, finding that hickory and cherry wood show the most promise as sustainable, affordable alternatives to endangered rosewood for constructing marimba practice bars.
Jul 16, 2026
Bringing AI and Robotics to New England’s Seafood Industry
ECE Professors Taskin Padir and Hanumant Singh are collaborating on the newly launched, National Science Foundation-backed “Seafood Engine” in New England, a multi-state initiative utilizing a $15 million grant to revitalize the regional seafood industry and reduce the U.S. seafood trade deficit through advanced technologies like robotics and AI.
Jul 16, 2026
Pantry Staple Science Helps Engineering Team Rethink the Laws of Physics
MIE Assistant Professor Xiaoyu Tang and graduate student Boqian Yan, MS’24, PhD, mechanical engineering, published research in Physical Review Fluids mapping five distinct behaviors of particle-heavy droplets—like oobleck—colliding with liquids, offering insights that could advance precision 3D printing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and environmental pesticide application.