UPDATE 10/21: An all-female team of engineers presented the abstract of their occupational therapy device at the national Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting in
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Student Designs Solar Phone Charger
Mechatronics Engineering student Di’Quan Ishmon has solved the problem every person with a mobile device faces: a dead battery. UPDATE: His invention was the runner
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High Aspirations Fulfilled in Senior Design Partnership with Collins Aerospace
When a company partners with Northern Illinois University’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET), the sky is the limit in terms in terms of
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Six Sigma Certification Drives Continuous Improvement
Improving processes that increase productivity, reduce costs, increase profits and so much more. That’s what professionals in all types of organizations can learn by earning
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Ingenuity and innovation reign at Senior Design Day
The Alpha Cup team poses with their coffeemaker. The team tied for first place in the mechanical engineering division with a team that designed an
Read moreMechanical engineering students submit final projects
Students in MEE 631, Computer-Aided Design of Mechanical Systems, recently completed their final projects for the class, and the results are impressive. View posters detailing
Read moreMars Rover takes first place at Senior Design Day
The NIU Mars Rover team, Picus Martius, won first place in the mechanical engineering division and best overall in the NIU College of Engineering and
Read moreStudent prints prosthetic hand for aspiring violinist
Though the audience wasn’t large, Sarah Valentiner, 12, of DeKalb, was a bit nervous about playing her violin. After all, she was performing with a
Read moreSky High: Students finalists in NASA SPACE RACE
Two Northern Illinois University seniors in mechanical engineering were named finalists last fall in the SPACE RACE Startup Challenge, a first-of-its-kind initiative to encourage entrepreneurs to use federally
Read moreSolar Power Projects at NIU and Abroad
Solar energy is one of the best kept secrets of the world. In the U.S., only 1% of our energy comes from solar power, but
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