Humans and animals are incredibly adept when it comes to adapting to their environments. For example, when humans step on ice, it only takes a few shuffles of our feet for us to learn to glide. Instilling similar adaptive abilities in robots, though, has...
Menachem Elimelech, the Sterling Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale, has been awarded the Connecticut Medal of Technology, the state’s highest honor for technological achievement.
The award was announced by the Connecticut Academy...
Logan Wright, who came to Yale last July, is an applied physicist with big ambitions. He wants to take the power of programming and algorithms to new levels and expand what’s possible with computing.
His long-term goals include creating what he calls “...
Jeffrey Brock, the Zhao and Ji Professor of Mathematics, has been reappointed for a second term as dean of the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS), President Peter Salovey announced this week. His second five-year term will begin July...
This story originally appeared in Yale Engineering magazine.
The law can be a complicated thing, even for seemingly simple matters. Wondering if the oak tree in your front yard is in violation of local zoning ordinances? Figuring that out could mean...