ASU students forge award-winning blade with local materials

ASU students forge award-winning blade with local materials

It’s a day like any other. Your classmate turns to you and asks “Do you want to make a sword?” For materials science and engineering majors Brian Ridenour, Quinlin Meyer, Julia Greteman and Carsen Cartledge, the answer is an enthusiastic yes. Brian Ridenour, the...
ASU entrepreneurial program expands research impact

ASU entrepreneurial program expands research impact

Technological advances made through engineering research can improve many aspects of people’s lives. To make a real impact, however, researchers need to expand their work beyond the lab, such as through entrepreneurship. The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at...
Expanding biotechnology’s possibilities

Expanding biotechnology’s possibilities

Talk of metabolism modification might instinctively evoke suspicion. The idea of inhibiting, boosting or otherwise altering natural biological processes conjures up science fiction stories of the ominous consequences of meddling in nature’s ways. In reality, however,...
New SUEDE shoes apply smart tech to ankle injury prevention

New SUEDE shoes apply smart tech to ankle injury prevention

Ankle sprains are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries, usually involving a stretched or torn ligament in the joint. A simple misstep leading to a sprain can significantly impact physical activity and quality of life. Prevention and recovery of ankle...