Engineering

Recent engineering news from across Columbia.

People in Togo’s capital city are often exposed to unsafe levels of small particles in the air they breathe.

A high-speed 3D microscope developed at Columbia could transform surgery and tissue analysis.

PhD student Daniel Fraga is studying ‘green’ hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels while sharing lighter moments on TikTok.

An automated system for taking the temperature of multiple people at once could make fever screening easier.

Five scientists were recognized for outstanding contributions to their field.

Columbia Engineering professor Henning Schulzrinne explains why the roll-out of 5G wireless grounded hundreds of flights.

Alon Grinshpoon says it’s time to think beyond typical AR and VR tech and consider the full 3D experience.

Columbia News spoke with three engineering experts about how to ensure that projects finish on time and on budget. 

The deadly flooding caused by Hurricane Ida was made worse by drainage networks clogged with trash.

Peter Kelemen has filed several patents for technologies aimed at harnessing the natural mineral carbonization process.

Bentley Shuster, a postdoc, spoke about life in the lab and her attempts to program soil-dwelling bacteria to shrink tumors in mice.

The group will send bacteria to the International Space Station to understand how low gravity affects microbes and antibiotics.