A degree in mechanical engineering is one of the most versatile of engineering degrees. Those with either a bachelor's or a graduate degree in mechanical engineering have been prepared for a wide ...

University of Illinois researchers can now explain the physical mechanisms behind click beetles’ clicking maneuver. Belonging to the Elateroidea family, a click beetle (or snapping beetle) is ...

Mechanical engineers work with materials from the nanoscale to airplanes and rockets. They are involved in creating and improving mechanical systems such as self-driving cars, aerial drones, the ...

A sound technological basis and a wide horizon provide the basis for the work of mechanical engineers at the interfaces where electronics, computer science, mechanics, thermo-dynamics and chemistry ...

Electromechanical actuators are mechanical actuators where the control knob or handle has been replaced by an electric motor. The rotary motion of the motor is converted into linear displacement. The ...

With its collaborations across departments and institutions, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University educates the engineers of the future while conducting leading-edge ...