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Investigating Boundary Layers in Hypersonic Flight

March 30, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
The UArizona Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering received more than $3 million in funding in support of their hypersonics research on objects that move faster than the speed of sound.
High-Speed Boundary Blasting >>
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Engineers Use Confetti-Sized Device to Change Songbird Pitch, Improve Understanding of Human Speech

March 30, 2021  |  College of Engineering
University of Arizona engineers have created a tiny, wireless device to rapidly change the pitch of adult songbirds' songs, with the goal of better understanding communication and speech in the human brain.
The Sound of Songbirds >>
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Engineers Propose Solar-Powered Lunar Ark as 'Modern Global Insurance Policy'

March 8, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
The ambitious project aims to preserve humankind – and animal-kind, plant-kind and fungi-kind – in the event of a global crisis.
Moon Tubes >>
Isabel Barton wearing a red vest and standing next to the entrance of a mine in a desert setting.

Award-Winning Geometallurgist Breaks Down Barriers

Feb. 22, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
In the field and in the classroom, NSF CAREER awardee Isabel Barton is bringing together people and ideas from multiple industry specialties, academic disciplines and demographic backgrounds to lend everyday understanding to mining sustainability.
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