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Electrical & Computer Engineering News - March 2023

Team members pose in a room with a glass wall and whiteboard

Protection for the ‘Internet of Things’ Fueled by Arizona Innovation Has Arrived

Engineering startup launches its second product.
the large group of awardees stands together indoors

College Celebrates Engineering Patents

The second annual Patent Medallion Luncheon recognized 17 engineering faculty for 24 inventions.
Wolfgang Fink holds a schematic of an eyeball

International Achievement Award Highlights Decades of Optical Mastery

Wolfgang Fink holds commonalities with the award’s namesakes, who were leaders in establishing the UA as an optics powerhouse.
Two masked students work in a cleanroom with satellite components

Student-built Satellite Uses 'Beach Ball' for an Antenna

CatSat is a small satellite carrying a new communications concept – an inflatable antenna – into space.
artist's impression of the breadcrumb scenario, autonomous rovers can be seen exploring a lava tube after being deployed by a mother rover that remains at the entrance to maintain contact with an orbiter or a blimp

Hansel and Gretel's Breadcrumb Trick Inspires Robotic Exploration of Caves on Mars and Beyond

University of Arizona engineers have developed a system that allows autonomous vehicles to scout out underground habitats for astronauts.