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UA Architect Searches for Building Blocks to Fight Wildfires

Nov. 14, 2017  |  Stacy Pigott
As legislators and ecologists grapple with solutions to wildfire prevention, help is coming from a unique source: the building industry. Aletheia Ida believes sustainable building practices can play an integral role in the future of prevention.
Engineers and Architects Develop Firefighting Tech >>
Making a giant mirror

The Astounding Engineering Behind the World's Largest Optical Telescope

Nov. 6, 2017  |  Robbie Gonzalez
The Giant Magellan Telescope mirrors built on the University of Arizona campus are engineering marvels destined for the planet's biggest optical observatory, which has already taken almost six years and $20 million to make.
Ten Times Sharper than Hubble >>
Jeremiah Pate

Impatience Is a Virtue for This Innovative UA Freshman

Oct. 25, 2017  |  Emily Walla
Jeremiah Pate refused to wait until after graduation to found a company, and now he is designing satellites that can explore asteroids and proteins that can battle Parkinson's disease.
Biomedical Engineer Won't Wait >>
Erin Ratcliff

Researchers Demonstrate New Ways to Design Better Organic Bioelectronics

Oct. 20, 2017  |  Jill Goetz
Erin Ratcliff’s experiments with organic polymers boost prospects for developing more sensitive wearable and implantable bioelectronics that can record, regulate and repair what ails us.
Wearable Tech Breakthrough >>

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