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ALAN ASBECK
Alan Asbeck has received an NSF CAREER award to develop novel exoskeletons .
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WILLIAMS NAMED TO ACADEMY
Chris Williams has been named to the National Academy of Inventors .
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FROM THE COVER
MELTING , MORPHING METAL
In Michael Bartlett ’ s lab , researchers have created metals that can be deformed and return to their original shape with the use of melting metals .
A STAR IN THE WORLD OF CERAMIC ENGINEERING
Ling Li is using his discovery of the microstructure of starfish skeletons to imagine a new future for 3D-printed ceramics . This research was featured on the cover of Science .
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