Open sesame: NIU engineering students pilot voice-operated door lock
DeKalb, Ill. — It’s more of a magical phrase, but throw in a bit of electrical engineering and “open sesame” becomes the key to a successful student project in the…
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‘Jurassic’ effort: NIU engineering students work to re-create saber-toothed cat
Senior Design Day project aims to improve animal prosthetics, museum displays.
DeKalb, Ill. — They started with a 3-D prototype of a saber-toothed cat’s forelimb. One day, it could be the entire cat. Inspired by NIU biological sciences professor Virginia Naples,…
Winning Senior Design Day team impresses Yorkville-based textile company
Project could save Aurora Specialty Textiles Group about $100,000 a year.
DeKalb, Ill. — You could say a team of NIU’s graduating engineering students did their homework—and then some. Taking top honors in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology’s Spring…
NIU students’ air-to-water drone could lessen costs of gathering aquatic data
DeKalb, Ill. — With its own catchy classical theme song borrowed from a Richard Wagner opera, an air-to-water drone created by a team of NIU students won first place in the…
NIU engineering students tackle real-world problems at Senior Design Day
DeKalb, Ill. — It was all about affordability and making a difference for NIU’s graduating engineering students as they proved themselves during Spring 2018 Senior Design Day. The 39 team…
‘Iron Man’ inspires winning project at NIU Senior Design Day
The team’s wearable tech can help avoid injuries from repetitive and/or heavy lifting
In a surprise upset at the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology’s fall Senior Design Day, the structural harness for enhanced load lifting – or SHELL – project was awarded…
NIU Engineering Students Show off Ingenuity with Senior Design Projects
Better coffee makers, more efficient irrigation and “Iron Man” arms showcased in competition
The engineering building at Northern Illinois University was a hive of activity and innovation on the Friday before finals, as graduating seniors presented their capstone Senior Design Projects. Thirty-seven student…
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