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David B. Go named Viola D. Hank Professor

David B. Go named Viola D. Hank Professor

David B. Go, professor and chair of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded an endowed professorship. He will become Notre Dame’s Viola D. Hank Professor in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, effective January 1,…
Light-powered soft robots could suck up oil spills

Light-powered soft robots could suck up oil spills

​​A floating, robotic film designed by researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and the University of Notre Dame could be trained to hoover oil spills at sea or remove contaminants from drinking water. Technical details of this achievement...