The IMPEDE Embolization Plug is made from polyurethane-based shape memory polymer foam that expands to a “memorized” larger conformable shape when delivered into a blood vessel, allowing it to obstruct or reduce the rate of blood flow in the vein or artery targeted. (Duncan Maitland) By Jennifer Reiley, Texas A&M…
Dr. Ding Zhu (right) and master’s student Ryan Winner running a fracture conductivity experiment. By Nancy Luedke, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and Marathon Oil Corporation have initiated an impressive research program to study advanced petroleum fluid flow processes and recovery techniques from unconventional resource…
TEES research engineer John Rohmer has been contracted by Siemens through the aerospace engineering department, and over the next year will be embedded into the Siemens eAircraft organization. By Jan McHarg, Texas A&M University College of Engineering This fall, researchers from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M…
A group of mechanical engineering students from Mexico viewed the Turbomachinery Laboratory on their visit. By Joshua Siegel, Texas A&M Turbomachinery Laboratory A group of mechanical engineering students from Mexico recently got an inside look at what the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University has to offer. Students from the…
By Deana Totzke, TEES Today is a great time to be a beer lover. As a nation, the United States now has more beer styles (over 150) and brands (over 20,000) to choose from than any other market in the world, and a large portion of them are…
From left: finals judge Graham Weston, IntuiTap CEO and Co-Founder Jessica Traver and Vice Chancellor and Dean for Engineering M. Katherine Banks. By TEES Staff IntuiTap Medical, a Houston-based medical device company was awarded $50,000 as the winner of the 2017 Texas A&M New Ventures Competition (TNVC) hosted by…
The aircraft the Texas A&M team’s research will focus on designing an aircraft that can modify its shape in real time in order to optimize for fuel efficiency or quiet flight as the flight phase and conditions change. By Aubrey Bloom, Texas A&M University College of Engineering A team of…
Dr. John Valasek, professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M. By Jan McHarg, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Dr. John Valasek, professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University and director of the Center for Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Systems (CANVASS) in the Texas…
Photo: Texas A&M Cybersecurity Director Dr. Dan Ragsdale (left) moderates a panel featuring (from left to right) Palo Alto Networks Chief Security Officer Rick Howard, Defense Security Service Senior Cyber Advisor and Deputy Director of CounterIntellenge Richard Naylor and BLACKOPS Partners Corporation Chairman and CEO Casey Fleming. The Cybersecurity…