The first principle of mechanical design is 'functionality' rather than 'aesthetics'. Huiyu Industrial Design once tackled a ...

University of Illinois researchers can now explain the physical mechanisms behind click beetles’ clicking maneuver. Belonging to the Elateroidea family, a click beetle (or snapping beetle) is ...

The Mechanical Systems Laboratory is an undergraduate lab facility to support the ME 461 course and undergraduate research work. The central idea of this lab facility is to demonstrate and learn main ...

Mechanical engineering is one of the most diverse branches of engineering, and it involves the design and analysis of machines, structures, and materials by applying the principles of physics and ...

Students majoring in the inaugural programs at Illinois State University's new College of Engineering are feeling positive.

The curriculum goals of the unit, as currently stated in the catalog or other departmental documents, are as follows: (from the catalog) "The educational objective of the undergraduate program in ...

Mechanical Engineering is an expansive discipline that integrates physics, mathematics and material science to design, analyse, manufacture and maintain mechanical systems. Rooted in classical ...

Lectures and readings focus on bridges, railroads, power plants, steamboats, telegraph, highways, automobiles, aircraft, computers, and the microchip. Historical analysis provides a basis for studying ...