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The New York Times

May 21, 2019

How Tiger Woods Won the Back Surgery Lottery

In a story about golfer Tiger Woods' spinal-fusion operation and subsequent Masters victory, "The New York Times" turns for comment to Dartmouth engineering professor and spinal surgery expert Sohail Mirza.

Medicaldevice-network.com

May 21, 2019

Low battery: finding alternative ways to power medical devices

"Researchers have created devices which will be self-charged by the energy harvested directly from the human body," as explained by study lead and Dartmouth professor of engineering John Zhang.

Business Recorder

May 21, 2019

Researchers create 'flying whale' robot to move around within body

Engineers at Dartmouth and City University of Hong Kong have created a tiny 3D-printed robot that incorporates a flapping whale-flukes-like tail and wings that can fold up or down as required.

The Telegraph

May 20, 2019

Tiny 'flying whale' robot could swim through the body to deliver drugs

Engineers are developing a tiny "flying whale" robot capable of swimming through the body to deliver drugs directly to cancer cells.

The Engineer

May 16, 2019

Shape-changing robot promises targeted drug delivery

"With this technology we can create soft transformable robots with unprecedented maneuverability,"said Zi Chen, a professor of engineering at Dartmouth.

NBC5

May 16, 2019

Dartmouth College students win NASA competition

A group of Dartmouth College students won NASA's Big Idea Challenge. The students designed a greenhouse for Mars.

NH Pubic Radio

May 16, 2019

Dartmouth Engineering Students Win NASA Competition To Design Greenhouse For Mars

A group of Dartmouth engineering students recently won a challenge from NASA to design a greenhouse for Mars.

Engineering News-Record

May 16, 2019

Student Design for Space Colony Greenhouse Wins NASA Praise

A greenhouse with a hydroponic growing system designed by undergrads at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering could sustain four astronauts on a 600-day mission to Mars.

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