The catalytic converter, which removes toxic gases from car exhaust, owes its invention partly to U alumni working at Corning Incorporated in the 1970s.
College of Engineering
How U alumni helped invent the catalytic converter
September 21, 2020
Blowin’ in the wind
September 16, 2020
University of Utah engineers conduct air flow study to help Utah Symphony musicians stay safe from COVID-19.
Energy Center wins award
August 20, 2020
The honor is given to the highest-performing center in the country.
Gerald Stringfellow’s bright idea
July 17, 2020
The legacy of the U’s mastermind behind LED-based technology was honored in a video from the National Academy of Inventors.
Developing a device to detect COVID-19
June 26, 2020
Science writer Lisa Potter talks with professor Massood Tabib-Azar about the portable, reusable COVID-19 testing device that he is developing.
Humans of the U: Arnold Gatoro
May 26, 2020
Gatoro came to Utah as a child from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A sound treatment
May 20, 2020
Biomedical engineer Jan Kubanek has discovered that treatments of brain disorders may not have to require drugs or invasive surgery at all—just sound waves.
Portable, reusable test for COVID-19
May 7, 2020
U engineer Massood Tabib-Azar is developing a coronavirus sensor about the size of a quarter that works with a cellphone and can detect COVID-19 in 60 seconds.
Graduating in game
April 30, 2020
University of Utah’s top-ranked games program will hold their virtual graduation within an online video game.
Reverse Alchemy
April 16, 2020
A huge LED screen in Times Square shows gold coins dissolving in a solution. York Smith, an assistant professor in materials science and engineering, facilitated the science behind the art.