BYU formula hybrid first place finish featured on BYU homepage
After 21 years of leading BYU’s Mechanical Engineering Capstone program, Dr. Robert Todd is retiring – but not before he does one final victory lap. (Read Full Article)
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Capstone Team win at Formula Hybrid competition featured in the Daily Herald
PROVO -- More than 7,500 hours of work paid off for 16 BYU students and their adviser last week when they were awarded first place at the international 2012 Formula Hybrid competition. The mechanical engineering students have been working on their car, Hybrid Blue, since September having built the hybrid car from the ground up, a difficult task for students with little knowledge of electrical engineering. (Read Full Article)
BYU Formula Hybrid team featured on KSL.com
PROVO — A flash of blue is speeding by, a champion not for speed, but for how it is powered. BYU just brought home the first place trophy, at the international 2012 Formula Hybrid competition, at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Read Full Article)
BYU engineers create Batman-like device for Air Force competition
The Dark Knight uses some pretty cool technology. (Read Full Article)
BYU Capstone team's Batman-like device featured in the Daily Herald
PROVO -- Several BYU engineering students put their superhero powers to use Friday morning as they tested out a Batman-like device that can be used to scale buildings up to 90 feet tall. The students have been working on the device since September as part of a project for the Air Force. BYU was one of 15 teams chosen to participate in three years of competitions to design devices that can be used in real combat situations. (Read Full Article)
A new drill bores wells with human power
In 2010, a team of BYU capstone students teamed with WHOlives.org and developed and built a human powered drill. The well was sucessfully tested in Tanzania. Their creation was highlighted on Engineering for Change's news. (Read Full Article)
May 2012
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