Computational Engineering Research

With synchronous video from a pair of smartphones, engineers at Stanford have created an open-source motion-capture app that democratizes the science of human movement.

In the race for fast-charging, energy-dense lithium metal batteries, scientists discovered why the promising solid electrolyte version has not performed as hoped.

A Stanford professor explains how fluid mechanics can help decrease the sound generated by airplanes.

A professor of mechanical engineering explains how computational models of Alzheimer’s spread in the brain are providing new information about the disease.

Faster supercomputers and better modeling are being paired with optimized wind tunnels and flight testing to design new-age commercial airplanes.

A class of students at Stanford School of Engineering created computer models that probe the toughest questions about returning to campus amid a pandemic.

Engineers used X-ray CT scans to study how wood catches fire and fused that knowledge into a computer simulation to predict where forest fires will strike and spread.

A mechanical engineer adapts a computational model of the brain to create a tool that can help policymakers assess how various interventions might affect the course of COVID-19.

New computer simulations help accurately model the unfurling of these nylon safety nets to ensure they are up to the task.