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Adjustable Compliance Footwear Technology (AcFT) - design preprint available
Our first paper detailing the design of new adjustable compliance footwear is live on bioRxiv! This project has been a couple years in the making, and we finally have a prototype version ready to show and perform locomotion studies with. This is a...
Post · April 30, 2025
Paper published: Design and Characterization of the AdjuSST: An Adjustable Surface Stiffness Treadmill
The design paper for our new Adjustable Surface Stiffness Treadmill (AdjuSST) is live in early access in the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics on IEEE Xplore!
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10816726
Post · April 30, 2025
Unbanning Aida Salazar and Celebrating Ultraviolet:
Storytelling is a powerful tool for connection, learning, and empowerment evidenced by our current need to protect our freedom to read and to ensure that all voices are heard. This is where supporting local libraries and championing the telling of...
Post · April 29, 2025
How to publish: a guide for PhD students
You've got positive results: congrats! Now comes the next big step: publishing. Choosing the right journal can make a huge difference in the visibility and impact of your work. Things like accessibility, fees, impact factor, reputation, and form...
Post · April 29, 2025
Tiny Optical Marvels: How Metasurfaces and Metalenses Are Redefining Light
When we think of lenses, we usually picture something curved: eyeglasses, camera lenses, even a magnifying glass.
For centuries, bending light meant shaping glass into big, heavy curves. But today, a new revolution is happening, one that's flatte...
Post · April 29, 2025