Jennifer McManamay

Dec 9, 2024 | scitechdaily.com | Jennifer McManamay

An artistic rendering of a network formed by crosslinking foldable bottlebrush polymers, which feature a collapsed backbone grafted with many flexible linear side chains. Credit: Liheng Cai, Baiqiang Huang/Soft Biomatter Lab, University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied ScienceUVa researchers have developed a polymer that defies traditional trade-offs between stiffness and stretchability, enabling new applications in technology and medicine.

Dec 3, 2024 | nelsonpub.com | Jennifer McManamay

UVA researchers defy materials science rules with molecules that release stored length to decouple stiffness and stretchability. By Jennifer McManamay, University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied ScienceResearchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new design that appears to rewrite the textbook on polymer engineering. No longer is it dogma that the stiffer a polymeric material is, the less stretchable it has to be.

Nov 13, 2024 | news.virginia.edu | Jennifer McManamay

While attending the United States Military Academy at West Point, Giovanna Camacho studied engineering psychology and became an expert diver. Camacho, now a doctoral student in the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, is once again combining those pursuits to develop new technology that could make the difference between life and death.

Oct 28, 2024 | phys.org | Jennifer McManamay

Peptides come and peptides go, sometimes too fast. These strings of amino acids—the building blocks of life—are of intense interest to researchers for their potential to treat everything from stroke to infection, either as the drug or the drug delivery vehicle. That is, when they last long enough to do their work.

Sep 25, 2024 | energy-daily.com | Jennifer McManamay

Autonomous vehicles can be imperfect - As long as they're resilientby Jennifer McManamay for UV NewsCharlottesville VA (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 Researchers from three of Virginia's premier universities, including the University of Virginia's Homa Alemzadeh, aim to take the risk out of self-driving vehicles by overcoming inevitable computer failures with good engineering.