Professor and department head of materials and mechanical engineering, Robert Hyers, speaks with NBC Boston about 5 ways drivers can increase fuel efficiency as they hit the road this summer. 

Recycling Today wrote about WPI researchers’ findings that re-using auto parts can greatly cut greenhouse gas emissions compared with buying new parts. Brajendra Mishra, the Kenneth G. Merriam Professor in Mechanical Engineering, was lead author on the study. 

The Engineer reported on WPI Assistant Professor Yihao Zheng’s new $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop an artificial intelligence-enabled probe that can provide doctors with real-time assessments of blood clots in the brain.