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Geckskin™ revolutionizes the field of adhesion

Just as geckos scale trees with non-stick ease, UMass researchers have innovated Geckskin™—a small, re-usable and mess-free adhesive pad that can hold more than 700 pounds. The... Read

The Door is Open

UMass Innovation Institute has successful first year courting industry

The UMass Innovation Institute (UMII) is accelerating connections between advanced science and technology available in campus laboratories at the University of Massachusetts... Read

The Quest for the Vest

Innovation helps kids with autism

When Brian Mullen graduated in 2004 as a mechanical engineer, he opted to continue on to graduate school so he could pursue his interest in assistive medical technology. “I wanted... Read

150 Years of Innovation

Applied research in UMass history

In celebration of our sesquicentennial, PhD candidate Dan Chard, history, penned a new paper highlighting three men whose work influenced the past, present, and future of the... Read

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Nanoscale electronic circuit test patterns on the surface of a PET film.
Test Pattern: Manufacturing the Next Generation of Advanced Devices

In the image above, the nanoscale electronic circuit test patterns in the laboratory of polymer chemist ...