Professor Kim Stelson presents Institute of Technology Public Lecture on fluid power

Fluid-powered hybrid vehicles, hydraulic canes and artifical limbs, and state-of-the-art rescue robots are just a few examples of the cutting-edge uses of fluid power being studied at a new multimillion-dollar research center sponsored by the National Science Foundation and based at the University of Minnesota. Mechanical Engineering Professor Kim Stelson, who also serves as director of the Institute of Technology's new NSF Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power will speak at the Institute of Technology Public Lecture on fluid power at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 402 Walter Library. Professor Stelson will explain how researchers at the center are working on new ways to save energy and improve our lives by using fluid power. The event is sponsored by the Institute of Technology Alumni Society. More...