2021 Archive

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Restoration 101 – Weather and Emergency Preparedness

Eversource Energy Center’s outage prediction models support critical preparation for New England storms. The modeling allows Eversource Energy to plan before the storm and deploy repair teams in locations most vulnerable to damage and outages. View this video to learn more.

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Manufacturers Proactive in Response to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected manufacturers in every sector. In the face of disruptions to production and supply chains, disproportionate decreases in product demand and many other challenges, manufacturers are taking a close look at strategies that will help them be better prepared for future pandemics or other disasters. How will they protect their core […]

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ECM printed with the Stratasys Design F370

3D Printing the Extracellular Matrix

Anna Tarakanova, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at UConn, studies ways that the structural features of complex networks like extracellular matrices (ECM) support their function. To explore this further, she decided to find a way to recreate her ECM micro-structure data into enlarged physical models that are visible to the naked eye.

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