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As publisher of South Carolina Manufacturing, I spend my days covering businesses that understand the value of long-term vision, steady leadership, and weathering occasional setbacks. That’s why the recent criticism of Dabo Swinney troubles me. We’ve Become Spoiled Let’s be honest, we Clemson fans have become spoiled. The grumbling in Death Valley has grown louder […]
BASF’s site in Seneca sponsored and participated in Clemson University’s “Be A T.I.G.E.R. Field Day” on April 9, a free youth event created and organized by Clemson student-athletes. This annual event is one of the Upstate’s major spring kickoff events and offers a preview of the upcoming Clemson football season. BASF sponsored a series of […]
It was an ambitious challenge to say the least. Clemson University’s automotive engineers were tasked with designing an autonomous open-wheel race car and creating a prototype that would be reproduced, distributed to nine teams around the world and raced around a famed speedway, all in less than two years, as a pandemic sent much of […]
SUVs tip the scales at about 4,000 pounds, but they could soon shed some weight with the help of a nationwide team led by a Clemson University automotive engineer. The team is launching new research aimed at knocking at least 160 pounds off of an SUV while maintaining affordability and ensuring automakers can mass produce […]
Garrett Pataky receives CAREER award for research on metal fatigue. Garrett Pataky of Clemson University and his students will be taking an up-close look at what happens when metal cracks, as they launch new research that could lead to longer-lasting metal in everything from bridges to cars. The problem at the heart of the research […]
It seems improbable that something as rigid as a tree could be turned into a pliable foam that can pad the soles of shoes and cushion seats in cars, but Clemson University researchers have done exactly that. A research team in the Department of Automotive Engineering used lignin, a wood-processing waste product, to develop a […]
Two centers and a nonprofit that are part of the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education community have created a virtual-reality simulation of an underwater remotely operated vehicle that will make its debut this summer in a global competition. The centers are the Clemson University Center for Workforce Development and the National Center for Autonomous Technologies. The nonprofit […]
Two Ph.D. students watched Kai He slip on blue, protective gloves and pour liquid nitrogen into a barrel-shaped vessel, causing chilled vapor to billow over the top and spread across the table like a fog. He, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering, was in Clemson University’s Electron Microscopy Facility to demonstrate some of […]
A Clemson University student and recent graduate are developing a reusable tampon applicator they said will be cheaper and more comfortable to use than its competitors and help keep waste out of landfills. Claudia Sisk and Marissa Jansen won $2,500 after their product, Nature’s Gift, took first place in this year’s CECAS Spark Challenge, an […]
The same type of technology that recommends movies on Netflix and music on Spotify could soon help children pick books, high school students choose a college and retirees select volunteer activities. Bart Knijnenburg, an assistant professor in Clemson University’s School of Computing, has launched research aimed at building a new breed of recommender system that […]
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