Engineering

Shark Tank A student studies sharks in an aquarium.

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Shark Tank

How silent is it really behind the aquarium glass?

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Amazon Exchange

In Ecuador, an interdisciplinary BYU team collaborates with local residents on a sustainable building.

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Tech Matchmakers

At BYU's Tech Transfer Office, students and professors turn their ideas into patented products.

Smart bluetooth stakes in among crops.

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A Smart Solution

BYU researchers are working on a solution for imprecise crop irrigation: Smart Bluetooth Stakes.

Red Rover
Fall 2025
BYU Mars Rover team tests its mettle against bots designed at other universities
Taking Up Space
Spring 2025
The Compliant Mechanisms and Robotics Lab creates origami patterns to keep space technology compact and affordable.
Building Zion
Spring 2025
Three generations of the Hutchings family have become builders of students, of temples, and of Zion.
A New Persective
Spring 2025
This photogrammetry rig uses 35 cameras to capture every tiny detail of an object and create an accurate digital model.
Driving Efficiency
Winter 2025
New welding advancements are improving Toyota's efficiency and reducing their carbon footprint.
Documenting Hidden Dangers
Spring 2024
Hotchkiss and his team of BYU students create the first nationwide database cataloguing low-head dams in US rivers.
From Utah to Infinity 
Spring 2024
BYU's Eyring Science Center has a new permanent display that tells the story of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Itty-Bitty Ballistics 
Winter 2024
The world's smallest working nerf gun is the size of a fleck of pepper.
Not So Fast, Not So Furious 
Fall 2023
BYU took first at the Shell Eco-Marathon with a vehicle that could drive from Provo to Atlanta on one gallon.
Dances with Bees
Fall 2023
BYU computer science students are using AI to translate bees' dancing language in real time.
Just Rocket Science
Fall 2023
A BYU rocket designed by mechanical-engineering students takes the top prize at the 2023 Spaceport America Cup.
Making Strides
Fall 2023
With innovative production processes, BYU students have given Ecuadorian amputees a new leg to stand on.
By Small and Simple Things
Winter 2023
BYU engineers use new technology to etch the entire text of the Book of Mormon on a palm-sized silicon wafer.
Bone-Rumbling Sound
Winter 2023
The sound of the Artemis I launch, with its snaps and pops, was like “40 million bowls of crackling Rice Krispies."
Fowl Waters
Fall 2022
A student-designed filter is making murky waters drinkable.
BYU in 80,000 Images
Spring 2022
BYU engineering student leads team in creating a virtual 3D model of BYU campus using over 80,000 images.
Power Chips
Fall 2021
A team of BYU researchers took the lead in a global race to create power-efficient, high-speed electronics.
Tiny Wiper
Fall 2021
Amanda Bartschi and Jacob Sheffield won the 2021 Student Innovator of the Year award.
BYU 2020 Giving Report: Building the Future
Fall 2021
Donations to BYU were at a record high in 2020, providing scholarships and opportunity to students like Savannah Taylor.
Sci-Fi in Real Life
Summer 2021
Using tiny particles, lasers, and motion parallax technology, BYU engineers make sci-fi dreams a reality.