Posted on September 23, 2022
Researchers are investigating the use of bird-inspired designs on the performance of UAVs.
Posted on August 18, 2022
Dr Cor-Jacques Kat recently completed a secondment to Tenneco in Belgium.
Posted on August 08, 2022
Considering the high impact that vehicle accidents have on human health, the recent progress within the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria into developing a new Antilock Braking System (ABS) algorithm that is particularly suited to bad roads and...
Posted on August 02, 2022
The University of Pretoria’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering has come out as the top Mechanical Engineering department in South Africa in the latest Shanghai Ranking.
Posted on June 13, 2022
Researchers investigated the influence of clouds on concentrating solar power.
Posted on May 04, 2022
The Solar-Turbo Combined Heat and Power (CHP) project aims to produce a hybrid solar dish prototype to produce both heat and electricity, a goal particularly relevant to rural areas. Watch the video for more details on this exciting project.
Posted on April 29, 2022
Engineers are collaborating to better understand the complex aerodynamics of the albatross wing.
Posted on September 06, 2021
Prof Josua Meyer of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria has co-authored the newly published textbook “The Art of Measuring in the Thermal Sciences” together with Prof Michel de Paepe, professor of Thermodynamics in the Faculty of...
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