![In research sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility is investigating the safety and military defense questions raised by the burgeoning number of electric vehicles on the nation’s roadways. crash test performed on a guardrail on October 12, 2023, highlighted the concern. At 60 mph, the 7,000-plus-pound, 2022 Rivian R1T truck tore through a commonly used guardrail system with little reduction in speed. October 12, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/231012_EV_Crash_249.jpg)
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![In research sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility is investigating the safety and military defense questions raised by the burgeoning number of electric vehicles on the nation’s roadways. crash test performed on a guardrail on October 12, 2023, highlighted the concern. At 60 mph, the 7,000-plus-pound, 2022 Rivian R1T truck tore through a commonly used guardrail system with little reduction in speed. October 12, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/231012_EV_Crash_131A.jpg)
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![The Rivian truck has decals affixed to the sides and top to make it easier for the data to be used that the cameras capture. In research sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility is investigating the safety and military defense questions raised by the burgeoning number of electric vehicles on the nation’s roadways. crash test performed on a guardrail on October 12, 2023, highlighted the concern. At 60 mph, the 7,000-plus-pound, 2022 Rivian R1T truck tore through a commonly used guardrail system with little reduction in speed. October 12, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/231012_EV_Crash_075.jpg)
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![The Rivian truck has decals affixed to the sides and top to make it easier for the data to be used that the cameras capture. In research sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility is investigating the safety and military defense questions raised by the burgeoning number of electric vehicles on the nation’s roadways. crash test performed on a guardrail on October 12, 2023, highlighted the concern. At 60 mph, the 7,000-plus-pound, 2022 Rivian R1T truck tore through a commonly used guardrail system with little reduction in speed. October 12, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/231012_EV_Crash_052.jpg)
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![The Rivian is parked against the guard rail at the angle it will hit during the crash. In research sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility is investigating the safety and military defense questions raised by the burgeoning number of electric vehicles on the nation’s roadways. crash test performed on a guardrail on October 12, 2023, highlighted the concern. At 60 mph, the 7,000-plus-pound, 2022 Rivian R1T truck tore through a commonly used guardrail system with little reduction in speed. October 12, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/231012_EV_Crash_044.jpg)
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![Trevor Donahoo, Engineering Testing Technician, connects testing equipment inside the Rivian R1T cab before the crash test. In research sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility is investigating the safety and military defense questions raised by the burgeoning number of electric vehicles on the nation’s roadways. A crash test performed on a guardrail on October 12, 2023, highlighted the concern. At 60 mph, the 7,000-plus-pound, 2022 Rivian R1T truck tore through a commonly used guardrail system with little reduction in speed. October 12, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/231012_EV_Crash_024.jpg)
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![(From left) David Berkowitz of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Rick Evans of the National Strategic Research Institute and Ken Bayles of the University of Nebraska Medical Center have received a $24.5 million award from the Defense Health Agency to advance development of an acute radiation syndrome prophylactic. They are shown with UNL’s new 15-Tesla ICR-MS instrument in Hamilton Hall. August 31, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230831_UNL_UNMC_NSRI_053.jpg)
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![(From left) David Berkowitz of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Rick Evans of the National Strategic Research Institute and Ken Bayles of the University of Nebraska Medical Center have received a $24.5 million award from the Defense Health Agency to advance development of an acute radiation syndrome prophylactic. They are shown with UNL’s new 15-Tesla ICR-MS instrument in Hamilton Hall. August 31, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230831_UNL_UNMC_NSRI_045.jpg)
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![(From left) David Berkowitz of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Rick Evans of the National Strategic Research Institute and Ken Bayles of the University of Nebraska Medical Center have received a $24.5 million award from the Defense Health Agency to advance development of an acute radiation syndrome prophylactic. They are shown with UNL’s new 15-Tesla ICR-MS instrument in Hamilton Hall. August 31, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230831_UNL_UNMC_NSRI_010.jpg)
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![Cody Stolle, Research Assistant Professor, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, stands in front of a crash video footage from testing done at the UNL Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. Cody Stolle lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_112_0.jpg)
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![Cody Stolle, Research Assistant Professor, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, stands in front of a crash video footage from testing done at the UNL Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. Cody Stolle lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_109.jpg)
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![Cody Stolle, Research Assistant Professor, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, stands in front of a crash video footage from testing done at the UNL Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. Cody Stolle lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_108.jpg)
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![Cody Stolle, Research Assistant Professor, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, stands in front of a crash video footage from testing done at the UNL Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. Cody Stolle lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_107.jpg)
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![Cody Stolle, Research Assistant Professor, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, stands in front of a crash video footage from testing done at the UNL Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. Cody Stolle lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_102_0.jpg)
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![Gnyarienn Selva Kumar, left, and Doreen Rahman work on setting up a strut for a compression test. Both are masters students in mechanical engineering. They work in Cody Stolle’s lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_100_0.jpg)
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![Cody Stolle (center) evaluates small car suspension components in a load frame with students Gnyarienn Selva Kumar (right) and Mahfuza Rahman (left). The students are masters students in mechanical engineering. they work in Cody Stolle’s lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_074.jpg)
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![Cody Stolle (center) evaluates small car suspension components in a load frame with students Gnyarienn Selva Kumar (right) and Mahfuza Rahman (left). The students are masters students in mechanical engineering. they work in Cody Stolle’s lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_071.jpg)
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![Cody Stolle, right, and Gnyarienn Selva Kumar work on setting up a strut for a compression test while Doreen Rahman does the same for a concrete sample. The two students are masters students in mechanical engineering. they work in Cody Stolle’s lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_069_0.jpg)
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![Doreen Rahman sets up a compression test for a concrete sample. She is a masters student in mechanical engineering and works in Cody Stolle’s lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_055_0.jpg)
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![Gnyarienn Selva Kumar works on setting up a strut for a compression test while Doreen Rahman does the same for a concrete sample. Both are masters students in mechanical engineering. They work in Cody Stolle’s lab in Whittier. July 27, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/230727_Stolle_049_0.jpg)
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![Professor Qing Hui and graduate student Josh Allen pose in their lab in Nebraska Hall. A NSRI funded study will demonstrate how the theoretic and computational tools developed in this field can be used to counter weapons of mass destruction (WMD). It will also raise challenging technical questions about how to evaluate the effectiveness of these tools for solving a multi-domain, complex problem to obtain a satisfactory solution. April 22, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/220422_Qing_Hui_009.jpg)
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![A Nebraska Engineering team led by Eric Markvicka has developed the "electronic nose," a sensing device that can be used to identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are excreted by human skin or present in exhaled breath. This data could be used to identify the presence of diseases, such as COVID-19. Nebraska Engineering researchers present, "Wireless, Battery Free Wearable Electronic Nose," March 10, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/220310_Markvicka_043.jpg)
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![Eric Markvicka, Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has developed the smart nose. The wearable sensor can “smell” and diagnose the wearer’s medical condition. Nebraska Engineering researchers present, "Wireless, Battery Free Wearable Electronic Nose," March 10, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/220310_Markvicka_031.jpg)
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![Eric Markvicka, Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has developed the smart nose. The wearable sensor can “smell” and diagnose the wearer’s medical condition. Nebraska Engineering researchers present, "Wireless, Battery Free Wearable Electronic Nose," March 10, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/220310_Markvicka_021v2.jpg)
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