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Tsung-Wei Huang
July 11, 2025

Parallel programming system developed at UW-Madison set for global rollout in C++ update

Beginning in 2026, Taskflow—a powerful task-parallel programming system developed by a research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison—will play an active role in shaping the future C++ standard. The tool will help ensure that the…

Conceptual design for Type One Energy's fusion plant
June 17, 2025

UW-Madison spinoff Type One Energy achieves milestone for fusion power plant

University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff company Type One Energy has published a comprehensive and robust physics basis for a practical fusion pilot power plant. The advance is an important and promising milestone that brings fusion power…

Postdoctoral scholar Sujan Subedi
June 17, 2025

New wave: UW-Madison researchers are creating a path to high-performance terahertz technologies

Many of the technological advances of the last century are the result of researchers unlocking different types of electromagnetic radiation, the waves—like x-rays, microwaves and infrared radiation—that carry energy throughout the universe. There’s one bit…

April 14, 2025

From energy hogs to eco-havens

Today’s massive data centers have become a necessary evil in our information-driven lives. Here are a handful of ideas that can make them future-friendly. In September 2024, tech giant Microsoft…

George Tzimpragos
March 7, 2025

Focus on new faculty: George Tzimpragos is rebooting computer architecture

Over the past 80 years, computers have progressed from room-sized collections of vacuum tubes and mechanical relays to the tiny digital devices we now carry in our pockets. Along with…

Jennifer Volk
February 26, 2025

Focus on new faculty: Jennifer Volk aims to make the promise of unconventional devices a reality

Estimates show that in the near future, traditional semiconductors will no longer keep up with our computing demands. That has led to a wave of interest in unlocking the potential…

Students in ME 376 work on a lab assignment. Credit: Adam Malecek.
February 10, 2025

New mechatronics course prepares students for high-demand engineering jobs

Mechatronics—integrating mechanical systems with electronics and software—is essential to a growing number of products and systems, including cellphones, vehicles and robots. “There is a significant demand for engineers with mechatronics…

PhD student Jinuan Lin (left) and ECE Assistant Professor Chu Ma in the lab
January 31, 2025

New far-field imaging technique brings deeper clarity to ultrasound

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have developed a new technique for improving the penetration and resolution of ultrasound—an imaging tool that’s not only commonly used in medicine, but also in everything…

Mikhail Kats
January 24, 2025

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers recognizes Mikhail Kats’ research excellence

Mikhail Kats, the Jack St. Clair Kilby and Antoine-Bascom Professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received a 2025 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists…

USCYBERCOM Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. William J. Hartman delivers a keynote address to UW students, faculty and researchers
January 24, 2025

U.S. Cyber Command visit highlights engineering expertise in cyber-related fields

In November 2024, a delegation from the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)—a unit responsible for U.S. Department of Defense cyberspace capabilities—visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Through a series of tours…