After several years of studying materials science as an undergraduate at Seoul National University in South Korea, Hyunseok Oh had a philosophical crisis. He began questioning the purpose of engineering…
The strangest physics on Earth is about to transform life as we know it. These days, you don’t have to look far to find the term “quantum”: Marketers have slapped the word on dishwasher pods,…
Quantum technology is all about taking advantage of the powerful, and sometimes inexplicable, quantum properties of particles to enhance the precision, speed and security of applications like sensing, computing and communications. To do this, researchers…
Drawing on their leadership in materials simulation and design, advanced microscopy and materials fabrication, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have developed a method for tuning the radiation resistance of high-entropy carbides. This new class of advanced…
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Sebastian Kube, an assistant professor in materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to receive a 2025 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program award….
Daniel Rhodes, an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the U.S….
Jason Kawasaki, an associate professor in materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named a 2025 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator. Selection to the program is a prestigious…
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is leading a major multi-institution project to develop and test a critical fusion technology—research that will directly benefit commercial fusion power plant developers. A $19 million Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE)…
Lead halide perovskites are a class of materials that have shown great promise for use in solar panels, semiconductors, LEDs and other optoelectronic devices. One of the most impressive features of these materials is their…
In the fall 2024 semester, a group of freshmen in MS&E 260: Materials Experience—a hands-on introductory course for MS&E majors and the materials science “curious”—designed a final class project to recycle metals from discarded circuit…
In developing a versatile new electrolyte, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has taken the next step toward a more efficient, energy-dense battery that could supplant today’s ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries. This new battery type—an…