Research August 13, 2026 · 4 min read CRISPR roadblocks: Scientists identify genes blocking gene therapy success Like a delivery driver navigating crowded city streets, a gene-therapy-toting lipid nanoparticle faces a gauntlet of potential detours on its journey toward a cell’s nucleus. First, there’s entering the cell’s plasma membrane; then navigating around…
Students August 12, 2026 · 3 min read From the plant floor to a career path: Teagan Strecker’s summer at GE Healthcare Teagan Strecker didn’t expect a materials science degree to lead her onto a manufacturing floor at 6 a.m., walking the line with engineers and operations teams to review the previous day’s safety, quality and delivery…
Research August 12, 2026 · 3 min read Aluminum-air battery cuts robot energy-storage mass by 41% A robotic rover powered by a new aluminum-air battery completed the same 60-kilometer mission as a lithium-ion-powered rover while carrying 41% less total energy-storage mass. Developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers James Pikul and Yichao…
FacultyResearch August 11, 2026 · 3 min read Custom 4D-printed implants offer patients a less painful path to tissue reconstruction In performing reconstructive surgery, surgeons commonly use a technique called tissue expansion, which involves slowly stretching nearby skin to grow extra tissue that can be used to rebuild areas such as the ear, breast or…
AwardsFaculty August 7, 2026 · 3 min read With DOE Genesis Mission award, David Smith is making real-time plasma control possible Fusion has enormous potential to address the world’s energy crisis, but the high upfront capital investment required to design and build a fusion power plant is a barrier to commercializing this clean energy source. One of…
ResearchStudents August 7, 2026 · 6 min read CBE PhD student Changsu Kim is a puzzle master, in and out of the lab Changsu Kim is a third year PhD student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working in the lab of Sobota Professor Reid Van Lehn. He specializes in molecular…
FacultyResearch August 3, 2026 · 5 min read New UW-Madison center accelerates discovery where materials meet their limits A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has received nearly $25 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation for an initiative that leverages AI to accelerate discovery and development of “super” materials that can withstand…
AwardsFaculty July 31, 2026 · 3 min read With DOE early-career award, Jesse Hampton maps earthquake ‘family trees’ to understand their interconnection Whether studying microscopic fractures in the laboratory or earthquakes in the Earth’s crust, Jesse Hampton is interested in the same question: how are individual cracking events connected? Hampton, a recently tenured associate professor of civil…
FacultyResearch July 30, 2026 · 5 min read Study reveals massive quantities of undeclared uranium are exported from the DRC A study conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison and Princeton University nuclear engineers has identified a major blind spot in nuclear accounting with global nuclear security implications. According to the researchers, large quantities of uranium have…
FacultyResearch July 27, 2026 · 3 min read Are solid-state batteries safer? UW-Madison engineers put them to the test A new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers shows solid-state batteries can offer real safety advantages over lithium-ion batteries but can still catch fire and burn in a worst-case accident scenario. “Our research shows that…