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November 4, 2024

With up to $50 million, team will improve energy access for rural Wisconsin residents

The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering is partnering on a grant of up to $50 million to bring smart grid technology to rural and underserved communities throughout Wisconsin. In…

Whitney Loo being interviewed by Alex Holloway
October 24, 2024

Ask an expert: Whitney Loo explains plastics recycling and the challenges of sustainability

Whitney Loo is the Conway Assistant Professor of chemical and biological engineering. Loo studies polymers, which are “macromolecules” composed of many repeating units. They are the building blocks for many…

Patrick Sullivan and Gyohun Choi working in the lab
October 24, 2024

Engineered additive makes low-cost renewable energy storage a possibility

Solar and wind are quickly transforming the energy landscape—but if we are to realize the full potential of these intermittent, renewable energy sources, we’ll need safe, affordable batteries capable of…

PhD student David Skrovanek and Professor Daniel Ludois
October 18, 2024

An ocean of possibilities: Electrostatic machines could make wave energy a reality

Wind, solar and hydropower are a good start when it comes to renewable energy, but the real prize is lurking just off the coast: There’s enough energy produced by ocean…

Marcus Thelen, Petar Vorkapich, Colby Milligan and Cesar Velez
October 16, 2024

As international interns, Badger engineers learn the ropes of shipbuilding in Italy

Colby Milligan was still trying to sort out his summer plans when an email in his inbox caught his eye. The mechanical engineering major read the message, which advertised an…

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October 11, 2024

Investment in AI hardware gives optics and photonics research a major boost

There are a lot of reasons why artificial intelligence burst into the mainstream in the last few years—but one of the biggest factors has been the rapid advancement of graphics…

PhD student Liangkui Jiang works in the lab
October 9, 2024

With data science, new ink, Qin lab pushes toward in-space manufacturing

If Hantang Qin and his collaborators succeed in putting their 3D-printing technology on the International Space Station, they don’t want it to merely operate in zero gravity. They want it…

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October 7, 2024

UW-Madison researchers use AI to identify sex-specific risks associated with brain tumors

For years, cancer researchers have noticed that more men than women get a lethal form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. They’ve also found that these tumors are often more aggressive…

Dean Eric Wilcots, Dean Frances Vavrus, NIFS Director General Zensho Yoshida, College of Engineering executive associate dean David A. Noyce
October 4, 2024

UW-Madison, Japan’s National Institute for Fusion Science strengthen research partnership

University of Wisconsin-Madison and Japan’s National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) leaders have signed task agreements that will strengthen collaboration and cooperation between the two institutions to advance science and…

Whitney Loo
October 1, 2024

With DOE early career award, Whitney Loo is engineering the heart of next-gen batteries

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Whitney Loo, the Conway Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for a prestigious 2024 Early Career Research…