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Spot, a dog-like robot created by Boston Dynamics
April 30, 2025

The race for animal-like endurance in mobile robots hinges on new energy storage technology

If we envision a future in which humanoid or animal-inspired robots work at construction sites or safeguard older adults, then we’ll need to develop energy storage systems that will allow…

Professor Jim Luedtke works with students in Advanced Optimization Modeling
April 24, 2025

New advanced optimization course provides industry preparation

Industrial engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who are interested in learning the basics of optimization—mathematical techniques that can solve problems such as choosing the quickest route from point…

Industrial steel pipes iStock
April 21, 2025

A faster, cheaper way to restore stainless steel’s corrosion resistance

Found in everything from kitchen appliances to sustainable energy infrastructure, stainless steels are used extensively due to their excellent corrosion (rusting) resistance. They’re important material in many industries, including manufacturing,…

Alastair Big Luna
April 9, 2025

From finance to fission: Nontraditional student makes bold move for PhD

Alastair Big Luna (PhDME ’25) speaks deliberately and calmly, even though he’s unsure what the next chapter of his life will bring. As a father of three who moved across…

Colleen Witzenburg
April 7, 2025

With CAREER Award, Witzenburg examines the mechanics behind a change of heart

A cell in a crucial heart valve leaflet feels a disruptive stretch, so it produces more of the structural protein collagen—and in extreme cases even produces calcium—to ease its physical…

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…

Jesse Hampton’s students pose at the top of the Au Sable Lighthouse.
January 8, 2025

Learning from the light: In class and in the field, civil engineers study long-standing Lake Superior sentinel

A group of 10 University of Wisconsin-Madison civil and environmental engineering graduate students is monitoring the structural health of a 150-year-old Superior lighthouse. With Jesse Hampton, an assistant professor of…

EMA 200 students Avery Motylinski, Jada Matson, Bella Belgiorno, Arlo Gaskill and Matt Bauer work on their wind tunnel project
December 20, 2024

New hands-on course launches first-year students’ journey into aerospace engineering

A growing number of engineering mechanics undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are choosing to add the aerospace option to their major. The EMA program prepares students for in-demand…