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Assistant Professor Yonatan Mintz and undergraduate student Fengxu Li
February 7, 2025

New country, abundant resources, aptitude for research help undergrad build confidence

A year ago, Fengxu Li says, the idea of talking to a stranger on Zoom about himself would have simply felt too nerve-wracking and intimidating. He had only arrived in…

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…

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…

fabricated film capacitors
December 5, 2024

A film capacitor that can take the heat

Researchers use an innovative set of machine-learning models to discover a record-breaking material for film capacitors, key components in many energy technologies. Key Takeaways The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley…

Michael Biehler
December 4, 2024

Focus on new faculty: Michael Biehler combines 4D printing with machine learning

If Michael Biehler’s research is successful, he will help enable soft robotics that can self-assemble inside the human body, as well as dynamic, protective packaging for everything from food to…

Thomas Breunung
November 20, 2024

Focus on new faculty: Thomas Breunung studies nonlinear structural dynamics for myriad applications

Thomas Breunung’s structural dynamics research has broad and impactful applications across multiple fields. In addition to applications in aerospace and energy harvesting, Breunung’s research can be useful for investigating phenomena…

Alberto Del Pia
November 8, 2024

For the love of the riddle: Industrial engineer’s foundational math makes way for optimal solutions

Midway through an explanation of his research into some of the murkier corners of the mathematical universe, Alberto Del Pia cuts himself off. “I understand this is complicated,” says the…

iStock GPU
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…

UW Crest with engineering background
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…