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Equipment in the UW-Madison Altitude and Climatic Testing Laboratory
December 10, 2024

At aircraft altitude, in sweltering heat and bitter cold, unique new engine lab is a testbed for futuristic sustainable fuels

While there’s an industry trend toward electric vehicles, there are many mobility sectors—aviation, heavy-duty trucking, rail, off-road machinery, and marine, for example—that will continue to rely on internal combustion engines…

agrivoltaics system among solar panel arrays
December 2, 2024

Solar farms’ utility, yield potential extends well beyond harvesting sunlight

Look at a solar farm, and it might be easy to see only row upon row of glossy panels. But there’s much more than meets the eye. Steven Loheide, a…

Stock photo of rural farm
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…

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…

Marcel Schreier working in the lab
September 25, 2024

For future sustainable chemical processing, electricity breaks bonds

A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers has taken an important stride toward a greener, more selective way to steer hydrocarbon transformation into other chemicals. Using a finely controlled…

Charlie Hirst
September 18, 2024

Focus on new faculty: Charles Hirst enables better materials for fission and fusion reactors

While studying materials science at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, Charles Hirst had an a-ha moment that led him on a path to investigating nuclear materials for…