On March 6, 2024, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gave final approval to fund a new College of Engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The approval of a new building…
When it comes to renewable energy, wind and solar are the most prominent technologies. But marine energy—energy harvested from moving water in rivers, tidal channels and oceans—could provide another source…
Every year, millions of tons of human-made garbage ends up in the world’s oceans and major lakes. Some of it sinks to the bottom, while other trash floats out to…
Adrien Couet, an associate professor of nuclear engineering and engineering physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is creating a platform to speed up development of materials for advanced fission and…
Chemical reactions are not always at the top of people’s minds, but there’s one we all rely on every day without knowing it: the oxidation of hydrocarbons. Add heat and…
Superconductors are already changing the world—for example, they’re powering MRI machines and high-speed maglev trains. New types of superconductors promise even more advances in energy, transportation, computing and many other…
Ultraviolet (UV) light, a powerful type of radiation invisible to the naked eye, has been used for decades to detect counterfeit money; investigate crime scenes; cure coatings, inks and other…
The National Academy of Engineering has elected Pascale Carayon, professor emerita of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as one of its new members. Carayon, who retired…
Emerging technologies—including artificial intelligence, big data analytics and edge computing—need new generations of electronics to reach their full potential. In particular, these fields need the development of small, super-fast, energy-efficient…
One of the wonders of the late 20th century was the launch of the Global Positioning System, a constellation of 24 satellites that allows anyone with a GPS receiver to…
Future technologies are going to be fast, energy efficient … and cold. Very cold. Liquid hydrogen, a potential game-changing fuel, needs to be stored at -423 degrees Fahrenheit; the most…