Badger Engineers are cleared for takeoff. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted to approve the creation of a new aerospace engineering major within the UW-Madison College of Engineering on Feb. 5, 2026….
A fusion device at the University of Wisconsin–Madison generated plasma for the first time Monday, opening a door to making the highly anticipated, carbon-free energy source a reality. Over the…
Compact heat exchangers could enable advanced nuclear reactors that are smaller, more efficient and more affordable—but a critical step in their adoption is verifying they can withstand the high temperatures and possibly high pressures in…
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is leading a major multi-institution project to develop and test a critical fusion technology—research that will directly benefit commercial fusion power plant developers. A $19 million Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE)…
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has developed a sensor that can be easily integrated with high-temperature molten salt systems to safely monitor the salt’s purity. The sensor, which can withstand the harsh environment…
By combining topology optimization and additive manufacturing, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers created a twisty high-temperature heat exchanger that outperformed a traditional straight channel design in heat transfer, power density and effectiveness. And…
With new interest nationally and in our state, there’s a nuclear energy renaissance in the works. Fission reactors already generate reliable and robust energy, without producing greenhouse gas emissions. Nuclear…
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…
We’re capturing the potential in a portfolio of new, more sustainable storage technologies. Every year, renewable resources like wind and solar become a larger slice of the energy mix in…
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded more than $48.8 million through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) to support university-led nuclear energy research and development projects, including a total of about $3.6 million awarded…
Even as industry moves forward with developing next-generation nuclear reactors, there are a variety of scientific and technological questions that still need to be answered. “With these new reactor types,…