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Nicole Gunderson and Waleed Abuzeid conduct an experiment in a hospital setting

Mon, 01/12/2026

3D vision for surgical precision

A UW team is creating real-time 3D models to help guide surgeon’s hands during endoscopic procedures.

Michael Bailey receiving an award

Mon, 01/05/2026 | UW CoMotion

Michael Bailey named Inventor of the Year

Bailey's team was honored by the UW School of Medicine for their work on a method to break up and clear kidney stones.

A catheter routed through a model of arteries

Mon, 12/15/2025

Metamaterials meet medicine

Researchers are developing flexible, extendable materials to improve medical devices critical to heart and vascular procedures.

Aniruddh Vashisth headshot

Mon, 12/01/2025 | UW Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute

Creating next-generation integrated circuits

A team including ME Assistant Professor Aniruddh Vashisth has received an NSF award to find new materials and photoresists that could improve the manufacturing process of semiconductors.

A glasses frame with sensors attached on a model of a head.

Mon, 11/17/2025

Eye tracker detects chronic fatigue

ME researchers developed a wearable eye tracker that monitors fatigue using sensors.

micrograph of vitrimer-based foams

Wed, 11/12/2025 | Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems (NanoES)

ME wins image contest

A microscope image of vitrimer-based foams by ME graduate students was named Most Stunning.

Four people in lab coats in a laboratory setting

Mon, 11/10/2025

The potential to regenerate limbs

ME researchers are exploring how to regenerate tissue using magnetic microgels.

Person lifts the hatch to a car

Tue, 11/04/2025 | The Daily UW

UW Solar Vehicle Team places 6th overall

Over the summer, UW’s Solar Vehicle Team (SVT), which includes ME students, competed in the Formula Sun Grand Prix.

Tall ship docked at a pier

Tue, 11/04/2025 | UW News

UW researchers bring expertise to ocean week

Researchers including ME Professor Brian Polagye showcased marine energy monitoring projects at Harris Hydraulics Lab.

Gray blobs of liquid metal are scattered within a black background.

Wed, 10/29/2025 | UW News

New material for recyclable, reconfigurable electronics

A UW team led by Assistant Professor Mohammad Malakooti created a flexible material that could one day replace many traditional circuit boards.