News
Thu, 12/12/2024
Adapting toys to be accessible for local families
HuskyADAPT’s toy adaptation events aim to provide accessible toys to families, foster an inclusive environment and equip students with engineering skills.
Tue, 12/10/2024
Corie L. Cobb elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
The ME professor was named a 2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
Mon, 12/02/2024
Measuring brain mechanics
Researchers like Em Triolo (ME Ph.D. ’24) are testing imaging methods that could provide insights about brain diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Mon, 11/25/2024
Meet new faculty
Join us in welcoming Jie Xiao, Juming Tang and Michelle Hickner as new faculty to the ME department this fall.
Mon, 11/25/2024
Aniruddh Vashisth receives American Society for Composites award
The ME assistant professor won the 2024 ASC Young Composites Researcher Award.
Mon, 11/25/2024 | UW News
Supporting U.S. battery manufacturing
ME Professor Jie Xiao shares how academia can help support domestic battery manufacturing.
Thu, 11/21/2024 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
New endoscope lens system
The system, developed by ECE and ME researchers, could allow physicians to access areas never seen before by optical imaging.
Mon, 11/18/2024
Meet new faculty member Jie Xiao
A leader in clean energy research, Jie Xiao plans to help accelerate U.S. battery manufacturing.
Thu, 11/14/2024 | The Daily
Converting body heat into electricity
UW researchers, including ME Assistant Professor Mohammad Malakooti, developed a flexible prototype that combines nano-printed materials with 3D-printed liquid metal.
Tue, 11/05/2024 | UW Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems (NanoES)
New nature-inspired metamaterials
UW researchers, including ME Assistant Professor Lucas Meza, developed new “strain learning” lattice-based mechanical metamaterials that became stronger and stiffer after testing.