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Close up of tiny sensors on quarter

Tue, 01/17/2023

A new sensing system for tiny flying robots

ME researchers created a sensing system that enables 10-mg aerial robots to control their flight.

Metal objects on a table. There are two tubes and also two other hexagonal shapes.

Thu, 01/12/2023 | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Researchers destroy "forever chemicals"

Researchers led by Igor Novosselov, ME research associate professor, created a reactor that can break down "forever chemicals" into harmless byproducts.

Book cover of Foot and Ankle Biomechanics

Thu, 01/12/2023 | Elsevier

New book about foot and ankle biomechanics

ME Affiliate Professor William Ledoux co-edited a recently published book that covers the anatomy, measurement and function of the foot and ankle.

Three tiny black electronic components on a fingertip

Thu, 12/22/2022 | IEEE Spectrum

Autonomous flight for tiny robots

A team led by ME Assistant Professor Sawyer Fuller has put together the necessary sensing hardware to enable stable, autonomous flight for tiny robots.

A palm-sized 30-g quad-rotor

Thu, 12/22/2022 | Springer Nature

Fruit-fly inspired robots hold steady

ME researchers created a sensing system that can help stabilize tiny flying devices.

Dr. Ashis Banerjee

Thu, 12/22/2022 | The National Digest

The benefits of automation

ME and ISE Associate Professor Ashis Banerjee shares how automation can help forecast supply chain movement and improve workplace health.

Woman explaining data on a computer to two male students

Tue, 12/20/2022 | UW College of Engineering

Preparing tomorrow’s clean energy leaders

A story about a multi-disciplinary course that trains students across the scales of clean energy includes ME graduate student Malia Steward.

Two women looking at a computer in a lab

Tue, 12/20/2022

An empowering education

Ph.D. candidate Malia Steward shares her journey to researching renewable energy and how she’s working to improve solar cell efficiency.

Collage illustration of two men in a car repair shop

Fri, 12/16/2022 | UW Magazine

EcoCAR competition highlights UW’s ingenuity and compassion

A group of UW students, including ME students, built a car that made it to the finals of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge last spring.

Raymond Haug

Mon, 12/05/2022

ME student speaks at STEM-OPS conference

ME student Raymond Haug spoke at a STEM Opportunities in Prison Settings (STEM-OPS) conference.