News

Mon, 08/08/2022

UW researchers, led by ME Assistant Professor Mohammad Malakooti, have developed a wearable, stretchable thermoelectric device that converts body heat to electricity. 
 

Mon, 08/01/2022 | UW Bioengineering

Researchers, including ME Professor Joseph Garbini, have developed the first auto-adjusting prosthetic socket.

Fri, 07/29/2022 | UW News

A UW team, including ME Assistant Professor Jeffrey Lipton, has created a tool that can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object.

Fri, 07/29/2022

Postdoctoral researcher Luci Baker and Assistant Professor Michelle DiBenedetto are using fluid mechanics to research microplastics in the ocean.

Mon, 07/25/2022

ME’s new Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer shares the experiences that led him to DEI work and efforts underway to increase representation in the department.

Thu, 07/14/2022 | GeekWire

GeekWire profiled Aquagga, a startup – co-founded by ME Ph.D. graduate Brian Pinkard – developing technology to break down and destroy PFAS or “forever chemicals.”

Wed, 07/13/2022 | UW Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine

A five-year, $2.9 million grant from NHLBI will allow researchers, including ME Professor Juan Carlos del Álamo, to study the complex factors that lead to strokes.

Wed, 07/13/2022 | UW Population Health Initiative

Researchers including ME Assistant Professor Mohammad Malakooti received a pilot grant to develop wearable sweat sensors for smartphone-enabled diabetes monitoring.

Fri, 06/24/2022

A new review paper co-written by ME Assistant Professor Sawyer Fuller makes the case for drawing inspiration from insects to create AI for autonomous micro-robots. 

Thu, 06/23/2022 | The Daily

Supported by an NIH grant, ME professor Jonathan Liu is co-leading work with Case Western Reserve University to better view and understand prostate cancer cells.