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Mon, 04/18/2022
Bubbles for toughness
UW researchers collaborate to investigate and advance nanofoams, a new tiny but mighty material.
Tue, 04/12/2022 | Carnegie Mellon University
Folding space structuresUW and Carnegie Mellon researchers use NASA funding to advance foldable structures that fit into a tiny compartment for launch and expand into super-structures in outer space.
Mon, 04/11/2022 | National Science Foundation
Mehmet Kurt receives NSF CAREER award
ME Assistant Professor Mehmet Kurt has received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award for his research on nonlinear resonances of highly damped, soft materials.
Mon, 03/28/2022 | College of Engineering
Learning outcomes
ME's Brian Polagye and other engineering instructors share what they've discovered from more than a year of remote teaching.
Wed, 03/23/2022 | Newswise
Using sound waves to break up kidney stones
An innovative technique called burst wave lithotripsy developed by researchers, including ME Associate Professor Michael Bailey, may provide an effective, more accessible alternative for noninvasive treatment of kidney stones, according to initial human studies.
Fri, 03/11/2022 | UW News
New dental prototype for cavity preventionIn a new study, UW researchers have shown that a dental tool they created can measure the acidity built up by the bacteria in plaque that leads to cavities.
Mon, 03/07/2022 | Foster Blog
ME students win bigCongrats to the engineering teams that swept the 2022 Holloman Health Innovation Challenge. ME students were on the teams that won first, second and third place.
Mon, 02/28/2022 | NASA
NASA innovation award for space tech concept
ME Assistant Professor Jeffrey Lipton and Zac Manchester of Carnegie Mellon have received NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase 2 funding to make kilometer-scale space structures from a single launch. The project will utilize materials developed by ME grad student Sawyer Thomas.
Fri, 02/25/2022 | NSF
New funding for dynamic systems and controls
A National Science Foundation grant will support research by ME Associate Professor Xu Chen to study how to enable engineered systems to rely on and respond to real-time data collected from multiple sources.
Tue, 02/22/2022
Mechanical engineers in tech
What do mechanical engineers do in the world of tech? ME alumni at Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle share their career stories and advice.