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Aniruddh Vashisth is smiling and holding a plaque, standing between two people at the ASC conference.

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.

A coiled gray hose with a data-emitting terminal and a light-projection module

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.

Three rectangular objects on a wooden surface

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.

Illustration showing three states of material deformation and recovery

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.

Researcher performing an ultrasound on a patient

Mon, 11/04/2024

Sound solutions

UW engineers, including ME Professor Michael Bailey, have developed ultrasound technologies that break up and remove kidney stones.

Fri, 11/01/2024 | UW Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine

Modeling tissue in 3D

UW researchers, including ME Professor Nate Sniadecki, used a 3D modeling system to reveal new insights about cellular dynamics in the periodontal ligament.