News
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.
Mon, 11/04/2024
Sound solutions
UW engineers, including ME Professor Michael Bailey, have developed ultrasound technologies that break up and remove kidney stones.