Tag College of Engineering
Smallest tools could give biggest results in bone repair
When William Murphy works with some of the most powerful tools in biology, he thinks about making tools that can fit together. These constructions sound a bit like socket wrenches, which can be assembled to turn a half-inch nut in tight quarters, or to loosen a rusted-tight one-inch bolt using a very persuasive lever. Read More
Water filtration, smart phones, LED lights showcased in student invention competition
University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate innovators will present 14 inventions on Feb. 9-10 in Engineering Hall on the College of Engineering campus as part of the annual Innovation Days. Read More
Roundabouts emerging as the ideal intersection between driver safety and efficiency
They've become the subject of myriad YouTube "how-to" videos. Entire department of transportation websites explain how to navigate them. And, they elicit more than a little anxiety and confusion in the minds of drivers entering, circling and exiting them. Read More
Crone named to graduate education post
Wendy Crone, a professor of engineering physics and interim associate dean of physical sciences in the UW–Madison Graduate School, has been named the school's associate dean for graduate education. Read More
Award supports study of internal-combustion diagnostic tool
For the past several decades, engineers have been investigating low-temperature combustion as a means of creating engines with diesel-like efficiency and no pollutant emissions. A UW–Madison mechanical engineering assistant professor has received a grant to study the process. Read More
Four receive honors from American Physical Society
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are among 240 newly named fellows of the American Physical Society, an honor bestowed upon no more than half of one percent of the professional society’s membership. Read More
Products for hockey, shelter win engineering design competition
Under the right circumstances, the undergraduate student teams that won a University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering design competition can either help protect a family from the elements or a hockey team from a scoring play. Read More
UW-Madison engineer receives Grand Challenges Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grant
A biomedical engineer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will receive a $2.5 million Point-of-Care Diagnostics Grant through Grand Challenges in Global Health. Read More
Research may yield more compact antennas for military use
While tall, bulky antennas seem like relics in an era of sleek, modern smartphones, they're still an unfortunate necessity for American soldiers. Read More
From wind turbines to inflatable interim housing: Engineering undergrads display products
Deriving their inspiration from fields ranging from music and ice hockey to cross-country skiing and wind energy, eight University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate engineering student design teams will compete Wednesday, Dec. 14 for a top cash prize of $2,500. Read More
Helping computers make faster decisions
Industrial and systems engineering professor Jeff Linderoth is working on a way to help computers make yes/no decisions faster by enhancing the standard algorithm computers use to solve a class of problems called integer programs. Read More
New initiative encourages young alumni participation in giving
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering has announced a new program that will provide a two-to-one match of any gift made by a student or recent graduate of the college. Read More
Microfabrication breakthrough could set piezoelectric material applications in motion
Integrating a complex, single-crystal material with "giant" piezoelectric properties onto silicon, University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers and physicists can fabricate low-voltage, near-nanoscale electromechanical devices that could lead to improvements in high-resolution 3-D imaging, signal processing, communications, energy harvesting, sensing, and actuators for nanopositioning devices, among others. Read More
Microscope will give UW researchers powerful view of molecular structures
A successful campus-wide partnership will bring to the University of Wisconsin–Madison a powerful new electron microscope equipped to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional images of a wide range of biological samples. Read More
UW–Madison engineering alumni receive top college honor
On Friday, Oct. 14, the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering will recognize 10 alumni who have made key contributions to their profession and to society. Read More
American Chemical Society honors UW–Madison professors
Four UW–Madison professors have won awards from the American Chemical Society in recognition of research excellence. Read More