Tag College of Engineering
UW-Madison engineers help Resilient Technologies reinvent the wheel
In military combat, vehicle tires are critical, as blown tires can mean troops are stranded in dangerous situations. Wausau, Wis.-based Resilient Technologies is working on a non-pneumatic tire with a honeycomb-like design, which can't be shot out and could save lives.
New technology could stamp out bacteria in persistent wounds
Using an advanced form of a rubber stamp, researchers have developed a way to adhere an ultra-thin antibacterial coating to a wound.
Eleven faculty members named Kellett award winners
Honors go to professors five to 20 years past first tenured position
Expert available on nuclear power, safety
Michael Corradini, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of engineering physics, is an expert on nuclear power and nuclear safety. He can discuss aspects of nuclear power and reactor safety as they relate to the events at the Fukushima power plant in Japan.
Engineering students win top honors for electric snowmobile
There wasn’t much snow on the ground in Madison, Wisconsin, this weekend, but there was plenty in Houghton, Michigan, as a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering students continued their tradition of dominance at the 2011 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge.
UW-Madison experts available to media to discuss Japan quake, tsunami
Hundreds are confirmed dead and thousands without shelter or power after an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude, and resulting tsunami, near the Japanese island of Honshu.
Doing more with less: Efficient experiments for bacterial engineering
Shewanella oneidensis is a bacterium known for its ability to break down heavy metals and make them less soluble in groundwater. If scientists could engineer the organism in certain ways, it could be used in a variety of environmental and biofuel applications, such as microbial fuel cells.
UW-Madison researcher’s Collaboration Award boosts cystic fibrosis research
The quality of life for children with cystic fibrosis has been improving over the years, in part through earlier diagnosis and clinical intervention.
Insect hearing inspires new approach to small antennas
Ormia ochracea is a small parasitic fly best known for its strong sense of directional hearing. A female fly tracks a male cricket by its chirps and then deposits her eggs on the unfortunate host. The larvae subsequently eat the cricket.
Engineering atomic interfaces for new electronics
Most people cross borders such as doorways or state lines without thinking much about it. Yet not all borders are places of limbo intended only for crossing. Some borders, like those between two materials that are brought together, are dynamic places where special things can happen.
Electronic stent-deployment system wins top prize at 2011 Innovation Days
A system that could widely expand stent treatments for patients with diseased arteries won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, one of a pair of competitions that make up Innovation Days, an event that rewards University of Wisconsin–Madison students for innovative and marketable ideas.
From snowblowers to automotive improvements: Student innovators prepare to compete
UW-Madison undergraduate student inventors will display 22 inventions as part of the annual Innovation Days competitions, to be held Feb. 10 and 11 in Engineering Hall on the College of Engineering campus. The inventors will present their ideas and demonstrate prototypes in hopes of earning a share of more than $27,000 in prizes in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity and Tong Prototype Prize competitions.
White House honors UW–Madison engineering physics professor
President Barack Obama has named a University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering physics professor as one of 15 recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM), the highest federal award for mentoring in the country.
Euclid brings new computing capabilities to UW–Madison researchers
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have a significant new computing resource. Dubbed the Euclid cluster, it enables research projects to marshal the power of many computers at once to run large-scale computing jobs much faster and to move large datasets and files at high speeds among individual servers that make up the cluster.
Monroe manufacturer partners with UW–Madison on electric truck
Monroe, Wis., is a small city with a big reputation for its cheese. Now, a partnership between manufacturer Orchid Monroe and University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers may expand the city's expertise to include innovative clean vehicle technology.
Eight UW–Madison faculty honored as AAAS fellows
Eight members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), it was announced today (Jan. 11).