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Gabe Carimi applies the team concept to engineering success

December 10, 2010

Wisconsin Badgers left tackle Gabe Carimi is experiencing nothing short of a dream senior year. Consider this stellar resume: Read More

Warning system shows potential for alleviating crashes at dangerous rural intersections

December 1, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison transportation-safety engineers are testing a system on a northern Wisconsin highway that could help reduce crashes at rural intersections across the country. Read More

Engineers receive U.S. Air Force early career support

November 23, 2010

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers are among 43 researchers to receive prestigious Air Force Young Investigator Research Program funding through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Read More

New simulator puts UW–Madison on the map for driving research

November 11, 2010

There's only one place in Wisconsin where a driver can send text messages, speed or engage in other risky behaviors with no risk of an accident: the new University of Wisconsin–Madison Driving Simulation Laboratory. Read More

Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition now the Mid-America Freight Coalition

November 4, 2010

An organization that focuses on planning, operating, preserving and improving freight transportation infrastructure and networks throughout the Midwest has a new name, although its mission remains the same. Read More

UW-Madison students make “genetic machines” for international competition

November 2, 2010

As yogurt and other products are marketed as a method for improving health, young biologists at University of Wisconsin–Madison are trying to do something similar by engineering delivery of biological molecules to the intestine. Read More

New technique shows 50-year history of toxic algae in Lake Wingra

October 28, 2010

As public health officials worry about rising concentrations of cyanobacteria - often called blue-green algae - in lakes, scientists are concerned that a warming climate will stimulate the growth of cyanobacteria. Read More

New nano techniques integrate electron gas-producing oxides with silicon

October 19, 2010

In cold weather, many children can't resist breathing onto a window and writing in the condensation. Now imagine the window as an electronic device platform, the condensation as a special conductive gas, and the letters as lines of nanowires. Read More

Hybrid Vehicle Team offers tire pressure checks

September 24, 2010

Today (Friday, Sept. 24) from 3:30 to 6 p.m., members of the UW–Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team will check tire pressure and inflate tires, pit-stop-style, at… Read More

UW-Madison receives grant for superconducting electron gun

September 24, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a $4.5 million grant from the United States Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences office. The award will fund a research and development project focusing on the fabrication and testing of what is called an electron gun for a free electron laser (FEL) - a several-football-fields-long light source, an immense instrument whose light would be used by researchers across a range of disciplines for their experiments. Read More

Google executive to address Wisconsin industry at e-business conference

September 24, 2010

Record attendance is expected at the 12th annual Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference, which will be hosted Thursday, Sept. 30, by the University of Wisconsin–Madison E-Business Consortium. Read More

Researchers discover less-expensive low-temperature catalyst for hydrogen purification

September 23, 2010

Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which could be suitable for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell-powered vehicles of the future. Read More

UW-Madison undergrads to design a room that’s literally out of this world

September 15, 2010

Think of it as a high-tech screened porch for astronauts. Read More

Computers — and people — work in parallel at new center

September 13, 2010

A trio of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering professors has launched a new high-performance computing center. Read More

Competition invites students to invent the future of wireless technology

September 8, 2010

A new competition this year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will challenge students to discover and build the next big idea in wireless technology, a field that continues to transform the way the world communicates. Read More