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Certificate program to enhance engineers’ liberal arts education
Next fall, a few UW–Madison professors hope to show engineering students that they have a bigger place in the non-engineering parts of campus.
Stretching silicon: A new method to measure how strain affects semiconductors
UW-Madison engineers and physicists have developed a method of measuring how strain affects thin films of silicon that could lay the foundation for faster flexible electronics.
Tunable microlenses shine light on medical imaging
UW-Madison engineers have developed tunable liquid microlenses that can quickly scan images and record video.
Engineering students begin water-quality projects in Kenyan village
A group of UW–Madison students who are part of the university's chapter of Engineers Without Borders are working to solve a Kenyan village's water-quality issues.
International education prepares engineering students for global workplace
During materials science and engineering senior Sarah Treu's interview with GE Aviation, company recruiters noticed an extra credential on her already impressive resume.
Reseachers derive ‘green gasoline’ from plant sugars
Alternative energy doesn't always mean solar or wind power. In fact, the alternative fuels developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison chemical and biological engineering professor James Dumesic look a lot like the gasoline and diesel fuel used in vehicles today.
New projects take aim at Arboretum stormwater problems
Even after the most violent rains, stormwater usually recedes from city streets within hours. But in the downstream places where this water collects, the impact can be lasting, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum.
UW-Madison moves up in latest rankings
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranked seventh among public institutions in the 2009 edition of America's Best Colleges, produced by U.S. News and World Report.
Watershed study solidifies science behind ecosystem restoration projects
Working with The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin and the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a pair of University of Wisconsin–Madison hydroecologists is evaluating the efficacy of an ecosystem restoration project along a stretch of the Pecatonica River near the small town of Barneveld in southwest Wisconsin.
Self-assembling polymer arrays improve data storage potential
A new manufacturing approach holds the potential to overcome the technological limitations currently facing the microelectronics and data-storage industries, paving the way to smaller electronic devices and higher-capacity hard drives.
UW-Madison students improve Ecuador water quality
Civil and environmental engineering students used their senior design capstone project as an opportunity to fix a water pipeline serving five communities in Ecuador.
NASA co-op pushes student to new frontier of vehicle design
A UW–Madison mechanical engineering student is helping to develop the robotic equipment needed to clear lunar dust.
College of Engineering will sign transfer agreement with MATC
A new door is opening for students seeking entrance to the College of Engineering.
Transportation researchers evaluate Madison Metro service
University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering transportation researchers are compiling the results of ridership surveys conducted in March and April on board Madison Metro buses.
Doctoral student shares experiences from Nobel laureates meeting
From June 29-July 4, University of Wisconsin–Madison nuclear engineering doctoral student Rachel Slaybaugh was among nearly 500 young researchers from around the world to attend the Lindau Meeting, a unique event in Lindau, Germany, that draws 25 Nobel laureates for lectures, panel and roundtable discussions, and social and networking events.
Associate dean advises NASA on human challenges in space programs
A UW–Madison associate dean is part of a committee advising NASA on issues related to a new space program that will send human astronauts to Mars.
Airless tire project may prove a lifesaver in military combat
An ambitious startup company in Wausau is working on a project to develop tires that can withstand extreme punishment, even those meted out in military combat zones.
Synchronized swimming: Collections of microorganisms make their own waves
Some microorganisms prefer the breaststroke while swimming. Others move along by essentially twisting their tail. How populations of bacteria and other microorganisms swim is more than just a matter of style, according to Mike Graham, University of Wisconsin–Madison Harvey D. Spangler Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering.