News
Thu, 01/23/2025 | UW College of Arts & Sciences
Xiaodong Xu named winner of 2025 NAS Award for Scientific Discovery
Xu is recognized for his experimental observation of the fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect.
Mon, 12/23/2024
Yankowitz receives $1M for superconductivity research
The five-year award will allow Yankowitz to further develop his techniques applying pressure and strain to graphene flat bands.
Thu, 12/19/2024 | UW News
By looking at individual atoms in tooth enamel, UW and PNNL researchers are learning what happens to our teeth as we age
A research team at the UW MSE and PNNL examined the atomic composition of enamel samples from two human teeth – one from a 22-year-old and one from a 56-year-old – and found sample from the older person contained higher levels of the ion fluoride.
Wed, 10/30/2024
The future of foam
A Q&A with MSE alum John Felts, whose biodegradable foam is making waves in the packing industry.
Fri, 10/25/2024 | UW Clean Energy Insititute
New open-access battery lab aims to boost U.S. manufacturing and workforce development for electric vehicles and beyond
On October 11, the UW Clean Energy Institute held an event with Governor Inslee to unveil plans for a new battery lab at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds.
Tue, 10/15/2024 | UW Mechanical Engineering
Designing down under
Students applied engineering design fundamentals to hands-on projects while experiencing culture and wildlife in Australia.
Thu, 09/26/2024 | UW Engineering
A shared love of rocketry
Students from Indigenous cultures unite to build rockets and compete in NASA's First Nations Launch – while celebrating traditional native values.
Thu, 09/19/2024 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Flexible circuits made with silk and graphene on the horizon
MSE affiliate faculty James De Yoreo and Shuai Zhang have found a way to control silk protein nanostsructure, paving the way for advanced microelectronic and computing applications.
Tue, 08/13/2024 | UW Engineering
Biting into resilient materials
Dwayne Arola and his team are using animal enamel as a blueprint for fracture-resistant materials.