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An illustration of the stem cell seeding and proliferation process within a chitosan scaffold.

Thu, 09/21/2023

A game-changer for stem cell development

A material found in the outer skeletons of shellfish may be the key to increasing the supply of clinical-grade stem cells used in regenerative medicine.

Photo of two people seated next to each other. The one on the right, an intern, is wearing lab safety gear and holding an object. The one on the left, a mentor, in regular work attire, is pointing at the object.

Fri, 09/08/2023 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Eastern WA National Lab Interns Contribute to Energy, Security, Scientific Discovery

MSE senior Andrew Tong spent his summer interning at PNNL, designing and testing a device that helps determine how well different metals retain their strength after being embedded with hydrogen.

Anthony Gironda standing in front of a piece of equipment during a tour of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Wed, 08/30/2023

Gironda awarded renewable energy scholarship

He was recognized by the Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation for his work investigating materials for nuclear waste disposal.

MSE professor Xiaodong Xu superimposed over a blurry blackboard with chalk diagrams and equations

Thu, 07/20/2023 | Department of Energy's Office of Science

Xiaodong Xu: Then and Now / 2012 Early Career Award Winner

In this feature from the DOE Office of Science, Xu reflects on his 2012 Early Career Award to investigate emerging quantum materials and how it propelled him to the groundbreaking research he's working on today.

A digital illustration of a sheet of graphene stacked onto bulk graphite at a small twist angle. The graphene sheet's “exotic” properties present at the graphene-graphite interface are bleeding down into the graphite itself.

Wed, 07/19/2023 | UW News

Researchers put a new twist on graphite

A team led by MSE's Matthew Yankowitz reports that it is possible to imbue graphite — the bulk, 3D material found in No. 2 pencils — with physical properties similar to graphite’s 2D counterpart, graphene.

A diagram illustrating how a peptide, derived from the protein used to develop teeth, covers sensitive tissue with new mineral microlayers.

Tue, 07/11/2023 | UW News

UW-developed dental lozenge could provide permanent treatment for tooth sensitivity

A special peptide rebuilds a tooth's worn down enamel, and can be integrated into nearly any type of oral health product.

MSE doctoral student Mallory Parker holds up a sample of a new material: a bioplastic cube made from spirulina

Mon, 07/10/2023 | UW News

New biodegradable plastics are compostable in your backyard

A team of researchers led by Eleftheria Roumeli has developed new bioplastics that degrade on the same timescale as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin.

The UW FNL team's rocket launches into an overcast Wisconsin sky

Thu, 07/06/2023

First Nations students rocket to success

An interdisciplinary team of UW students launched rockets and connected with their Indigenous roots at the First Nations Launch competition.

An artistic depiction showing electron fractionalization — in which strongly interacting charges can “fractionalize” into three parts — in the fractional quantum anomalous Hall phase.

Tue, 06/27/2023 | UW News

Researchers make a quantum computing leap with a magnetic twist

A team led by MSE professsor Xiaodong Xu has announced a significant advancement in developing fault-tolerant qubits for quantum computing.

The twisted nanostructures are fracturing under the weight of a small load.

Mon, 05/22/2023 | UW Mechanical Engineering

A tiny break into toughness

Researchers turn to nature to investigate how nanomaterials and nanostructure makes materials more resistant to breaking.