Stories indexed under: Engineering

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  • Innovative solar cell structure stores and supplies energy simultaneously June 6, 2013 The potential energy available via solar power might seem limitless on a sunny summer day, but all that energy has to be stored for it to be truly useful. If you see a solar panel on a rooftop, in a large-scale array, or even on a parking meter, a bulky battery or supercapacitor is hidden just out of sight, receiving energy from the panel through power lines.
  • RFID advance to improve safety of nation’s blood supply June 3, 2013 A six-year collaboration between industry and the University of Wisconsin-Madison RFID Lab has achieved a major milestone with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearing the first RFID-enabled solution to improve the safety and efficiency of the nation's blood supply.
  • Unique engineering shop looks to another challenge of 21st century physics May 3, 2013 Sequestered in the farmland near Stoughton, an unusual University of Wisconsin-Madison facility - part machine shop, part design lab, part physics outpost - continues to make machines, equipment and detectors for the world's most advanced experiments.
  • UW to offer new virtual internships to enhance women’s interest in engineering April 26, 2013 The College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will offer for the first time a course entirely based on digital learning simulations in the fall of 2013.
  • Cancer-screening software wins wireless competition April 19, 2013 A software program for screening for cervical cancer, particularly in developing countries with limited resources, earned the top award and $10,000 in the Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Material screening method allows more precise control over stem cells April 10, 2013 When it comes to delivering genes to living human tissue, the odds of success come down the molecule. The entire therapy - including the tools used to bring new genetic material into a cell - must have predictable effects.
  • Chemical engineer receives prestigious Korean honor April 3, 2013 Sangtae Kim, who has held both faculty and leadership positions at the UW-Madison, has received the 2013 Ho-Am Prize in Engineering, the highest honor from South Korea for research accomplishments in science, engineering, technology and math fields.
  • Engineering students win 2013 Clean Snowmobile Challenge March 12, 2013 A group of UW-Madison College of Engineering students took first place in the internal combustion division of the SAE 2013 Clean Snowmobile Challenge, their fifth time doing so in the 14-year history of the competition.
  • Adaptive ski project gives people with disabilities a new chance to participate March 8, 2013 Back in 2005, "sit-skis" for cross-country skiers with disabilities were expensive, uncomfortable and largely unavailable - except to a handful of Paralympic athletes, at price tags of more than $2,000. Today, more than 300 sitting-position skis, with an adaptable, user-friendly design, enable a much wider group of people with lower-body limitations to participate in the popular winter sport, at a cost of only about $250 per ski.
  • Man-made material pushes the bounds of superconductivity March 3, 2013 A multi-university team of researchers has artificially engineered a unique multilayer material that could lead to breakthroughs in both superconductivity research and in real-world applications.
  • Production process doubles speed and efficiency of flexible electronics Feb. 18, 2013 Stretched-out clothing might not be a great practice for laundry day, but in the case of microprocessor manufacture, stretching out the atomic structure of the silicon in the critical components of a device can be a good way to increase a processor's performance.
  • UW-Madison engineer named to National Academy of Engineering Feb. 12, 2013 David Gustafson, a University of Wisconsin-Madison industrial and systems engineer, was named Feb. 7 to the 2013 class of new members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
  • Video tool could help active workers avoid injury Feb. 11, 2013 Using just video of workers performing tasks such as assembling a manufactured part or packing boxes, a system developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers might soon be able to automatically assess the likelihood that workers will develop common repetitive-motion injuries.
  • Fishing rod holder for boat, land or ice is champion of 2013 innovation competition Feb. 8, 2013 A self-adjusting, boat-mounted holder for fishing rods has won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, one of a pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison innovation competitions. Held Feb. 7 and 8, the Innovation Days competitions reward UW-Madison undergraduates for creative and marketable ideas.
  • Weston Roundtable adds distinguished speakers on sustainable water, energy Feb. 5, 2013 A pair of leading figures in the field of sustainability - Jerry Schnoor of the University of Iowa and Dave Allen of the University of Texas at Austin - will speak at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this semester in two Weston Distinguished Lectures.
  • Innovation Days showcases undergrad entrepreneurship Feb. 4, 2013 Displaying more than a dozen inventions that could prove useful for individuals, workplaces or even entire manufacturing processes, University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate students will square off in a matchup of creativity, resourcefulness and craftsmanship during the annual UW-Madison Innovation Days competitions, held Feb. 7 and 8 on the UW-Madison engineering campus.
  • UW–Madison engineer is expert for NOVA chariot documentary Feb. 1, 2013 An epic drama set in ancient Rome, "Ben-Hur" captivated filmgoers in 1959 with its majestic cinematography, powerful musical score, and thrilling, bloody nine-minute chariot race, which has become one of cinema's most widely known sequences.
  • Online engineering graduate programs ranked in top 10 by U.S. News Jan. 15, 2013 For the second year in a row, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top ten schools offering high-quality online graduate engineering programs.
  • Forum to cover intellectual property basics for students Nov. 13, 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison students interested in entrepreneurship and innovation will be able to learn more about protecting and commercializing their ideas at a forum on Dec. 10.
  • New biofuel conversion process cuts costly separating step Nov. 12, 2012 Using a biomass-derived solvent, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineers have streamlined the process for converting lignocellulosic biomass into high-demand chemicals or energy-dense liquid transportation fuel.