RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Researchers working on an Army project developed nanoscale thermal switches that are key to thermal management of nanoscale devices, refrigeration, data storage, thermal computing and heat management of buildings. The …
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Bill Murphy Develops Nucleic Acid Technologies for Dianomi Therapeutics
MADISON, Wis., /PRNewswire/ — Dianomi Therapeutics Inc. announced that it has licensed a second suite of intellectual property (IP) from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), expanding the use of its Mineral Coated Microparticle (MCM) …
Andrea Hicks Earns 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award
The Distinguished Teaching Awards recognize the university’s finest educators. This year, thirteen faculty members were chosen to receive this honor. Among those is Grainger Institute for Engineering Faculty Scholar, Andrea Hicks. Andrea is an Assistant …
Focus on new faculty: Dakotah Thompson, probing thermal transport at the nanoscale
As advances in nanotechnology have exploded in recent years, it’s increasingly important to understand the underlying physics in nanoscale systems in order to enhance the performance and efficiency of devices. For example, the microprocessors that …
Focus on new faculty: Lianyi Chen, taking metal additive manufacturing to the next level
When it comes to producing metal parts with very complex geometries, additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing) beats conventional manufacturing methodshands down. And additive manufacturing offers the potential to create metallic parts with desirable …
New Faculty Focus: Engineering welcomes 12
The UW–Madison College of Engineering has added 12 new faculty members this academic year, with expertise ranging from fusion energy to quantum systems to the earth’s energy. Meet the new faculty members, and learn about …
Stimulating progress: Injectable electrode could simplify neuromodulation
By electrically stimulating nerves, neuromodulation therapies can reduce epileptic seizures, treat depression and a host of other health conditions, and soothe chronic pain—all without the use of conventional drugs like opioids. Now, University of Wisconsin-Madison …
Neural Connections Across Campus
UW-Madison professor Aviad Hai is developing tiny electronic sensors to study brain activity using MRI. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner can be used to take detailed anatomical snapshots of the brain noninvasively — without …
Bu Wang Earns 2019 Faculty Scholar Award
Atmospheric CO2 has reached its highest point in three million years and doesn’t look to be slowing down. This is a major cause of concern and the public is desperate for resolutions. Engineers like Bu …
NAE Report on Clinician Burnout led by Carayon
Pascale Carayon, Grainger Institute lead of smart and connected healthcare research, co-chaired a committee of the National Academy of Medicine that issued a new report addressing burnout. “Clinician burnout is very complex, and there is …