IMPROVING OFF-ROAD VEHICLE EFFICIENCY
Using developments in power electronic devices and intelligent controls, scientists are creating new, compact hydraulic systems for applications in off-road vehicles commonly used in construction and agriculture. These new motors will improve efficiency and affordability, ultimately providing better options for society’s transportation needs.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Eric Severson, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
TRANSFORMING ENERGY TECHNOLOGY WITH NEW MATERIALS
Researchers are developing new materials to enable safer and cleaner nuclear energy production. By leveraging the latest technology in 3D printing and machine learning, scientists can rapidly create, identify and test new materials faster than ever before. And, this work holds promising advances for solar power and thermal storage capabilities.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Adrien Couet, Department of Engineering Physics
EXPANDING RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS
New research allows scientists at UW-Madison to use recycled, affordable materials to convert footsteps to usable energy. This new technology replaces costly nonrenewable materials commonly used in existing energy harvesting technology, promising economic and environmental savings for future energy production and storage.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Xudong Wang, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
CONSORTIA
MIDWEST ENERGY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
M-WERC provides a new framework for public-private partnerships that strives to connect faculty with industry partners for collaborative, innovative research in three areas: advanced manufacturing and material sciences, extreme power conversion, and systems intelligence. By engaging with groups across the midwest, M-WERC aims to foster industrial collaboration and quickly transition technology innovation into economic growth and job creation.
NEWS
UW Team is a Top Winner for XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Student Competition
MADISON, Wis. – A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the top winners for the XPRIZE for Carbon Removal Student Competition. The goal of the competition is to further projects that could …
November 13, 2021Engineers harness muscle power for healing
Bioengineers have developed biocompatible generators that create electrical pulses when compressed by body motions. The generators are made up of self-assembling “piezoelectric wafers” which can be made rapidly and inexpensively to enable broad use of …
August 16, 2021UW researchers join three national artificial intelligence institutes
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers across campus will harness artificial intelligence to promote sustainable food systems and advanced wireless networks as part of three national AI institutes that were announced July 29. The three institutes are …
August 2, 2021Self-powered implantable device stimulates fast bone healing, then disappears without a trace
In 2017, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers broke his right collarbone in a game against the Minnesota Vikings. Typically, it takes about 12 weeks for a collarbone to fully heal, but by mid-December fans …
July 12, 2021Roald to use NSF CAREER Award to optimize risk mitigation in electric distribution grids
The resilience of the power grid has been in the news a lot in recent years: Transmission equipment, for example, sparked some of the largest fires in California history in 2018, leading to rolling blackouts, …
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