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Four HCDE students on a research boat in Alaska

Wed, 11/04/2026 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

A human-centered approach to marine energy research

Human centered design and engineering students traveled to Alaska to spend a week alongside engineers researching the future of marine energy.

Jie Xiao

Thu, 10/29/2026 | UW Mechanical Engineering

Growing the energy storage industry

The UW is a founding partner in a new U.S. Department of Energy consortium, the Battery Manufacturing (BattMan) Accelerator.

Spider on a web with trees in the background

Tue, 10/27/2026 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

A spiderweb's mechanical intelligence

UW researchers explore how a spider's design principles could be adapted to improve aerospace structures.

A graphic of various fluid flow simulations

Fri, 10/23/2026 | UW Mechanical Engineering

AI to accelerate design, testing and manufacturing

With a new $20 million grant supporting its next five years, the UW-led, NSF-funded AI Institute in Dynamic Systems is discovering ways to model and simulate complex, real-world problems.

A camera above a barbed wire fence

Tue, 10/20/2026 | UW News

Tech in prisons

In this Q&A, Allen School researchers why the technology used by incarcerated people is "inefficient, unusable, frustrating and expensive."

One hand holds a black light and the other holds a sharp-looking object filled with green liquid

Thu, 10/15/2026 | UW News

NSF renews optoelectronics center funding

The Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD) has received second-round NSF funding to develop new materials to transform information technology with light.

Two men in business suits shaking hands

Tue, 10/13/2026 | UW News

Announcing the Winbond Endowed Fund for Excellence

A $12 million gift from Winbond Electronics Corporation America will advance innovation, research and education across the College of Engineering.

College of Engineering redesign

Fri, 10/09/2026 | UW College of Engineering

UW Engineering launches modernized homepage and website experiences

The University of Washington College of Engineering has launched a redesigned homepage, more intuitive navigation and brand-new pages, introducing a fresh look and improved user experience to one of the College's most important communication platforms.

A path runs alongside a forest on one side and a canal on the other.

Thu, 10/08/2026 | UW News

Monitoring the world's irrigation canals

A new study finds that a NASA satellite built to monitor oceans can also track water through irrigation canals, giving farmers a new tool to manage water resources and prepare for droughts.

A small black and gold robot hops an inch off the ground.

Mon, 10/05/2026 | UW News

A tiny hopping robot

DirectHop, a 1-gram hopping robot developed at the UW, can precisely control its jump height.