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Collage of people working in different engineering research activities

Mon, 10/16/2023

Showcasing student research

Four engineering undergraduate students share their summer research experiences.

Researchers at the University of Washington have now created MilliMobile, a tiny, self-driving robot powered only by surrounding light or radio waves. It’s about the size of a penny and can run indefinitely on harvested energy.

Thu, 10/12/2023 | UW NEWS

Meet MilliMobile

Developed by UW researchers, the tiny, self-driving robot is powered by light and radio waves.

Karen Thomas-Brown

Tue, 10/10/2023 | UW College of Engineering

Spotlight on inclusive excellence

Karen Thomas-Brown, the College of Engineering’s associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion, shares what the College’s Office of Inclusive Excellence has been up to in its first two years.

colorful cell colonies

Thu, 10/05/2023 | UW Materials Science and Engineering

Scaffolds for stem cell growth

Chitosan, a material found in the outer skeletons for shellfish, may help increase the supply of clinical-grade stem cells used in regenerative medicine.

Seven robotic microphones sit in their charging station

Tue, 10/03/2023 | UW News

Smart speakers that change shape

A UW-led team has developed a shape-changing smart speaker, which uses self-deploying microphones to create speech zones and track the positions of individual speakers.

Woman working in a lab wearing purple gloves and goggles

Thu, 09/28/2023 | UW Chemical Engineering

Illuminating new depths of biomedical treatment

By using colored light, UW researchers can now manipulate biomaterials deeper inside native tissue than ever before.

Yejin Choi headshot

Tue, 09/26/2023 | UW News

Yejin Choi named to TIME100 AI list

The Allen School professor is one of two UW professors on the list, which highlights individuals who are advancing conversations about how AI is reshaping the world.

Professor Akshay Gadre wearing an AR/VR headset, holding controllers, while sitting in front of a computer screen showing a blueprint map of the UW campus

Fri, 09/22/2023 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

Emerging wireless technologies

Akshay Gadre, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is developing long-range wireless networks for earth, space and underwater.

A hand holding tweezers that are holding a yellow square with circuits on it

Tue, 09/19/2023 | UW News

Using origami to shapeshift mid-air

Developed by UW researchers, small battery-free robots can change how they move through the air by “snapping” into a folded position during their descent.

The sun shines through trees in a forest and there is a light dusting of snow on the ground

Thu, 09/14/2023 | UW News

Predicting snowpack

Fall snow levels can predict a season’s total snowpack in some western states, giving scientists a better idea of how much water will be available later in the year.