
Autumn 2025 Edition
Good grips
UW researchers from multiple disciplines are taking on one of the greatest challenges in robotics: the ability to grasp and manipulate objects with superhuman dexterity.
A new hub for future engineers
Find out how the newly opened Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IEB) is already serving students across the College of Engineering.
Fighting fire before it sparks
The entrepreneurial undergrads behind Voltair are innovating drone technology to prevent wildfires from igniting along rural power lines.
Engineering research matters
Every day, our researchers are creating solutions for a healthier, more sustainable and more connected world. But those gains are now at risk.
Fostering engineering leaders
The UW Engineering Leadership Institute, a new partnership of the College of Engineering and Foster School of Business, will equip mid-career engineers to lead effectively in fast-evolving industries.
Unlocking the brain with the fruit fly
Recent grad Mary Bun studies multitasking in fruit flies to offer valuable insights into disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
From seaweed to structural material
UW and Microsoft researchers have developed a low-carbon concrete by blending cement with powdered seaweed, resulting in greener construction materials that still meet strength standards.
Nature’s shock absorbers
What if the secret to building safer aircraft and automobiles is hidden in the neck of a diving seabird? UW researcher Bart Boom is exploring just that.
Fortifying building standards
UW engineers tested full-scale slabs for NIST's investigation of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse, helping improve national building safety standards.