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Apr 10, 2023
To improve robots, look to birds
ME researchers improved a mathematical model describing how birds flock together – which could be applied to build robots that move in the same way.
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Mar 28, 2023
The ME alum reflects on his time at the UW, his career and his role on the department’s Executive Advisory Board.
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Mar 20, 2023
Engineering a better medical tape
Ph.D. student Shawn Swanson recently led a clinical trial for ThermoTape, a medical adhesive that becomes less sticky when time for removal.
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Mar 13, 2023
ME researchers found a solution to mitigating the noise caused by the SR 520 floating bridge’s expansion joints.
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Feb 13, 2023
New course aims to help students succeed as researchers
Graduate students share their research interests and their experience taking ME’s new course “Entering Research.”
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Jan 23, 2023
ME research wins Best Paper Award
Ph.D. student Garrett Kelley and Professor Ramulu Mamidala researched the setup for manufacturing 3D-printed parts.
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