Engineering
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UW-Parkside to offer STEAM Programs
May 9, 2022
STEAM-based summer programs for youth ages 11-17 will be offered by the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Professional and Continuing Education Department, July through August. The weekday programs focus on creativity and […]
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UW–Madison’s ultra-efficient carbon capture tech earns top 60 spot in global XPRIZE challenge
May 5, 2022
For a planet increasingly ravaged by the effects of climate change, removing carbon from the atmosphere could be part of a desperately needed turn in the right direction. Innovators worldwide […]
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Team from UW-Milwaukee and UW-Madison reaches finals of national Solar Decathlon
April 28, 2022
Energy costs are a major concern for consumers these days. And it’s not just the so-called “pain at the pump.” Home energy costs are also rising. That’s part of the […]
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UW-Platteville to offer summer coding camps to high school students
April 18, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering is offering three interactive summer coding camps for high school students. The first camp, Computer Games Programming, will run from Wednesday, June 8 through […]
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UW-River Falls students learn teamwork, research skills to make older combines more efficient and profitable for small farms
March 31, 2022
University of Wisconsin-River Falls agricultural engineering and agricultural engineering technology students are researching ways to make older combines more efficient and improve profitability for smaller farmers. The research is part of a $150,000 United […]
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New ‘grow your own’ UW-Platteville program hopes to address shortage of STEM teachers
March 30, 2022
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is helping to address the critical shortage of qualified math and science teachers in Southwest Wisconsin by partnering with local school districts and STEM teachers to […]
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Student researches virtual, augmented reality in construction, helps implement in curricula
March 24, 2022
University of Wisconsin-Platteville senior Allison Stencil’s research project has her viewing construction sites through a new lens. The construction management and construction safety management double major is researching the use […]
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UW-Platteville students explore new methods of energy harvesting
March 19, 2022
A group of mechanical engineering majors at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville are researching new ways to harvest energy and will present their findings to legislators, state leaders and the public […]
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UW-Madison: New lightweight super material could battle bullets, deflect space debris
March 18, 2022
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have created a nanofiber material that outperforms its widely used counterparts — including steel plates and Kevlar fabric — in protecting against high-speed projectile impacts. Basically, […]
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Making self-driving cars smarter: UW-Whitewater professor wins $200,000 NSF grant to enhance driving technology
March 11, 2022
Haijian Sun, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to build advanced communication systems for self-driving vehicles. “In […]