The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Whitney Loo, the Conway Assistant Professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for a prestigious 2024 Early Career Research Program award. Loo’s project is …
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cracking the da Vinci chronology: System tries to bring order to the works of a Renaissance genius
Leonardo da Vinci may have been a genius, but he was also a hot mess — at least in terms of organizing his works. When he died in 1519, the Renaissance master left behind 7,000 …
Mooooo’s in distress? In the barn of the future, smart system will keep hot cows cool
As extreme heat gripped much of the world in summer 2023, many people struggled to stay cool. They weren’t the only ones: Using electricity-gobbling giant barn fans and misting machines that sucked thousands of gallons …
How a sensor based on the human eye could accelerate the reaction time of autonomous cars and drones
A new sensor inspired by the retina—the layer of cells in human and animal eyes that detects light and transmits signals to the brain—could improve the safety and performance of self-driving cars, robotics and high-speed …