Research
May 8, 2020
Solar researchers across country join forces with industry to boost U.S. solar manufacturing
The U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium includes the University of Washington, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and U.S. solar companies and universities.
May 3, 2020
UW’s 3D printed COVID-19 face shields: From innovation to delivery
The Department of Chemistry is contributing to the UW’s efforts to produce critical protective equipment for medical personnel via 3D printing.
February 4, 2020
First-of-its-kind hydrogel platform enables on-demand production of medicines and chemicals
The Nelson group and their collaborators recently reported a hydrogel-embedded microbial biofactory platform in Nature Communications.
November 9, 2019
Team uses golden ‘lollipop’ to observe elusive interference effect at the nanoscale
Direct observation of infrared plasmonic Fano antiresonances by a nanoscale electron probe was reported by the Masiello group and their collaborators in Physical Review Letters.
August 15, 2019
First cells on ancient Earth may have emerged because building blocks of proteins stabilized membranes
New findings on protocell assembly by the Keller group and their collaborators may offer key insight into the origins of life.
July 11, 2019
Masiello group publishes report on the control of thermal profiles at the nanoscale
A report by the Masiello group and their collaborators on their use of light to actively shape and control thermal landscapes at the nanoscale recently appeared in ACS Nano.
June 24, 2019
New DOE awards for Chemistry research to probe solar cell defects, develop energy-boosting coatings
David Ginger and Daniel Gamelin were selected by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office to receive nearly $1.5 million in funding for two separate endeavors in solar photovoltaic research.
May 24, 2018
Chiu, Vaughan receive NIH Transformative Research Award
Assistant Professor Joshua Vaughan and Professor Daniel Chiu were awarded a NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award to support the development of radical new technologies for high-resolution mapping of brain tissue.
February 2, 2018
UW and PNNL launch NW IMPACT in joint pursuit of new materials
The University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have launched the joint Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry, and Technology to create advanced materials for energy, security, manufacturing, transportation, biomedical, and information technologies.
September 25, 2017
UW Molecular Engineering Materials Center established through NSF MRSEC award
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $15.6 million grant over six years to establish the Molecular Engineering Materials Center at the University of Washington.
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