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September 22, 2022
Destroying “Forever Chemicals” Using Supercritical Water
NRG researchers have developed a reactor that uses “supercritical water” at high temperatures and pressures to completely break down “forever chemicals” (PFAS), including PFOA and PFOS, into harmless substances within seconds.
July 27, 2020
Can the coronavirus spread in hospital air?
Using state-of-the-art sensors, DEOHS researchers team up with UW colleagues to track aerosols in a hospital environment.
July 4, 2019
Ion Propulsion: A New Way to Power Robots
Ion propulsion powers robots by accelerating ions instead of burning fuel or spinning rotors.
Latest News
09.13.2022
Destroying “Forever Chemicals” Using Supercritical Water
NRG researchers have developed a reactor that uses “supercritical water” at high temperatures and pressures to completely break down “forever chemicals” (PFAS), including PFOA and PFOS, into harmless substances within seconds.
UW News
09.01.2020
6 UW Apps that put health care in your hands
AeroSpec app combines government air quality data with personalized readings from a small portable monitor to show where the user is exposed to pollutants and allergens.
UW
07.27.2020
Can the coronavirus spread in hospital air?
Using state-of-the-art sensors, DEOHS researchers team up with UW colleagues to track aerosols in a hospital environment.
UW DEOHS
06.08.2020
NRG Wins CoMotion’s First Director’s Award
NRG will support the development of innovations that have the potential for transformational impact in areas of pressing societal need.
UW CoMotion
04.24.2020
Waste to Water
Aquagga, co-founded by Brian Pinkard won the 2020 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge grand prize for the patented technology for destroying toxic and hard-to-treat PFAS chemicals.
UW Mechanical Engineering
03.08.2020
The Women of Fluid Mechanics: Personal Stories and Practical Advice
In honor of women around the world, we would like to share a recent article written by one of our students, Courtney Otani, for the American Physical Society.
American Physical Society News
03.02.2020
AeroSpec: From Technology to Business
UW Engineering’s reporter recently sat down with AeroSpec to learn how they move their technologies toward business.
UW College of Engineering
02.11.2020
AeroSpec received funding from the Jones + Foster Accelerator
The team received funding after they completed six months of milestones under the mentorship of industry leaders from across the community.
UW Foster School of Business
07.04.2019
Ion Propulsion: A New Way to Power Robots
Ion propulsion is a fantastical new way to power robots by accelerating ions instead of burning fuel or spinning rotors.
Wired Magazine
05.28.2019
AeroSpec wins fourth place at Dempsey startup competition
The team of electrical and computer engineering students from our group combined innovative hardware and software to create a real-time air quality monitoring system.
The Daily of the University of Washington
04.05.2019
Motif Materials Wins Environmental Innovation Challenge
A team from our group (Motif Materials) idea to make battery technology more sustainable won the top prize at the Alaska Airline environmental innovation challenge.
GeekWire