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Mon, 04/06/2026

Extracting electricity from the Moon's magnetic fields

Researchers create computational and physical models of the Moon to test harvesting power from magnetic anomalies.

Visualization of the Boeing Gaussian bump geometry

Mon, 04/06/2026

Air apparent: Varanasi Fellow Kevin Manohar upsamples the hidden physics of turbulent flight

Varanasi Fellow Kevin Manohar upsamples the hidden physics of turbulent flight.

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Mon, 03/16/2026 | UW College of Engineering

Star power

A&A is leading the development of nuclear fusion, harnessing the power of a manufactured miniature sun.

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Tue, 03/10/2026

Tracking trillions: Sharpening fusion modeling

Mark Dunn’s simulations capture non-equilibrium effects previous plasma models missed.

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Thu, 03/05/2026

Back to the future: Condit Fellow Spencer Kraisler resurfaces old math papers to speed up control theory

Condit Fellow Spencer Kraisler resurfaces old math papers to speed up control theory.

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Tue, 02/17/2026

Grad student Samuel Buckner wins AIAA GNC Best Paper Award

Samuel Buckner's work on perception-aware rocket guidance wins the 2026 Best GNC Paper Award.

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Mon, 02/09/2026 | UW Office of Research

Professor Habtour is a UW Research Impact Advocate

The UW Office of Research's new program helps faculty researchers engage and inspire the public about the benefits of research.

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Wed, 02/04/2026

Isaac Remy named inaugural Amazon AI Ph.D. Fellow

The fellowship recognizes Remy's work in the CTRL Lab on making autonomous systems safer and more socially aware.

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Mon, 01/26/2026

Capstone team validates years of vortex research to solve aviation's efficiency tradeoff with active strakes

A&A capstone team boosts strake efficiency, potentially saving airlines hundreds of kilograms of fuel per flight.

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Mon, 01/12/2026

Bending the constraints of digital fabrication

Assistant Professor Martin Nisser's student team makes advanced wireframe fabrication accessible at very low cost.