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Wed, 09/01/2021 | CoMotion

University of Washington spinoff, Zap Energy, on track to power the planet

Zap Energy is paving the way to commercially scalable low-carbon fusion.

Perseverance Rover Decelerating in the Martian Atmosphere (Illustration)

Thu, 08/12/2021 | UW Aero & Astro

Nailing the landings in space

A&A is solving the challenges of how and where to land on the Moon, Mars and beyond.

 


 

Kristi Morgansen headshot

Wed, 07/28/2021 | UW Aero & Astro

Kristi Morgansen elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences

Chair Kristi Morgansen joins the WA State Academy of Sciences, receiving one of only 38 spots offered this year.
 

Two photos next to each other, both showing the prototype reactor. On the left has the injectors (three arcs in the middle of the reactor) highlighted, the right is busier but shows a more zoomed out photo with the injectors and the transmission lines labeled.

Fri, 07/23/2021 | UW News

Gaming graphics card allows faster, more precise control of fusion energy experiments

A&A researchers are borrowing advances from computer gaming, using a GPU to control their prototype fusion reactor.

A spring day on the University of Washington campus

Thu, 07/22/2021 | UW News

20 UW researchers elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2021

A&A Chair Kristi Morgansen is among 20 UW researchers elected to WSAS

Marco Salviato Headshot

Wed, 06/30/2021 | UW Aero & Astro

Salviato selected for NAE Symposium

Marco Salviato is among 83 early-career engineers invited to take part in this selective program.

Alaska Airlines Boeing

Wed, 06/30/2021 | UW Aero & Astro

A&A research takes flight

A&A sensing research out of the Nonlinear Dynamics & Control Lab is flying on the 2021 Boeing ecoDemonstrator.

2021 capstone team awards thumbnail

Tue, 06/29/2021 | UW Aero & Astro

2021 Capstone team awards

We announce the winners of the 2021 Capstone Film Fest and the Technical Excellence Awards.

small jet in the sky

Tue, 06/15/2021 | University of Washington Magazine

New law of physics

UW researchers have discovered a new law of physics that will affect the future of aircraft design.

Scott Crossfield in astronaut suit

Tue, 06/15/2021 | University of Washington Magazine

Scott Crossfield

This A&A alumnus ('49, '50) was the first to fly at twice the speed of sound, laying the groundwork to go into space.