Professor Cole DeForest is researching new ways to coerce stem cells into transforming into other cell types. Ultimately, his research could make huge impacts in medicine by engineering organs and tissues to combat heart disease. DeForest is an assistant professor of chemical engineering and a member of the Molecular Engineering & Sciences institute faculty.
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The University of Washington and Oregon State University have won a $4.5 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to advance nanoscale science, engineering and technology research in the Pacific Northwest and support a new network of user sites across the country.
The regional partnership was selected as one of 16 sites for a new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) program. That network is designed to give researchers from academia, small and large companies and other institutions open access to university facilities with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools. Read More
The Washington Nanofabrication Facility is home to more than 140 scientists and engineers every month and is used by researchers and businesses. It is the closest and most affordable facility for startups in the region that need access to the expensive machines to build products
A team of University of Washington researchers has engineered yeast cells that can "talk" to one another, using a versatile plant hormone called auxin.
Professor Lara Gamble has been named a fellow of the American Vacuum Society (AVS).
Congratulations to Charlie Corredor and Renuka Ramanathan for their success in the 2015 UW Business Plan Competition. Each was a member of a team that won a seed money for their start-up businesses. Both Charlie and Renuka are Ph.D. candidates in the dual title degree in Nanotechnology & Molecular Engineering offer through the MolES Institute.
Faculty and student research at the Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute was featured at a video broadcast on-site at the Material Research Society Spring Meeting and Exhibit April 6- 10. Learn about our interdisciplinary approach to research and education.
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University of Washington scientists have built a new nanometer-sized laser "” using the thinnest semiconductor available today "” that is energy efficient, easy to build and compatible with existing electronics. The ultra-thin semiconductor is about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair.
The University of Washington Molecular Engineering Sciences Institute (MolES) announces the availability of matching funds for new users of the Analytical Biopharmacy Core (ABC). In order to showcase ABC services to the local academic and biotech communities, the Institute is offering up to $5,000 in matching funds to new user groups and companies. The ABC provides analysis by analytical ultracentrifugation, surface plasmon resonance, isothermal titration calorimetry, differential scanning calorimetry, and NMR.
The Institute will match each dollar spent in the ABC up to $5,000 before June 30, 2015. Read More
The American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry has announced Professor Daniel Gamelin as the winner of the third Inorganic Chemistry Lectureship Award. Dr. Gamelin was nominated by his peers for his broad, unique, and outstanding sustained contribution to the development of inorganic nanoscience. Learn more here. Read More