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Phase change materials result in cost savings

January 18, 2012

A building material that absorbs heat during the day and releases it at night promises to save building owners a bundle of cash when it’s time to pay the monthly electricity bill. They're called phase-change materials, or PCMs, and scientists have been experimenting with them for decades. Although there have been some efforts to introduce [...]

New Scientist: Buildings and clothes could melt to save energy

January 5, 2012

Phase-change materials that freeze at around room temperature could revolutionize energy storage, cooling things that are too hot and warming them later on. [...]

Molecular Engineering and Science Institute to address energy and medicine

October 19, 2011

What if doctors had tools to pinpoint the location of disease inside the body’s cells? What if window panes captured solar energy that could be used to power homes? Molecular engineering, sometimes called molecular manufacturing or molecular systems, is very small-scale construction made possible by advances in chemical synthesis that allows for this new class [...]

Overney named associate director of education for new Institute of Molecular Engineering

October 1, 2011

Professor of Chemical Engineering RenÃ© Overney has been named the Associate Director for Molecular Engineering (MolE) Education for the new Molecular Engineering Institute. Integral in bringing MolE to the University, Overney took the lead in developing the Chemical Engineering Nanoscience and Molecular Engineering Option, a multidisciplinary undergraduate program with MolE-tailored lecture and laboratory courses. As [...]

UW breaks ground on nation’s largest molecular engineering building

October 9, 2009

ZGF Architects Architects’ rendition of the east face of the molecular engineering building. Meany Hall is visible on the right and Johnson Hall is reflected in the face of the new building. University of Washington leaders today officially broke ground on a molecular engineering building. “It’s incredibly exciting to see the building become a reality,” [...]

Engineering Molecules: Tiny Solutions for Big Problems

March 20, 2009

Molecular engineering is an emerging discipline that is generating excitement and questions. How will it shape UW Engineering? How will it help solve tough problems in energy, health care, and other fields? Imagine giving doctors the tools to pinpoint the exact location of disease molecules inside your cells. Imagine curing disease by sending safe biologic [...]