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MolES researchers dig for energy solutions through NSF SEP grant

September 15, 2012

A diverse group of UW collaborators seeking to determine whether solar cells from earth-abundant elements can be a sustainable, environmentally low-impact, and profitable form of electricity production were awarded an Sustainable Energy Pathways grant from the National Science Foundation this fall. Led by Rehnberg Chair Professor Hugh Hillhouse the team, which includes Christine Luscombe (MolES/Materials Science & Engineering), Daniel Gamelin (MolES/Chemistry), Alison Cullen (Evans School of Public Affairs), and Xiaodong Xu (Materials Science & Engineering), will explore the use of nanocrystal and molecular inks to develop low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells with a benign environmental impact. [...]

UW celebrates opening of new Molecular Engineering & Sciences Building

September 12, 2012

After five years in the planning and construction, the University of Washington this fall opens its new Molecular Engineering & Sciences Building, one of the first facilities in the country dedicated to an emerging area of research. "We are thrilled to make the UW and Pacific Northwest region a leader in molecular engineering and science," [...]

UW science building uses new goo to help stay cool

September 6, 2012

By Jon SilverSeptember 6, 2012 The 90,000-square-foot space includes research labs, faculty offices and common areas.Filling your walls with goo may seem like a strange way to cut energy costs, but that’s exactly what the University of Washington did with its new Molecular Engineering and Sciences Building. The $77 million, five-story building opened over the [...]

Seattle Times: UW’s brave (and bright!) new lab for molecular engineering

September 5, 2012

UW’s brave (and bright!) new lab for molecular engineering A new, $77 million molecular engineering building at the University of Washington is the centerpiece of a new institute that is working to find new ways to cure diseases and create renewable energy. By Katherine Long, Seattle Times higher education reporter As a building, the University [...]

A new home for collaboration: the Molecular Engineering Building prepares to open its doors

June 22, 2012

Featuring four floors of lab and office space specifically tailored for research needs, the new Molecular Engineering and Sciences building ended up expanding considerably on the original plans for reconstruction. The building, home to the UW Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute (MolES), will open its doors June 25. The UW initially issued a bond to [...]

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 [...]