Impact Series – Page 13 of 13

How sensors, games and data are giving new hope to stroke patients

A big key to recovering from a stroke, spinal cord injury, burn or other upper-extremity trauma is the ability to continue the prescribed physical… Read More

Hacking the housing market: Tech teams use open data to help people find affordable homes

Phrases like “housing vouchers” and “senior accessibility” aren’t commonly heard at a weekend hackfest. But those words were the focus of one… Read More

These teens just won $20K for making an app to help their peers manage stress and anxiety

Until just recently, the thought of building and developing a mobile app didn’t even cross Amanda Arellano’s mind. The high… Read More

Closing the gender gap: Ada Developers Academy helps women learn programming skills for free

Not long ago, Davida Marion was managing an ice cream shop, Ellen Wondra-Lindley was answering phone calls on a customer service hotline,… Read More

Meet Wigl: A toy robot that teaches kids basic programming and music skills at once

Vivek Mano believes two basic facts: The world can always use more talented engineers, and kids love playing with toys.… Read More

Literacy Bridge partners with UN to provide talking audiobooks for farmers, mothers in Ghana

Every year in Ghana, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture celebrates Farmers Day. The idea is to honor and celebrate those… Read More

Developers, doctors team up to create interactive simulation of Ebola treatment center in 48 hours

Hackathons typically produce some pretty cool ideas and innovations, yet only in rare cases do you find a 48-hour project that turns into a… Read More

How tech advances are helping innovators do more for people with disabilities

Inside a small office on the sixth floor of the University of Washington’s computer science building, Richard Ladner starts talking about Google’s… Read More

Seattle holds first hackathon in the Central District to encourage young urban technologists

Seattle’s Central District isn’t exactly known as one of the city’s innovation hubs. For 54 hours this past weekend, though, it certainly… Read More

Inside CoderDojo: A free, volunteer-led programming club educating our future coders

Inside the DigiPen cafeteria on a recent Saturday morning, it’s not easy interviewing Paul Griffaton. As the 8-year-old sits in front… Read More

App Camp for Girls aims to close gender gap in tech

The big gender gap in the tech industry is well-documented by now. For a variety of reasons, many girls begin to… Read More

Training our future leaders: Teens learn to be innovative by tackling urban living challenges

Some of the ideas pitched on the third floor of Synapse’s office in downtown Seattle last week sounded like they… Read More

These high school entrepreneurs built an iPhone case that calls emergency services with a squeeze

Most entrepreneurs learn the ins and outs of starting a company in their 20s, 30s, and beyond. But for 31 Seattle-area… Read More

Analysis: The exploding demand for computer science education, and why America needs to keep up

The chart above tells quite a story. That blue line — the one that looks like a hockey stick — shows how interest in… Read More

Year Up: How this program transforms low-income young adults into rising tech stars

Year Up is a scam. That’s what Selemun Welderfael first thought when he read about a new program in Seattle that offered computer education,… Read More

Can technology end homelessness? These Seattle entrepreneurs are aiming to solve the problem

At the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood exists a unique juxtaposition. Inside a two-story brick building is the Impact Hub co-working space and… Read More

Can these startups save the world? Cooking-oil kiosks and more innovations from UW Enviro Challenge

Down at the local grocery store, you can no doubt find a few kiosks. One may carry DVDs for rent,… Read More