Articles about University of Washington – Page 15 of 32

A beer with a farmer sparks Lonely Produce, a new marketplace that connects farmers to restaurants

Farm-to-table dining is a powerful movement. But it’s a challenge for local produce growers to get their spinach and peaches… Read More

Scientists say iguana-sized reptile reigned as ‘Antarctic King’ before the dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus rex may have reigned as “king of the tyrant lizards” 65 million years ago, but 185 million years before… Read More

Hey, kids! Here’s your chance to re-enact the Apollo 11 moon landing with robots

Fifty years after the first Apollo moon landing, students from across the country will get a chance to re-enact the… Read More

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The mobile ultrasound revolution: How technology is expanding this medical tool to new frontiers

Last year, a physician in a remote Polish town visited the home of a baby with a systemic bacterial infection.… Read More

Underwater robots survive a year probing climate change’s effects on Antarctic ice

It’s been a year since a squadron of underwater robots was sent out to monitor the underside of Antarctica’s Dotson… Read More

University of Washington building esports arena and lounge to tap into huge gaming movement

The University of Washington is adding another sport to its competitive landscape in Seattle with the addition of the new… Read More

Here’s what’s cooking inside Nvidia’s new AI robotics research lab in Seattle

When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang interacted with a sensitive robotic hand at today’s open house for his company’s robotics research lab… Read More

Supernova leftovers preserve evidence of a messy blowup that wrecked two stars

In what sounds like a cosmic episode of “CSI,” sleuthing astronomers have figured out what touched off a stellar explosion… Read More

New Seattle startup emerges from UW to develop cancer-fighting protein three decades in the making

For 30 years, scientists have been trying to unleash the promise of Interleukin-2 (IL-2), a powerful protein that fights cancer… Read More

What did the mice say? DeepSqueak uses AI to translate ultrasonic vocalizations

Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine have developed a software program that enlists artificial intelligence to decipher… Read More

Tech Moves: Koverse hires a marketing lead; Echo Health Ventures brings in a new partner; and more

—Secretive data company Koverse recruited Jennifer Bolton as its senior director of marketing. Bolton has made the rounds at successful Seattle-area… Read More

UW students show off virtual reality projects in another display of Seattle’s VR/AR clout

Seattle’s robust virtual and augmented reality industry does not consist of only companies such as Microsoft, Oculus, Valve, HTC, and… Read More

Bees with backpacks? Gnat-sized systems turn swarms of bugs into sensor networks

Bees with tiny electronic devices on their backs could sound like a researcher’s dream come true, or like a science-fiction… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp’s VP of product departs; UW hires Impact Hub managing director; and more

—Chloe Harford has left her position as VP of product at digital marketplace OfferUp. Harford joined OfferUp in June 2017 from… Read More

Microsoft-funded U.S.-China tech institute GIX graduates first class, reveals student projects

The latest milestone for the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) came Sunday as the U.S.-China tech institute celebrated the graduation of… Read More

How climate change choked ancient life to death — and why it could happen again

Scientists say rapidly warming oceans played a key role in the world’s biggest mass extinction, 252 million years ago, and… Read More

How this UW grad student, researching quantum computing, proved that classical computers are better than we thought

A lot of great discoveries were made while looking for something else. For University of Washington computer science grad student… Read More

Apparel startup SclObo weaves an original story through its unique clothes for gamers

Wearing clothing to support your favorite sports teams or movie, game and comic franchises is a pretty common thing. But… Read More

Forget autonomous cars. How about an electric, self-driving tricycle for a cheaper, safer alternative?

If you’re entertaining futuristic visions of cruising down the highway in your own self-driving, electric car, Tyler Folsom wants to… Read More

University of Washington researchers develop app to reduce clashes between cars and pedestrians

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a communications system between pedestrians and drivers in the hopes of preventing… Read More

New interactive climate tool reveals temperature and rainfall changes in your own backyard (or close to it)

When I opened a new online tool for mapping changing temperatures, snow pack and rainfall across the Pacific Northwest, I… Read More

Exoplanet climate analysis pinpoints best place to live in TRAPPIST-1 star system

If you had to pick a place to set up shop amid the seven planets in the TRAPPIST-1 star system,… Read More

Census shows that U.S.-Russian polar bear population is stable … at least for now

The first census of polar bears living around the Chukchi Sea, straddling Alaska and eastern Siberia, suggests that the population… Read More

Scientists design protein filaments that snap themselves together like Lego blocks

Researchers have created molecular building blocks that can weave themselves into long threads of protein. Well, maybe not all that… Read More

Working Geek: UW computer scientist Jennifer Mankoff channeled adversity into a career path

Jennifer Mankoff faced a slate of challenges that could have derailed her academic aspirations. It started with a repetitive stress… Read More

From fighting Alzheimer’s to AR captions, UW computer science students show cutting-edge innovations

As the University of Washington’s computer science program has grown, so too has the breadth of problems that its students… Read More

In tribute to Paul Allen, buildings in Seattle and elsewhere will be bathed in blue light this weekend

His guitar hero Jimi Hendrix sang of “Purple Haze,” but Seahawks blue was also one of Paul Allen’s favorite colors.… Read More

Curious about whether robots can be curious? University of Washington joins initiative to find out

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but will it make for a more intriguing robot? That’s the question researchers are… Read More

Working Geek: Dr. Christopher Murray’s mission to make the world healthier through better data

There’s a Seattle-based enterprise that has a worldwide reach that few organizations can match. And no, we’re not talking about… Read More

TLDR: LA Clippers & Steve Ballmer unveil augmented reality NBA experience

Thanks to ReachNow, this show was shot on location at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer… Read More