Articles about University of Washington – Page 24 of 32

University of Washington partners with Disney to develop cheap touch-sensitive paper

Despite a wealth of cheap screens, printing information on paper is often still easier than sending it out digitally. But a new connected… Read More

UW team creates robotic hand that learns to become more dexterous than yours

Pianists, surgeons, typists, gamers and baton-twirlers all learn to use their hands more skillfully as they ply their trade, but what… Read More

Study finds tantrums are worse when kids are given ‘2-minute warning’ to end screen time

Parents who think they’re setting kids up for a smoother transition away from screen time by issuing a “2-minute warning” are… Read More

With greenhouse space to spare, Amazon makes room for rare UW plants

Amazon has made a habit out of letting outsiders leverage infrastructure originally built for its own use. After all, that’s the… Read More

Seattle researchers join forces to study brain injury, aging and dementia

Scientists from Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science, the University of Washington and Group Health Research Institute have put together… Read More

Taking on Tuberculosis: $1M Gates Foundation grant funds researchers in Seattle and South Africa

According to the World Health Organization, Tuberculosis is one of the top killers among infectious diseases: 1.5 million people died from… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Innovation of the Year

Crowdsourced package delivery, wireless over-the-air device charging, an atlas of the human brain, dynamic 3D face reconstruction, and a rocket… Read More

Ruling on University of Washington building paves way for computer science program expansion

A King County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that the University of Washington is exempt from a City of Seattle law… Read More

University of Washington wins $7.5M grant for advanced cybersecurity defenses

Cyberattacks have moved beyond the simple virus; now they exploit holes in security systems in ways that are nearly impossible… Read More

UW research into Twitter rumors finds official accounts can help truth win out over misinformation

You’re not alone if your first reaction is one of skepticism to any sort of “breaking news” on Twitter. The social… Read More

Scientists take gorilla genome to next level

A team led by University of Washington researchers has taken a second turn at sequencing the gorilla genome, putting together puzzle… Read More

20 years in tech, through the eyes of 8 women: How these computer scientists made their own way in an industry dominated by men

When Elizabeth Walkup was a graduate student at the University of Washington in the early 1990s, she sometimes attended women’s… Read More

Profiles: These 8 women earned computer science degrees two decades ago — and here’s what happened next

Despite the increasing role that technology plays in our lives, a shrinking percentage of women have been seeking tech-related university degrees and… Read More

Smartwatch this: Sonar technology developed at UW tracks finger movement in mid-air

Using your fingers to type or track on mobile devices or ever-smaller smartwatch screens can be problematic for some of… Read More

Tech entrepreneurs from Latin America overcome unique challenges to build innovative startups

No matter where they’re from, tech entrepreneurs share an enthusiasm for creating something new, and a passion for answering an… Read More

Ultimate selfie stick: UW cherry blossoms know they’re beautiful, use Twitter feed to show off

The prettiest selfie shared on Twitter this week wasn’t taken by Kim Kardashian, standing naked in front of a mirror.… Read More

Biotech startup Engage wins the University of Washington’s first Health Innovation Challenge

The University of Washington held its first annual Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) Thursday—bringing innovators in entrepreneurship, business and health science… Read More

Heads up, female coders: Seattle startup Tune accepting applications for UW house

Tune, the Seattle-based mobile marketing analytics firm, is now accepting applications for its special interest, rent-free house that invites females studying computer science or… Read More

Low-power Passive Wi-Fi system wins high praise for UW researchers

Computer scientists and engineers from the University of Washington say they’ve figured out a way to generate Wi-Fi transmissions using 10,000 times… Read More

UW researchers’ robot hand comes creepily close to human functionality

You’ve got to hand it to the roboticists at the University of Washington: They’ve built a robotic hand modeled so… Read More

Wildlife DNA dragnet widens to protect elephants and pangolins from poaching

WASHINGTON, D.C. – DNA tests conducted by researchers from the University of Washington helped bring down one of Africa’s biggest kingpins… Read More

University of Washington spin-off MediaAMP seeks to simplify digital content sharing

If you’ve worked in an office in the last 10 years, you’ve probably experienced the sometimes-nightmare of creating and sharing… Read More

Researchers use brain electrodes to read minds at nearly the speed of thought

University of Washington neuroscientists and their colleagues have developed a system that uses electrodes implanted in the human brain’s temporal… Read More

Interactive map details thousands of plants, trees in Seattle’s arboretum

Seattle’s sprawling Washington Park Arboretum is a wonderful place to get lost, but a new interactive map for mobile devices will… Read More

Signals from bus riders’ smartphones are giving researchers new insights into transit use

Transportation officials are forever struggling to figure out how best to meet bus riders’ needs within their limited budgets. One… Read More

Geek on the Street: Here’s what these college students love and hate about Snapchat

Take a walk around the University of Washington campus and you will unquestionably run into, maybe literally, a student looking down at… Read More

Sex! Brains! Ancient mysteries! The Weird Science Awards have ’em all

When the calendar turns, it’s time to reflect on the biggest sensations of the past year: Time’s Person of the Year,… Read More

UW lands $16M to develop implantable devices that fix paralyzed limbs

University of Washington researchers won a four-year, $16 million grant from the National Science Foundation this week to continue developing… Read More

Landslides like the Oso tragedy happen more frequently than you think, UW scientists say

A newly published analysis of the geological record for the area around the site of 2014’s Oso landslide shows that… Read More

Interstate 5 under water? App by UW scientist and enviros shows dramatic potential of climate change

Depending on where you live, communities in the Seattle region have already been hit by three to four destructive floods this… Read More