Articles about University of Washington – Page 29 of 32

Chemical computer: Researchers develop programming language to control DNA molecules

Programming languages tell computers what to do, and now researchers from the University of Washington want to do the same… Read More

How smartphone apps are forcing kids to be more narrow-minded, less creative

Smartphone apps can be really useful. They give us spot-on directions, recommend great places to eat and offer access to… Read More

Underwater lab: UW researchers install 14 miles of cables, cameras, sensors on ocean floor

Resting on the sea floor 300 miles west of the Oregon Coast are corals, fish, crabs, and now — thanks… Read More

Next Big Thing: Jeremy Jaech, CEO of SNUPI Technologies

This week I sit down with Jeremy Jaech, the CEO and co-founder of SNUPI Technologies. He is a self-described serial… Read More

These researchers just figured out how to control each other’s brains with the Internet

New research that just came out of the University of Washington is groundbreaking, utterly insane and straight out of a… Read More

This tiny $15 lens turns your cell phone into a microscope

Our smartphones can do some pretty neat stuff — surf the web, check email, take high-res pictures, give us turn-by-turn… Read More

Geek of the Week: Julie Kientz, UW researcher and one of the world’s top innovators under 35

There are talented, hard-working, young people doing good work all over the planet. And then there are the MIT Technology… Read More

iPhone-friendly brassiere-maker JoeyBra relaunches with new sports bra

Things are hoppin’ for JoeyBra, the company behind the brassieres designed to carry a smartphone. The two-person startup was well-received when it debuted last… Read More

Geek on the Street: Facebook’s stock is soaring, but do people think it’s still cool?

Sure, Facebook’s future looked quite nice on Thursday after its second quarter earnings report exceeded Wall Street’s expectations with a… Read More

Eye-tracking technology could replace passwords — if we want it to

Staring into a screen and moving your eyes around a couple times seems a lot easier and more secure than… Read More

These students 3D-printed a race boat with plastic milk jugs

Just last month we reported on University of Washington engineering students building bad-ass, award-winning Formula race cars. Now the latest… Read More

Virtual makeover: Pac-12 launches new websites — which is your favorite?

The Pacific-12 athletic conference just got a virtual makeover. Eight of Pac-12’s schools launched brand new websites today based on… Read More

UW students build bad-ass Formula racecar, take 1st place at worldwide competition

After nearly one year of hard work and more than 60,000 hours of planning, building and testing, an engineering team… Read More

Turning dead trees into gas: Biofuel research could spark new fuels

University of Washington researcher Fernando Resende is getting ready for the day that we run out of fossil fuels. Originally… Read More

Study: Women avoid computer science careers because they think ‘nerds’ are smelly and pale

Blame “The Big Bang Theory” for the lack of women in tech. That’s the conclusion from new research out of… Read More

Blazing fast broadband on the cheap: Pricing unveiled for Seattle’s gigabit Internet

Good news for those wanting to browse the web and download content at breakneck speeds: Ultra-fast Internet is officially arriving… Read More

Want to control a computer with your brain? Better practice

Research has already shown the potential for brain-computer interfaces and how people can control machines such as robotic limbs simply by… Read More

Mathletes: Students solve 375K algebra equations in 4 days with iOS app

Students across Washington did some serious algebra work this week — and I mean serious like 400,000 problems in four… Read More

How this Wi-Fi system enables gesture recognition technology in your house

Much like Xbox’s Kinect, today’s gesture recognition technology often requires either an expensive camera or bulky hardware. But what if… Read More

One week after I-5 bridge collapse, UW hosting student steel bridge competition

Maybe Washington governor Jay Inslee should drop by the University of Washington this weekend for some ideas on how to… Read More

From shopping advice to walking devices, startups with UW ties show off their successful ideas

The entrepreneurial talent coming out of the University of Washington was on full display Tuesday evening at the Paul G. Allen Center… Read More

UW’s Ed Lazowska: ‘Washington is the ass end of the donkey in just about every aspect of education’

The incredible talent that the University of Washington pumps out every year was on display during Tuesday’s Seattle Tech Meetup,… Read More

UW partners with not-for-profit edX to offer free online courses

In another attempt to help expand university-level instruction access on a wide scale, the University of Washington announced a new partnership Tuesday with… Read More

Rapid extraction: University of Washington researcher develops speedy DNA device

The concept of extracting and analyzing human DNA is, for most of us, a little out of the knowledge comfort… Read More

Wash. colleges debut 5-year engineering program for low-income students

You typically hear the term “redshirt” for collegiate athletics. It’s a title given to athletes who receive an extra year… Read More

See how this UW football print ad comes to life with your smartphone

Many out there believe print media is doomed, and that no one needs to pick up a newspaper when everything… Read More

PolyDrop turns paint into conductive coatings, wins $10K at UW environmental challenge

College students are saving the world. Well, maybe not all of them. But the teams that participated in last week’s… Read More

Remote learning: University of Washington to offer first online-only degree program

In an attempt to fix a “national crisis in early childhood education,” the University of Washington is introducing its first-ever… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold to Microsoft alumni: ‘We participated in one of the most beneficial revolutions in human history’

For nearly one hour, Nathan Myhrvold stood in front of members of the Microsoft Alumni Network and talked strictly about Modernist… Read More

UW-Bothell becomes first university in Wash. to create School of STEM

A recent survey showed that an estimated 30,000 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) jobs in Washington will go unfilled in the… Read More