New protein folding technology from UW lab rivals DeepMind, promises to accelerate research The lab of David Baker at the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design has released its application to solve… Read More
Are COVID-19 booster shots on the horizon? Here’s what researchers investigating the question say With 70% of Washington residents age 16 and older having initiated their COVID-19 vaccine, the pandemic can feel, locally at… Read More
Astronomy professor Emily Levesque looks out at massive stars and back at history of her profession When Emily Levesque was 2 years old, Halley’s Comet made its most recent close pass to Earth. Her older brother… Read More
Univ. of Washington and Sana researchers use gene editing to prep stem cells for heart repair Human stem cell scientists have long dreamed of repairing damaged hearts, but have been stymied by research showing that the cells… Read More
University of Washington’s Husky Robotics is top U.S. team at Rover Challenge The University of Washington’s Husky Robotics team was the top-performing U.S. team and third in the world in the 2021… Read More
UW student projects highlight how WebXR ‘levels the playing field’ with remote VR/AR development University of Washington students this week presented demos of their augmented, virtual and mixed reality apps developed over the last… Read More
‘Lazy’ AI: UW researchers find that tech can misdiagnose COVID-19 by taking shortcuts The future use of artificial intelligence in medical contexts could be beneficial in improving efficiency, but a new University of… Read More
SpaceX provides a ride to the space station for ‘kidney on a chip’ and new solar arrays SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station today with more than 7,300 pounds of supplies and… Read More
New accelerator in Seattle: Creative Destruction Lab to launch ‘deep tech’ startup hub with Microsoft, UW The news: Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a nonprofit that runs nine startup accelerators across the world, is coming to Seattle.… Read More
Play Podcast Lessons from the pandemic: Top STEM educators offer their insights on the future of learning Play The pandemic upended education in extraordinary ways, and shed new light on the social, economic and racial disparities in schools… Read More
‘World’s lowest power wireless chip’: UW spinout Jeeva unveils new sensor data streaming tech The news: Jeeva, the Seattle startup founded by University of Washington researchers, has developed what it’s calling the world’s lowest… Read More
Block out the date: Minecraft graduation ceremony will show off UW group’s detailed Seattle build A college diploma is considered one of the building blocks for a successful future. If the diploma itself is made… Read More
ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system goes live in Washington state — here’s how it works The news: ShakeAlert, an automated system designed to warn people that an earthquake has occurred and shaking is imminent, is… Read More
University of Washington joins growing list of colleges that will require COVID-19 vaccine The University of Washington will require all students get vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the autumn quarter, UW… Read More
Excise or income? Washington state capital gains tax already faces a lawsuit — here’s what to know The conservative Freedom Foundation filed a lawsuit Wednesday in an effort to stop the capital gains tax approved by the… Read More
Tech Moves: Former Rover CTO joins moving startup Dolly; Egencia’s CFO to depart; and more — Former Rover CTO Scott Porad joined peer-to-peer moving service Dolly as its first-ever chief technology officer. The Seattle startup… Read More
Society of Women Engineers group at University of Washington aims to close the gender gap A hackathon hosted by the Society of Women Engineers at the University of Washington later this month wants to play… Read More
GeekWire Awards 2021: Learn about the 5 finalists for Innovation of the Year Innovators across the Seattle area are tackling problems big and small with a variety of breakthroughs and technologies. Whether it’s… Read More
Photos: Go inside the University of Washington’s new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health A lot can change in the landscape during a year in which social isolation is the norm. At the University… Read More
Researchers develop health tech tool that can detect vital signs from a person’s face via video At an international health conference this week, scientists with the University of Washington and Microsoft Research will virtually present new… Read More
Play Podcast Microsoft gives $5M to UW Medicine to use AI to accelerate response to next pandemic Play The speed of the creation of vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 was a modern marvel. You might… Read More
Double dose of debate: Opinions vary on timing of COVID vaccine shots as potential 4th wave looms With COVID-19 vaccines still in limited supply and case counts threatening to resurge, there is a debate over the benefits… Read More
UW scientists turn Amazon’s Alexa into heart monitoring device using sound waves Researchers at the University of Washington have figured out a way to use machine-learning algorithms to turn smart speakers into… Read More
Play Podcast ‘The Code Breaker’ author Walter Isaacson on the genetic revolution, regional hubs and ethical lines Play Walter Isaacson has studied and written extensively about the physics and technology revolutions as the biographer of such figures as… Read More
UW’s Os Keyes takes on tech’s ethical challenges, from gender bias in AI to facial recognition A PhD candidate with the University of Washington’s Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, Os Keyes researches the ethical… Read More
The curse of neural toxicity: AI2 and UW researchers help computers watch their language In 2011, shortly after IBM’s Watson defeated Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter to become the reigning “Jeopardy” champion, the researchers… Read More
Seattle researchers zero in on COVID virus mutation that could be driving spread of new variants A team of researchers from Seattle is raising concerns about a mutation in the COVID-19 virus that’s infecting growing numbers… Read More
Human genome sequencing rises to the next level of diversity and accuracy Twenty years after the first human genome sequence was published, an international research team has kicked the sequencing game to… Read More
Paleontologists use fossilized teeth to flesh out ancient tale of earliest primates The shapes of fossilized teeth from 65.9 million-year-old, squirrel-like creatures suggest that the branch of the tree of life that… Read More
How the pandemic is changing the protocol for NASA’s Mars landing — and how to watch it happen Veteran spacecraft engineer Chris Voorhees has witnessed six Mars landings in the course of his career, and he’s playing a… Read More
