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Founded in 1861, the University of Washington (UW) is one of the oldest state-supported institutions of higher education on the west coast of the United States and is one of the preeminent research universities in the world. The UW has 47,000 students (34,000 undergraduate and 13,000 graduate) and 3,900 full-time faculty, divided into 16 schools and colleges. UW's research budget consistently ranks among the top 5 in both public and private universities in the United States. The UW is also the largest recipient of federal research funding among public universities and second among all public and private universities in the country, a position that the UW has held each year since 1974. The UW faculty includes more than 120 members of the National Academies, thirteen MacArthur Fellows, five winners of the National Medal of Science, and six Nobel Prize winners. Programs from across the campus are ranked among the best in their fields.
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2016
17 Mar 2016
Google - Verily
Dr Harry Zervos spoke to Sohyun Park, a hardware engineer with Verily, previously a division of Google X and now Alphabet's research organization that focuses on developing new technologies in life sciences.Sohyun discussed with Dr Zervos some of Verily's activities in smart contact lenses and smart glasses platform developments.2 Mar 2016
NextFlex America's flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing institute
NextFlex, America's Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute, has officially welcomed its founding members.19 Feb 2016
Lithium battery component found to harm key soil microorganism
The material at the heart of the lithium ion batteries that power electric vehicles, laptop computers and smartphones has been shown to impair a key soil bacterium, according to research.17 Feb 2016
Footsteps for charging devices
When you're on the go and your smartphone battery is low, in the not-so-distant future you could charge it simply by plugging it into your shoe.2015
18 Dec 2015
Wearable technology in 2015 - how far have we come?
As the hype around wearable technology fades, IDTechEx technology analyst James Hayward looks at where the industry is now.12 Oct 2015
3-D printing techniques help surgeons carve new ears
A collaboration between a University of Washington otolaryngology resident and bioengineering student has used 3-D printing to create a low-cost pediatric rib cartilage model that more closely resembles the feel of real cartilage and allows for realistic surgical practice.30 Sep 2015
Wearable tracks your carbon footprint
In today's smart home, technologies can track how much energy a particular appliance like a refrigerator or television or hair dryer is gobbling up. What they don't typically show is which person in the house actually flicked the switch.17 Sep 2015
Exotic new sources of free electricity: $50 billion market
High Power Energy Harvesting (HPEH) is a term beginning to be used for creation of electricity where it is needed using ambient "free" energy. That zero-pollution, high-energy conversion typically captures light (photovoltaics), heat difference (thermoelectrics and heat pumps) and movement (electrodynamics).14 Sep 2015
Battery-free smart camera nodes
Scientists have shown that a network of energy-harvesting sensor nodes equipped with onboard cameras can automatically determine each camera's pose and location using optical cues. This capability could help to enable networks of hundreds or thousands of sensors that could operate without batteries or external power and require minimal maintenance.3 Aug 2015
Solar textile collaboration weaves chemistry and design
Researchers are experimenting with different ways to create solar textiles.3 Jul 2015
New nanogenerator harvests power from rolling tires
Researchers have developed a nanogenerator that harvests energy from a car's rolling tire friction.5 May 2015
Research pinpoints defects in popular perovskites
A new study demonstrates that perovskite materials, generally believed to be uniform in composition, actually contain flaws that can be engineered to improve solar devices even further.29 Apr 2015
Better battery imaging paves way for renewable energy future
In a move that could improve the energy storage of everything from portable electronics to electric microgrids, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers have developed a novel X-ray imaging technique to visualize and study the electrochemical reactions in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries containing a new type of material, iron fluoride.9 Apr 2015
Proprietary light harvesting technology solutions
ElectricFilm, LLC has announced the launch of a line of proprietary light harvesting technology solutions that optimizes the conversion of any light - from low indoor levels to full daylight - into reliable, sustainable power with better cost and system performance than alternative methods.31 Mar 2015
Discovery could yield more efficient portable electronics, solar cells
By figuring out how to precisely order the molecules that make up what scientists call organic glass, chemists have set the stage for more efficient and sturdier portable electronic devices and possibly a new generation of solar cells based on organic materials.13 Feb 2015
3D printing with custom molecules creates low-cost mechanical sensor
Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings.21 Jan 2015
Breakthrough could help extend life of batteries
Scientists are reporting a breakthrough in using very small technology to extend the battery life of some electronic devices.21 Jan 2015
Advanced 3D printer sparks unique collaborations
Unlike the consumer-level, desktop 3D printers that have received lots of media attention, the Polymer Engineering Centre's industrial SLS machine is a high-end, precision instrument—and about the size of a compact car.2014
22 Dec 2014
Save power, make power
Trisha Andrew wants to save billions of watt hours by revolutionizing, well, just about every electronic device in existence. She suggests this be done by controlling the spin on electrons, and then shutting down devices if the proper spin is absent.3 Jul 2014
Researchers identify one of world's thinnest piezoelectric materials
Researchers have identified one of the thinnest possible piezoelectric materials on the planet - graphene nitride.