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Dr. Nancy Allbritton named dean of UW’s College of Engineering
Dr. Nancy Allbritton has been named the next Frank & Julie Jungers Dean of the College of Engineering, University of Washington Provost Mark Richards announced today. Allbritton’s appointment, set...
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How ergonomic is your warehouse job? Soon, an app might be able to tell you
UW researchers have used deep learning to develop a new system that can monitor factory or warehouse workers and tell them how risky their behaviors are in real time. In 2017 there were nearly 350,000...
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New tools to minimize risks in shared, augmented-reality environments
For now, augmented reality remains mostly a solo activity, but soon people might be using the technology in groups for collaborating on work or creative projects. A few summers ago throngs of people...
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3 UW graduate students earn NASA fellowships, continue legacy of success
Three University of Washington graduate students are among this year’s recipients of a prestigious NASA fellowship that funds student research projects in the fields of Earth and planetary sciences and...
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Americans would rather drive themselves to work than have an autonomous...
UW researchers studied how Americans’ ideas about the cost of commute time change based on who’s driving to them work. Many Americans use a ride-hailing service — like Uber or Lyft — to get to and...
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Plasma flow near sun’s surface explains sunspots, other solar phenomena
Sunspots can be seen on this image of solar radiation. Each sunspot typically lasts a few days to a few months, and the total number peaks every 11 years. The darker spots accompany bright white...
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Engineering lecture series focuses on future of food
By 2050, Earth’s population is estimated to reach nine billion. This will intensify a growing food security crisis, which is already exacerbated by current agricultural processes, climate change and...
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New metasurface design can control optical fields in three dimensions
A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a 3D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision. As they report in a paper published Oct. 4...
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How bike sharing in Seattle rose from the ashes of Pronto’s failure
Seattle’s docked bike-share program, Pronto, had problems shifting into a higher gear, and the city ended the program in 2017. Pronto bikes are seen here along Seattle’s waterfront.Tony Webster/Flickr...
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First smart speaker system that uses white noise to monitor infants’ breathing
UW researchers have developed a new smart speaker skill that lets a device use white noise to both soothe sleeping babies and monitor their breathing and movement.Dennis Wise/University of Washington...
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Popular third-party genetic genealogy site is vulnerable to compromised data,...
DNA testing services are making it easier for people to learn about their heritage. People can also use their genetic testing results to connect to potential relatives in their family trees by using...
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Light-based ‘tractor beam’ assembles materials at the nanoscale
Modern construction is a precision endeavor. Builders must use components manufactured to meet specific standards — such as beams of a desired composition or rivets of a specific size. The building...
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Single discrimination events alter college students’ daily behavior
UW researchers used data from Fitbit activity trackers to compare how students’ daily activities change when the students experience unfair treatment.Addie Bjornson/University of Washington...
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Fall storms, coastal erosion focus of northern Alaska research cruise
The team loads the research vessel Sikuliaq on Oct. 26 in Newport, Oregon. The shipping container in the foreground, labeled Thomson / APL-UW, contains the instruments that will be used during the...
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UW team sending autonomous surfboard to explore Antarctic waters
The Wave Glider is being lowered into the water in the Beaufort Sea in September 2018. The black solar panels provide electrical power, the white bulb provides satellite communication and the orange...
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UW aerospace engineer part of $1.7M grant to study corals
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from multiple institutions — including the University of Washington — has received a two-year $1.7 million National Science Foundation grant to study coral...
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Emissions from electricity generation lead to disproportionate number of...
A coal power plant in West Virginia.Euze/Flickr Air pollution doesn’t just come from cars on the road, generating electricity from fossil fuels also releases fine particulate matter into the air. In...
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A method with roots in AI uncovers how humans make choices in groups and...
When in a large group of mostly anonymous members, such as in social media, people make decisions in a more calculated way than they know.Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash The choices we make in large group...
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Carpentry Compiler helps woodworkers design objects that they can actually make
UW researchers have created Carpentry Compiler, a digital tool that allows users to design woodworking projects and create optimized fabrication instructions based on the materials and equipment a...
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Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice, study shows
UW researchers found that warmer temperatures, at levels expected under most climate change projections, can lead to higher concentrations of arsenic in rice grains.Mark Stone/University of Washington...
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