Articles about University of Washington – Page 7 of 36

Illustration: Visualization of AI structure translated into biomolecule

Leading researchers join effort to support responsible AI for biomolecular design

More than 100 researchers — including a Nobel laureate — have signed on to a call for the scientific community… Read More

Univ. of Washington launches research center to tackle computer science education challenges

Despite technology seeping into practically every corner of our lives, computer-related education in Washington is woefully limited. Last year, 8.4%… Read More

Transplant organ freezing and rewarming technique wins U. of Washington health innovation challenge

A team working on prolonging the lifespan of transplant organs took home the top prize in the 9th annual Hollomon… Read More

Univ. of Washington’s famed cherry blossoms have some bright, tech-infused competition on campus

The cherry blossoms at the University of Washington offer a spectacular welcome to spring every year on the school’s Seattle… Read More

Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

A decade ago, University of Washington oceanographers Julian Sachs and Alex Gagnon were working in a tropical paradise, studying the… Read More

Cecilia Aragon at Women's Leadership Conference in Bellevue, Wash.

Computer scientist Cecilia Aragon traces her trajectory from stunt flying to a startup

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Three decades ago, Cecilia Aragon made aviation history as the first Latina to earn a place on… Read More

From biotech to 3D printing, here are 7 startups that recently spun out of the Univ. of Washington

The startup spinout machine at the University of Washington keeps on humming. According to CoMotion, the university’s tech transfer office,… Read More

Illustration: Laser pulses used to probe an atom's excited electron

Researchers take a freeze-frame reading of electrons energized in a stream of water

An international team of scientists has blazed a new trail for studying how atoms respond to radiation, by tracking the… Read More

Scientists go to Canada to study the kind of lake where they say life may have arisen

Several years ago, scientists at the University of Washington theorized that key ingredients for life could have built up billions… Read More

Washington vs. Michigan: Which university takes the title in tech?

Nothing like a little tech investor college football trash talk before the big game. As the Washington Huskies take on… Read More

Collage showing illustrations of NIAC concepts

NASA awards funds to study deep-space interferometer and other far-out ideas

A proposal to build a far-flung set of radio antennas to measure the cosmos is one of 13 far-out concepts… Read More

Univ. of Washington set to break ground on 69-acre redevelopment to create Seattle innovation hub

The University of Washington this year expects to break ground on a new building that will anchor an ambitious, innovation-focused… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: NY Times vs. Microsoft; Plus, Oren Etzioni on AI in 2023 and beyond

“The biggest surprise is that AI used to be narrow. … And when you went from one application to the… Read More

Scene from "The Boys in the Boat" showing UW athletes rowing

How rowing has changed since ‘The Boys in the Boat’ — and how it’s stayed the same

Thanks to tectonic shifts in technology and training, Olympic-level rowing has come a long way since the University of Washington’s… Read More

UW Medicine geneticist Jay Shendure in lab

Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology plans to transform cells into tiny recording devices

The Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington have launched a collaboration called the Seattle Hub… Read More

Uncommon Thinkers: UW prof and entrepreneur Shwetak Patel has a rare ‘creative brilliance’

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series profiling “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive change.… Read More

AI imaging software generates a gallery of stereotypes, say Univ. of Washington researchers

If you’re asked to imagine a person from North America or a woman from Venezuela, what do they look like?… Read More

University of Wash. Bothell and Cascadia College celebrate new STEM-focused Innovation Hall

The University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College this week celebrated the opening of Innovation Hall on their campuses located… Read More

UW computer science research event offers a glimpse of the future at the dawn of AI

Inside one of the University of Washington’s computer science buildings on Tuesday evening, students showed off smart earrings that monitor… Read More

Is artificial intelligence all that intelligent? AI influencers worry about wishful thinking

What do you get when you put two of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people on artificial intelligence together in… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers use AI to help noise-canceling headphones filter certain sounds

If your noise-canceling headphones are canceling sounds you’d actually prefer to hear, researchers at the University of Washington may have… Read More

University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation center relocating down the road near Startup Hall

CoMotion, the innovation arm of the University of Washington, is gearing up to move just down the street from its… Read More

UW struggles with new cloud-based finance system, highlighting IT migration difficulties

The University of Washington’s troubles with a $340 million IT upgrade is sparking commentary on why software migration projects often… Read More

Get an AI reality check on ‘The Creator’ — Hollywood’s latest robo-doomsday movie

Over the next 50 years, will humanity become too attached to the artificial-intelligence agents that dictate the course of our… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers roll out tiny, battery-free, autonomous robot called ‘MilliMobile’

University of Washington researchers are rolling out another tiny robotic breakthrough, this time in the form of an autonomous device… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers use origami folds to control descent of tiny robotic microfliers

Tiny robots developed at the University of Washington might look like leaves that could have fallen from a tree, but… Read More

Washington Research Foundation gives $1.2M to help UW, WSU researchers commercialize their tech

Washington Research Foundation, a Seattle-based nonprofit that funds research and scholarship in Washington state, awarded more than $1.2 million for… Read More

Feds award $15M for new cutting-edge research center to study Pacific NW earthquakes

Wildfires and hurricanes are dominating the disaster spotlight, but the threat of a massive earthquake still simmers beneath the surface… Read More

Severe wildfires are difficult to control – but one research model shows ‘a better way forward’

As swaths of wildlands are being scorched and communities smoked out by another unusually hot, dry summer, researchers in Washington… Read More

Researchers want to put energy hogs like ChatGPT on a diet with more efficient computer chips

ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies are wowing — and sometimes alarming — users with their human-like abilities to carry… Read More