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NewsFlash, April 2013
Apr. 05, 2013 | NBC News
Scientists develop fusion rocket technology in lab and aim for Mars
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Researchers at the University of Washington say they've built all the pieces for a fusion-powered rocket system that could get a crew to Mars in 30 days. The Cosmic Log writes about the research by John Slough, research associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics, and his team. |
Rocket powered by nuclear fusion could send humans to Mars
Apr. 16, 2013 | USA Today
New fusion engine could mean mars trip in 30 days
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A new fusion engine being developed by scientists at the University of Washington could make all other forms of space travel obsolete. |
Rocket powered by nuclear fusion could send humans to Mars
Apr. 11, 2013 | Huffington Post
Fusion rocket able to go to Mars and back in 30 days could be key to deep space travel
| Scientists at the University of Washington and space-propulsion company MSNW say they are getting to closer to creating a feasible fuel for travel to other planets. |
Rocket powered by nuclear fusion could send humans to Mars
Apr. 29, 2013 | Time
Why the lazy way to shop for groceries — online — is the green way
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A new study by the University of Washington in the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum shows that ordering groceries for delivery online is actually much greener than driving to the store and buying them yourself. |
Grocery delivery service is greener than driving to the store
Apr. 30, 2013 | The Washington Post
Study: Ordering groceries online is greener than driving to the store
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Good news for people thinking about ordering groceries online from stores like Safeway and getting them delivered to their doorsteps. A new study from the University of Washington finds that grocery delivery can be greener than driving to the supermarket. |
Grocery delivery service is greener than driving to the store
Apr. 29, 2013 | GeekWire
Study: Online grocery delivery is more environmentally-friendly than driving to the store
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Online grocery shopping just isn’t for couch potatoes or those folks who are too busy to get to the grocery store. New research from the University of Washington finds that relying on an online grocery delivery service is actually far more environmentally-friendly than jumping in the car and heading to the store. |
Grocery delivery service is greener than driving to the store
Apr. 24, 2013 | The Seattle Times
Jerry Large column: Computing mensch had special way with people
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David Notkin, accomplished software engineer, helped diversify his field and showed others how to live a complete life. |
Professor of computer science and engineering remembered through UW scholarship fund
Apr. 15, 2013 | Phys.org
High glucose levels could impair ferroelectricity in body's connective tissues
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New University of Washington research suggests that more sugar in the body could damage the elastic proteins that help us breathe and pump blood. The findings could have health implications for diabetics, who have high blood-glucose levels. |
High glucose levels could impair ferroelectricity in body’s connective tissues
Apr. 16, 2013 | R&D
New device could cut costs on household products, pharmaceuticals
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A new procedure that thickens and thins fluid at the micron level could save consumers and manufacturers money, particularly for soap products that depend on certain molecules to effectively deal with grease and dirt. Researchers at the University of Washington published their findings online April 9 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
New device could cut costs on household products, pharmaceuticals
Apr. 04, 2013 | KING 5 News
The bike of the future
| Evening Magazine's Michael King meets a UW engineering team that is developing a bike kit to change the bike game for good. The Liontails team competed in the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge on April 4. |
Apr. 05, 2013 | Xconomy
Student teams working on environmental innovation inspire
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You can’t help but be inspired after spending a couple of hours with the 20 Northwest student teams at the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge. The winner of the event is PolyDrop. Team members are from UW's chemical engineering department. |
Apr. 11, 2013 | The New York Times
Data science: The numbers of our lives
| The data science field has been spawned by the enormous amounts of data that modern technologies create. Bill Howe of the UW eScience Institute and computer science and engineering is quoted. |
Apr. 11, 2013 | The New York Times
Geek appeal: New York vs. Seattle
| The East Coast/West Coast rivalry is not just over hip-hop, food and fashion anymore. Now it has made its way to universities preparing the next generation of technologists: data scientists who can make sense (and use) of the explosion of information that is now produced by nearly every industry. Carlos Guestrin, associate professor of computer science and engineering, talks about the West Coast. |
Apr. 18, 2013 | Seattle Weekly
UW helping to build a smarter robot
| Scientists at the University of Washington are hard at work developing more knowledgeable artificial intelligence designed to help robots better learn and obey commands. |
Apr. 25, 2013 | MIT Technology Review
A simple way to turn any LCD into a touch screen
| A group of researchers from the University of Washington’s Ubiquitous Computing Lab developed a method called uTouch that uses a simple sensor and software to turn an ordinary LCD into a touch screen display. |
Apr. 25, 2013 | Xconomy
New UW, PNNL institute attracts supercomputing expert Dunning
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The Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing (NIAC) has landed supercomputing luminary Thom Dunning Jr., who will help lead the effort to tie together two of the region’s top centers of computing research. UW electrical engineering chair Vikram Jandhyala is the other co-director. |
UW, Pacific NW National Lab join forces on computing research
Apr. 25, 2013 | The Seattle Times
Washington to join competition for drone testing site
| A consortium of several organizations, including the University of Washington, Washington State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, announced that it will submit a bid by May 6 to the Federal Aviation Administration. |
Apr. 24, 2013 | The Seattle Times
UW students pitch their business plans in competition
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Teams of UW engineering students competed Wednesday at the annual University of Washington Foster School of Business Plan Competition against 35 other teams of students from colleges around the state. |
Apr. 28, 2013 | The Seattle Times
In battle against cyber attacks, these Seattle hackers wear the ‘white hats’
| Mikhail Davidov is 26, sports a bleached-blond Mohawk haircut and works for a Seattle Internet security firm. He’s one of the “white hat” hackers protecting your digital safety. At the University of Washington’s renowned computer science and engineering program, out of nearly 50 faculty members, “we have one full-time faculty member, Yoshi Kohno, who is a superstar in computer security, but we’re hoping to grow in that area in the near future,” says its chairman, Hank Levy. |
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