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May 26, 2008 | FOX
Q13
Mars
probe lands on the Red Planet; local scientists watch closely
For
the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has successfully landed a
Mars probe by way of reentry rockets. Key players in Washington state,
including UW engineering faculty and alums, were on the edge of their
seats. "To say that I'm excited is an understatement," comments
aeronautics and astronautics chair Adam Bruckner.
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June 15, 2008 | The
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Scientists
tap gaming's power
Players
don't have to know anything about biology or science to play Foldit, an
online game developed by researchers Zoran Popovic, David Salesin and
David Baker, and graduate students Adrien Treuille and Seth Cooper. But
playing the game will actually assist researchers with real problems in
the lab.
SOURCE
MATERIAL
Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in
medicine | May 8, 2008
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May 30, 2008 | Technology
Review
Pillowy
antibacterial polymers
Researchers
have discovered that if the films coating medical devices are soft
enough, bacteria won't stick to them. Bioengineer Wendy Thomas is
quoted.
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May 21, 2008 | The
(UW) Daily
Step
into the UW's nuclear reactor
From
April 1961 to June 1988, the UW operated a 100-kilowatt Argonaut
research reactor, one of about 10 built for research universities in the
United States. Gene Woodruff, a UW professor emeritus of chemical
engineering, and a nuclear engineering alum are quoted.
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June 5, 2008 | The
New York Times
The
inexact science behind DCMA takedown notices
A new
study from UW computer scientists suggests that media industry trade
groups are using flawed tactics in their investigations of users who
violate copyrights on peer-to-peer file sharing networks.
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June 5, 2008 | Chronicle
of Higher Education
The
entertainment industry's piracy warnings may target innocent users
The
techniques used by the entertainment industry to catch alleged pirates
on BitTorrent implicate innocent machines and users, according to a
report released today by UW computer scientists Yoshi Kohno and Arvind
Krishnamurthy and doctoral student Michael Piatek.
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May 29, 2008 | The
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Carbon
footprint: Seattle is 6th-best in U.S.
Seattle
ranked as one of the best of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the
U.S. for the size of its "carbon footprint," largely due to hydropower.
Civil engineer Anne Steinemann comments on controversy over methods used
to calculate carbon footprints.
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May 20, 2008 | ABC
affiliates
3D
cancer clues
Mechanical
engineer Eric Seibel describes 3D-imaging technology that would let
patients spit into a cup and analyze the cells for signs of cancer.
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May 26, 2008 | Daily
Journal of Commerce
Job
market is hot for new A&E grads
Students
at WSU and UW say the local market is hot for engineering and
architecture grads: Local companies are working hard to make their
presence known on campus, salary packages are strong and many students
are securing jobs well before graduation. UW civil engineering students
Cathy Poshusta and Roger Spotts and UW career adviser Diane Martin are
quoted.
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May 26, 2008 | The
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Life
sciences veteran assesses state of the industry
Jack
Faris, retiring head of the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical
Association, comments on criticisms leveled at the UW by executives in
the medical device sector. Faris says new College of Engineering Dean
Matt O'Donnell: "is very keenly interested in building stronger, more
collaborative relationships with industry. And that's good news for the
medical device sector."
RELATED
MATERIAL
Seattle high-tech leader selected to head UW
TechTransfer | June 19, 2008
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May 31, 2008 | The
New York Times
A
tribute to Jim Gray: Sometimes nice guys do finish first
Roughly
600 friends and colleagues gathered at UC Berkeley to honor Jim Gray, a
renowned computer scientist who disappeared off the coast of California
in January 2007. Computer scientist Ed Lazowska is quoted.
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May 14, 2008 | The
Washington Post
Obituaries:
George C. Szego, 88; Solar Energy Leader, 'Mr. Space Power'
George
Charles Szego, 88, a chemical engineer who founded a pioneering solar
technology company and who persuaded former President Jimmy Carter to
install solar collectors on the roof of the White House, died of cardiac
arrest in Dover, Del. Dr. Szego "has a tendency to end up on science's
most popular frontiers," The Washington Post noted in 1977. Szego
received a master's degree in 1950 and a doctorate in 1956, both in
chemical engineering at the UW.
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