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Aug. 5, 2009 | Puget
Sound Business Journal: TechFlash blog
EnerG2
gets $21 million federal grant to build plant in Oregon
Seattle
startup EnerG2, a University of Washington spinout that is developing a
longer-lasting alternative to the battery, has scored $21 million in
federal funding to build a manufacturing facility in Oregon. EnerG2 was
co-founded by materials scientist Guozhong Cao.
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Aug. 11, 2009 | The
Engineer Online
Carbon
plant
Seattle-based
EnerG2 has been awarded $21.3m in funding from the US Department of
Energy, which it plans to use to help it build a facility to produce
nano-engineered synthetic carbon electrode materials. EnerG2 will
partner with Oregon Freeze Dry, one of its existing manufacturing
partners, in the construction of the new plant, which will be located in
Albany, Oregon.
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Aug. 5, 2009 | The
Everett Herald
Stronger
currents good for power
The
latest news on the prospects for tides being used to generate power for
Snohomish and Island counties: Good. Information showing
higher-than-expected flows was part of a host of data about Admiralty
Inlet gathered recently by UW researchers working with the Snohomish
County PUD on its planned tidal power pilot project. Mechanical engineer
Brian Polagye is quoted.
RELATED
MATERIAL
Underwater turbines could turn Puget Sound's tides into
electricity | May 10, 2007
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Aug. 4, 2009 | BusinessWeek
What
matters most in any presentation
Columnist
Carmine Gallo provides a few key tips to help make any pitch or
presentation more effective. John Medina, affiliate professor of
bioengineering, is quoted on the neurological basis for the "90-second
rule," the importance of grabbing your audience's attention in the first
few seconds of a presentation.
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Aug. 4, 2009 | KPLU
radio
Aging
Northwest dams are a concern for federal and state legislators
Washington
State Ecology managers say they are going to inspect dams that could
fail, more often, and impose stricter maintenance regulations. But
aging, federal dams in the Northwest are under pressure too.
Specifically, federal managers are trying shore up the leaking Howard
Hanson Dam near Auburn. Civil engineer Steve Kramer is quoted.
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Aug. 19, 2009 | Discovery
News: Material World blog
When
will my bus come in?
A
reporter wonders: If systems can track and communicate the location of
tens of thousands of marathon runners, how come there is no system
sending real-time information about when her bus is going to arrive? It
turns out such systems do exist. Chicago transportation authority's
BusTracker licenses technology developed by UW electrical engineer Dan
Dailey.
RELATED
MATERIAL
UW professor's latest Web tool helps area bus riders
travel smarter | July 9, 1999
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Aug. 18, 2009 | Technology
Review
TR35:
Shwetak Patel: Simple sensors to detect residents’ activities
Walls
can talk, and Shwetak Patel, an assistant professor of computer science
& engineering and electrical engineering, captures their stories:
tales of how people move through their homes and how they use
electricity, gas, and water.
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Aug. 18, 2009 | The
Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog
UW's
Patel makes TR35's "Young Innovators" list
UW
computer scientists had another good showing on Technology Review's
annual list of 35 standout innovators under 35 years old. This year's
list lauds Shwetak Patel, an assistant professor of electrical
engineering and computer science, for his research into monitoring
presence. Also on the list are recent grads Jeffrey Bigham, a University
of Rochester professor named for his UW work helping the blind navigate
the Web, and Adrien Treuille, who is continuing his research into
simulating complex physical processes on PCs at Carnegie Mellon.
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Aug. 14, 2009 | KING
TV
UW grad
students trade textbooks for Kindles
Some
UW students can say goodbye to lugging heavy textbooks across campus
this fall. Forty computer-science graduate students will receive all
their textbooks on Amazon.com's electronic Kindle. KING 5's Kyle Moore
talks to computer scientist Ed Lazowska about the pilot project.
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Aug. 26, 2009 | Forbes
The
Kindle goes to college
Instead
of lugging around textbooks to class, this fall selected students at
seven universities around the country will store their course materials
on a wireless electronic reader--Amazon's Kindle DX. The UW is one of
the universities selected to participate in the pilot project.
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Aug. 21, 2009 | Puget
Sound Business Journal: TechFlash blog
The
Geek's Guide to Seattle: A virtual tour for technology nerds
A
"geek's guide to Seattle" includes Wilcox Hall, where young Bill Gates
and Paul Allen honed their programming skills; Mercer Hall, where a COE
alum developed LiveJournal; and the Allen Center, the region's "nerve
center" for computer science education.
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Aug. 19, 2009 | SeattlePI.com
Geek of
the Week: Stephanie Vasko of UW
When
your favorite books are textbooks on chemistry and quantum mechanics,
you know you're in deep. Graduate student and nanotech whiz Stephanie
Vasko, a PhD student in materials scientist Marco Rolandi's lab, is
named SeattlePI.com's "Geek of the Week."
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