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July 2, 2010 | Washington
Technology
Beware
of that bug: It could be following you
According
to a recently released roadmap, the U.S. Army plans to someday use
clouds of fluttering insectlike vehicles to survey buildings and various
sites before soldiers enter them. Electrical engineer Karl Bohringer,
for example, has developed thermal-powered bug robots that can carry up
to seven times their own weight, something that will be essential if
these things are to operate in the field for any extended periods while
also hefting the sensors needed to gather intelligence.
SOURCE MATERIAL
Thermal-powered, insectlike robot crawls into
microrobot contenders' ring | July 1, 2010
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July 18, 2010 | The
New York Times
Bye-bye
batteries: Radio waves as a low-power source
Until
recently, the use of radio waves to power wireless electronic devices
was largely untapped because the waves dilute quickly as they spread,
said Intel Seattle's Joshua Smith, an affiliate UW professor of
electrical engineering and computer science. Smith is working with
electrical engineer Brian Otis and doctoral student Alanson Sample to
build low-power devices that can run indefinitely off radio waves.
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Jan. 11, 2010 | Popular
Mechanics
Tiny
transmitters help track animal behavior
Micro-transmitters
are helping scientists track unseen animal interactions among insects,
fish, snakes and birds. Electrical engineer Brian Otis is outfitting
song sparrows with tiny microprocessors and transceivers. As these
Encounternet tags interact with one another, they document the social
interactions between the birds.
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July 20, 2010 | IEEE
Spectrum
A
Light-Driven Plasmonic Motor
Researchers
at the University of California, Berkeley have developed a
particle-size light mill that could power nanomachines, by harnessing
the linear and angular momentum of photons and using it to turn a
pinwheel-shaped dielectric. Electrical engineer Lih Lin is quoted.
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June 29, 2010 | The
New York Times
Team’s
work uses a virus to convert methane to ethylene
Molecular
biologists and materials scientists at a Silicon Valley startup say
they have genetically engineered a virus to convert methane into
ethylene, a gas widely used in the manufacturing of plastics, solvents
and fibers. The virus can create a “tangle of catalyst coated nanowires"
— the researchers call it a hairball — that provide so much surface
area for chemical reactions to occur that the energy needed to produce
the reactions is much reduced. Materials scientist Mehmet Sarikaya is
quoted.
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June 26, 2010 | The
Seattle Times
How
will 787's materials fare in a crash landing?
Boeing's
new 787, the first airliner built largely from carbon fiber infused
with epoxy resin, won't behave like a traditional metal airplane in a
crash landing. Engineers have spent years modeling and testing the
differences, and say they are confident the design is safe. Aeronautics
engineer Paolo Feraboli is quoted.
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July 13, 2010 | The
Seattle Times
Hidden
challenges of Highway 99 tunnel
For
the past year, "overruns" has been a buzzword in Seattle politics
because of worries about the cost of the tunnel to replace the Highway
99 viaduct. Worldwide, tunneling projects routinely come in about a
third over estimates. Will Seattle's? The answers mostly wait
underground. Civil engineering and seismic expert Steve Kramer is
quoted.
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July 26, 2010 | Pioneer
Press (St. Paul, Minn.)
Early
Trek into Tech
A
17-year-old student at the Metro Deaf School — Minnesota North Star
Academy in St. Paul is getting taste of computer science and college
life at the UW's Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf & Hard of Hearing
in Computing. Computer scientist Richard Ladner is quoted.
RELATED
MATERIAL
New Computer Science academy welcomes
hearing-impaired students | Aug. 2, 2007
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July 19, 2010 | The
Seattle Times
UW
Math Academy out to broaden engineering's appeal
At
the UW, the summertime Mathematics Academy is trying to broaden the
appeal of engineering. The College of Engineering hopes to close the gap
between what students learn in high school and where they need to be to
succeed in college math. Assistant dean Thomas Calhoun, Students
Academic Services coordinator David Prince and students in the Academy
are quoted.
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July 10, 2010 | The
New York Times
Students,
meet your new teacher, Mr. Robot
In a
handful of laboratories around the world, computer scientists are
developing robots that can engage people and teach them simple skills.
One such robot is Morphy, in computer scientist Rajesh Rao's group.
Former PhD student Aaron Shon worked with UW psychologists to study
children's interactions with the robot.
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July 1, 2010 | Seattle
Business
The Labor G
ap
Businesses
in Washington can’t find enough qualified job candidates, and schools
aren’t turning them out. Meanwhile, thousands of people remain
unemployed. Computer scientist Ed Lazowska says funding cuts prevent his
department from accepting more qualified applicants to meet the demand
for computer scientists in Washington state.
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July 16, 2010 | The
Seattle Times
Paul
Allen to donate the bulk of his fortune
If
the past is any indication of what's to come, science in Seattle could
get a boost as billionaire Paul Allen makes good on his pledge to give
away most of his wealth. Allen's donation to the UW's computer science
center is noted, and computer scientist Ed Lazowska is quoted.
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July 2, 2010 | Technology
Review
A kitchen
countertop with a brain
A
depth-sensing camera and palm-top projector turn an ordinary work
surface into an interactive one. Ryder Ziola, a computer science
graduate student, developed the system, dubbed Oasis, with researchers
at Intel Labs Seattle.
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July 9, 2010 | New
Scientist
Innovation:
Shrewd search engines know what you want
How
better to hunt down hackers than by setting the search engines
themselves on them, asks computer science PhD student John John. With
colleagues at Microsoft Research, John has developed SearchAudit, a
system that uses the Bing search engine – and the hackers' own known
malicious queries – as guides to malicious sites and forums.
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July 9, 2010 | Puget
Sound Business Journal: TechFlash blog
Washington
Technology Center offers grants to state researchers
The
Washington Technology Center today announced $452,285 in state funding
for five projects in the fields of biomaterials, medical devices,
software and microelectronics. All five projects are connected to the
UW's College of Engineering.
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July 20, 2010 | Puget
Sound Business Journal
Life
Sciences Discovery Fund awards four grants totaling $600K
Washington
state’s Life Sciences Discovery Fund said it’s awarded a total of
$600,000 to four state research teams, including mechanical engineer
Eric Seibel, who will use the grant to develop a low-cost imaging system
to detect early tooth decay.
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July 13, 2010 | Puget
Sound Business Journal: TechFlash blog
Report:
UW innovations could add up to $6B to state's economy
University
of Washington spin-offs and other commercialization agreements could
add between $3.6 billion and $6.6 billion to the state's economy in the
next ten years. Those are among the findings of a new report which
attempts to gauge the economic impact of the state's largest research
university on the region. Farecast, developed by computer scientist Oren
Etzioni, is noted.
SOURCE MATERIAL
UW's annual economic impact on Washington is $9.1
billion | July 14, 2010
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July 13, 2010 | The
Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog
Tech
Alliance showcases early stage ventures
Five
startups are presenting today at the state Technology Alliance's
Innovation Showcase, an event intended to connect more early stage
companies with investors. They included Vitriosic, an energy-saving
window that can change color created by mechanical engineer Minoru Taya,
and Enravel, a tiny projector that attaches to a cell phone created by
mechanical engineering research scientist Brian Schowengerdt.
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July 7, 2010 | Sequim
Gazette
Sequim
teen brothers leap ahead
Kyle
and Luke Richard didn't have the typical high school experience - that's
because they skipped it altogether. The Sequim brothers each started at
the University of Washington at age 15 after completing a year of high
school through a program for gifted young people. Luke chose to major in
aeronautics & astronautics.
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July 22, 2010 | The
Bellevue Reporter
Revving
to go: Bellevue's Tyler Allen hopes for big break in racing career
Bellevue's
Tyler Allen is hoping for his big break on Driver Search II, a
competition between 13 young race car drivers. Allen chose to major in
mechanical engineering after joining the UW's Formula SAE race car team,
and he competed at the South Sound Speedway on the same day that he
received his UW degree.
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