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CoE
NewsFlash | Vol. 4, No. 3 | June 25, 2010 |
NewsFlash is a monthly email of press items featuring our College's researchers. For a more complete and regularly updated list of COE media coverage, see In the Media.
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NewsFlash is a service of the UW College of Engineering and the UW Office of News and Information. If you have a newsworthy result about one month from publication, presentation or demonstration, please contact Hannah Hickey at (206-543-2580, hickeyh@uw.edu). |
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June 10, 2010 | The
Economist
Power
from thin air
It is
already possible to send electricity without wires. Can devices be
powered using ambient radiation from existing broadcasts? Last year UW
affiliate professor of computer science and electrical engineering
Joshua Smith, electrical engineering graduate student Alanson Sample and
computer science undergraduate Scott Southwood powered a small humidity
and temperature sensor using nothing more than the energy gleaned from a
TV station 2.5 miles away. Smith and Southwood appear in the video at
6:30.
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April 1, 2010 | Conservation
Magazine
Up Up
and Away
As
pikas and other alpine species are pressured by global warming, many
observers warn they will be pushed higher and higher until they vanish
like deserving souls into the ether. But new science suggests the
"rapture hypothesis" doesn't tell the whole story. Civil and
environmental engineer Jessica Lundquist comments on mountain
microclimates.
RELATED
MATERIAL
Low-cost temperature sensors, tennis balls to monitor
mountain snowpack
| Dec. 14, 2009
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June 17, 2010 | The
New York Times
Putting
a private detective in your laptop
For
the very reason you like to carry laptops, iPads, e-book readers and
smartphones — they are lightweight and portable — they are easy to steal
or misplace. You can keep an eye on your devices and not leave them
visible and unattended, but they might best be protected with some
software. A number of good programs are available, including Adeona,
developed by computer scientists Yoshi Kohno and Arvind Krishnamurthy.
RELATED
MATERIAL
Just in time for school: Free Adeona service tracks
stolen laptops
| Sept. 25, 2008
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June 1, 2010 | Communications
of the ACM
Beyond
the smart grid
Work
done by Shwetak Patel, a UW assistant professor in computer science and
engineering and of electrical engineering, and colleagues can
extrapolate electrical, water, and gas use of individual devices by
measuring the "shock waves" created when consumers turn on the devices
that use those utilities.
RELATED
MATERIAL
UW energy- and water-sensing technology acquired by
Belkin | April 22, 2010
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June 12, 2010 | KUOW
Radio
Destination: Mars
In
recent years we've learned that water, in the form of ice, is present on
Mars. And that presence means life is possible. Aeronautics and
astronautics engineer Adam Bruckner discusses the possibility of a UW
branch campus on Mars.
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June 23, 2010 | The
Seattle Times
Drilling
a Highway 99 tunnel thrills industry pros
While
many in Seattle worry about costs and risks of the world's widest bored
tunnel beneath downtown, industry legend Martin Herrenknecht can hardly
contain his desire to drill. Steven Kramer, civil-engineering professor
and seismic expert, comments on the soil conditions along the proposed
route.
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May 28, 2010 | The
(UW) Daily
UW
Water Center to close this summer
After
almost a quarter-century in operation, the Water Center, a one-stop
shop for water-management issues on campus, is shutting down June 30.
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May 28, 2010 | Chronicle
of Higher Education
Crowd
science reaches new heights
Crowd
Science, as it might be called, began in astronomy but is taking hold
in several other disciplines, such as biology, and is rising rapidly in
oceanography and a range of environmental sciences. Computer scientist
Ed Lazowska is quoted.
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June 3, 2010 | The
(UW) Daily
A
guide to UW’s lesser-known libraries
Face
it: Odegaard is barely more than a social scene. So where is a person
supposed to study? One option is the Engineering Library, with a
picturesque view of Lake Union and the mountains to the east.
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May 12, 2010 | KING
5 News
Fremont
is home to over 5,000 rubber ducks
Charlotte
Lee is an assistant professor of human-centered design and engineering
at the University of Washington. She's super smart, driven, commands
attention. But that's not all. KING 5's Evening Magazine reveals that
she also owns the world's largest collection of rubber ducks.
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If you have a newsworthy result about one month
from publication, presentation or demonstration, please contact Hannah
Hickey, hickeyh@uw.edu. Notice
of student and faculty awards and grants is also welcome.
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