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OS-CONNECT digital process tree

Thu, 04/03/2025 | UW News

Helping pedestrians find accessible routes

A new data set called OS-CONNECT maps sidewalks and pedestrian paths statewide, helping people find accessible routes all over Washington state.

Gauze embedded with designed peptide shows only a few bacterial colonies

Mon, 03/31/2025 | UW Medicine Newsroom

Alternative wound dressings

Recent findings by a bioengineering research team hold promise for wound care in stopping resistant infections and making current antibiotics more effective.

UW ECE Assistant Professor Serena Eley standing on the lawn in Sylvan Grove on the UW Seattle campus

Thu, 03/27/2025 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

Superconductors, magnets and quantum materials

Serena Eley, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, studies superconductors and magnets to leverage their unique properties for quantum technology.

Examples of computational illusion knit design including a gray slate that transitions to the Mona Lisa, and an image of Vincent Van Gogh's sunflowers shifting into his self portrait.

Fri, 03/21/2025 | UW Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

Designing hidden Mona Lisas

Allen School researchers use computation to weave new capabilities for illusion knitting.

Kate Starbird: A Spotlight on Rumors

Wed, 03/19/2025 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

A spotlight on rumors

Watch Professor Kate Starbird's University Faculty Lecture on how online rumors, misinformation and disinformation are created and shared during uncertain times.

Up-close view of optical computing chip mounted in a camera stand

Mon, 03/17/2025 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

A compact camera for computer vision

UW and Princeton University researchers have built a new type of compact camera that can identify objects at the speed of light.

Four people smiling with large winning checks

Thu, 03/13/2025 | UW Foster School of Business

Health innovation challenge winners

Congrats to the UW Engineering students whose teams placed first and second and took home other prizes from the 2025 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge!

Man testing out assistive feeding robot

Mon, 03/10/2025 | UW News

Beyond the lab

The UW’s assistive-feeding robot ventures out of the lab and is tested with users in cafeterias, conference rooms and at home.

Illustration of various bacteria and microorganisms on a dark background

Thu, 03/06/2025 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

The power of bacteria

Amir Taghvaei, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics, studies bacteria to build efficient, nature-inspired nano-sized engines.

People picket on a sidewalk

Tue, 03/04/2025 | UW News

AI and the film industry

In this Q&A, human centered design and engineering doctoral student Brett Halperin discusses, the Oscars and the film industry.