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An assistive-feeding robotic arm attached to a wheelchair uses a fork to stab a piece of fruit on a plate among other fruits.

Tue, 12/05/2023 | UW News

A robot's journey

Allen School researchers discuss the successes and challenges of developing assistive-feeding robots.

Margot Adam standing in front of a lake outside of Austin, Texas

Fri, 12/01/2023 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

Public policy and renewable energy

Recent electrical and computer engineering grad Margot Adam is studying public policy to improve renewable energy production, distribution and access.

Pollack Lab Water flow

Wed, 11/29/2023 | UW Bioengineering

Is blood driven by the heart alone?

UW bioengineering researchers have found that it’s not just the heart that pumps blood.

A map of the globe shows whale catch distributions using circles and lines.

Mon, 11/27/2023 | UW News

Tracking whales

WhaleVis turns more than a century of whaling data into an interactive map.

A black and white photo of the "Boys in the Boat" UW rowing team

Mon, 11/27/2023

Pulling together

Did you know that seven of the nine "Boys in the Boat" were engineering students? Learn more about the UW rowing team that won Olympic gold in 1936.

A man wearing a surgical mask and headphones walks through the University of Washington campus while holding a smartphone. People walk behind him.

Wed, 11/22/2023 | UW News

AI for noise-canceling headphones

A UW-led team has developed deep-learning algorithms that let users pick which sounds filter through their headphones in real time.

Rendering of DNA strands

Mon, 11/20/2023 | UW Chemical Engineering

Making bacteria work smarter

Chemical engineers are harnessing genetic engineering tools to rewire biological systems.

View of Afytos Beach near Thessaloniki in Greece

Fri, 11/17/2023 | UW Materials Science and Engineering

Batteries and baklava

A passion for nanomaterials can take you places. For two materials science and engineering students this past summer, that meant Greece.

Four AI-generated images show different interpretations of a doll-sized “crocheted lavender husky wearing ski goggles,” including two pictured outdoors and one against a white background.

Wed, 11/15/2023 | UW News

Can AI help boost accessibility?

UW researchers tested AI tools’ utility for accessibility. Though they found cases in which the tools were helpful, they also found significant problems.

Dennis Heaney and Jon Freeman headshots

Wed, 11/08/2023 | UW Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering veterans spotlight

Two mechanical engineering alums and military veterans share their experiences and insights.