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Mon, 05/08/2023

Why quantum matters

UW scientists and engineers share their thoughts on the potential of quantum research and why it’s so important now.

A snake’s musculoskeletal system

Fri, 05/05/2023 | UW Aeronautics and Astronautics

Put more muscle into that structure

Inspired by a snake's biology, aeronautics and astronautics researchers add soft actuation to rigid structures for key aerospace benefits.

Aerial view of a city showing a network of multi-lane streets, sidewalks and crosswalks flanked by a row of tall buildings of metal, glass and concrete with smooth facades. In the middle of the main boulevard, divided by a pedestrian courtyard with red, dedicated bike lanes along one edge and featuring a copse of leafy trees in the center, two oval-shaped cut-outs reveal additional streets traversing the same section of city a level below. People are walking around the courtyard and along the sidewalks.

Tue, 05/02/2023 | Allen School News

From Seattle to São Paulo

The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology is mapping the world, and improving accessibility, one sidewalk at a time.

Green island with curved glass buildings and Manhattan in the background

Fri, 04/28/2023 | UW News

New York Climate Exchange

The UW is a core member of newly announced New York Climate Exchange, a first-of-its kind international center for developing solutions to our global climate crisis.

Genom e-traffic iIllustration

Wed, 04/26/2023 | UW Bioengineering

Watching traffic jams on the genomic highway

UW and UW Medicine researchers have developed a new method for measuring the speed of enzymes on different regions of the genome inside living cells.

Two people on the left watching a computer screen in the middle of the picture. A huge wave tank is behind the computer.

Mon, 04/24/2023 | UW News

Studying marine microplastics

Learn how two researchers — including Michelle DiBenedetto, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering — are investigating marine microplastics.

A remotely operated vehicle being submerged via a cable into the ocean

Thu, 04/20/2023 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

Listening to the ocean

Doctoral student John Ragland is finding ways to improve techniques for listening to ambient noise in the ocean — and helping to measure the impact of climate change.

finger pressing on smart phone for diabetes test

Mon, 04/17/2023 | UW Medicine

Adapting smartphones for blood-sugar screening

UW and UW Medicine researchers modified a commercially available test strip into a prototype that enables people to self-test for prediabetes.

Two men shaking hands

Thu, 04/13/2023 | UW News

Investing in science at the UW

National and local leaders convene at the UW to discuss the CHIPS and Science Act.

Illustration of a trans flag with a black medical plus sign in the middle and five people standing in front and behind the sign.

Tue, 04/11/2023 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

Designing sex ed with trans youth

HCDE Ph.D. candidate Calvin Liang is working with trans and queer youth to design an online sex education resource and build more inclusive sexual health experiences for all.