This RSS news feed maintained by uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 40 by Hannah Hickey(hickeyh@u.washington.edu). http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByAuthorId&authorID=1801&numToShow=40 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2010 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Ken Fine | kenfine@u.washington.edu Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:58:48 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ A material derived from crustacean shell and algae supports the growth of new stem cells, offering a possible replacement to today's Petri dishes lined with animal byproducts. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=55374 Science Health and Medicine Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=55374 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:16:14 GMT Civil engineers at the University of Washington and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Seattle office have taken a first look at how dams in the Columbia River basin, the nation's largest hydropower system, could be managed for a different climate. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=55131 Science Technology Environment Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=55131 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:18:40 GMT Greenroads, developed over the past three years by UW engineers and collaborators at the global engineering firm CH2M Hill, aims to do for road construction what the LEED system has done for the building industry. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=54839 Science Technology Environment Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=54839 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT Dime-sized temperature sensors that were first built for the refrigerated food industry have been adapted to sense mountain microclimates. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=54337 Science Technology Environment Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=54337 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:30:00 GMT In most of the world children must share computers. A new device lets up to four children share a computer screen to do interactive math problems, effectively quadrupling the number of computers available for such exercises. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=54290 Technology Education Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=54290 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:34:00 GMT The University of Washington's DO-IT Scholars program invites applications from Washington state high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities who are interested in preparing for college and challenging careers. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=54115 Education Community Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=54115 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:31:31 GMT The University of Washington will be part of a team that will conduct a regional smart energy grid demonstration project. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53890 Technology Campus Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) and Robert Roseth (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53890 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:09:48 GMT Recent theories suggesting that half of fishes' food comes from from land-based ecosystems may not hold water. Experiments show that algae, not land-based matter, is needed to build healthy and fertile aquatic organisms. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53872 Science Environment Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53872 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:47:44 GMT The m.UW mobile tool for campus information is now available on BlackBerry devices. The UW is the first educational institution to offer an application for the BlackBerry. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53300 Campus Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53300 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT Computer scientists at the UW are using Android, the open-source mobile operating system championed by Google, to transform a cell phone into a flexible data-collection tool. Their free suite of tools, named Open Data Kit, is already used by organizations around the world that need inexpensive ways to gather information in areas with little infrastructure. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53209 Science Technology Health and Medicine Environment Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=53209 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:57:42 GMT University of Washington leaders today officially broke ground on a molecular engineering building. The underground instrumentation space that minimizes vibrations and electromagnetic interference will be the largest such lab space on the West Coast. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52619 Campus Science Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52619 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:57:41 GMT Robots equipped with wireless and sensing capabilities are available for use in the home. But the safety and privacy risks of these devices are not yet adequately addressed, according to a new University of Washington study. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52615 Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52615 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:47:49 GMT The newly named Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Lab will test the safety of structures built out of new composite materials. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52479 Technology Campus Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52479 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:07:01 GMT An event will be held Tuesday to formalize a partnership between the UW and Automobili Lamborghini on composites research for sports cars. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52435 Campus Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52435 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:47:03 GMT Tiny organisms known as archaea play a central role in the planet's nitrogen cycle, according to new research. Experiments suggest archaea play a key ecological role in upper- and deep-ocean ecosystems. This could affect global climate model calculations. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52221 Science Environment Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52221 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:00:00 GMT Less than a year ago a UW engineering lab was the first to generate ceramic objects in a 3-D printer. Now the lab has done it again, for glass. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52160 Arts and Humanities Technology Gerald Barnett (206-616-5772) and Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52160 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:09:43 GMT The UW was among nine research institutions from around the world that collaborated on the first successful demonstration of multiple biomedical robots operated from locations in the U.S., Europe and Asia. UW engineers also helped develop the standard protocol used in the tests. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52044 Science Technology Health and Medicine Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) and Lindsay Sheppard (650-859-2491) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=52044 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:58:53 GMT Using tourist photos downloaded from the Web, computer scientists created a digital version of Rome in about a day. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51970 Science Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51970 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:33:59 GMT For the first time researchers have run an electrical circuit entirely off power in trees. The findings suggest a new power source for wireless sensors. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51869 Science Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51869 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:57:00 GMT The University of Washington now offers campus maps, course calendars, news, events, athletics schedules and more in a format that's designed for the iPhone and other mobile devices. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51852 Campus Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) and Robert Roseth (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51852 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:49:00 GMT A new organic material lets both positive and negative charges flow efficiently. It permits a simpler design of organic electronics, using a single material for transporting positive and negative charges. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51503 Science Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51503 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:16:20 GMT UW experts who can address a variety of computer-related issues. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51431 Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51431 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:36:12 GMT A statistical analysis reveals distinct patterns in the placement of Indus symbols, and creates a hypothetical model for the unknown language. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51251 Technology Arts and Humanities Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51251 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:00:00 GMT A team of engineers and medical experts has been able to illuminate brain tumors by injecting fluorescent nanoparticles into the bloodstream. The tiny particles can safely cross the blood-brain barrier, an almost impenetrable barrier that protects the brain from infection. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51245 Health and Medicine Science Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51245 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:27:46 GMT For the first time, researchers combine nanoparticles used for medical imaging and therapy in one tiny package. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51016 Science Technology Health and Medicine Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=51016 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:41:00 GMT Private information scattered all over the Internet and impossible to control. A new system, called Vanish, puts an expiration date on electronic text. Electronic communication sent using Vanish -- such as e-mail, Facebook posts and chat messages -- would have a brief lifetime and then self-destruct. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50973 Technology Science Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50973 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT University of Washington engineers used a novel underwater manufacturing technique to build biomimetic cilia. The hairlike appendages mix tiny volumes of liquid to speed up biomedical reactions. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50683 Technology Science Health and Medicine Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50683 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:13:44 GMT Robotics experts to meet Sunday through Wednesday for an international conference. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50652 Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50652 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:04:42 GMT A team of graduate students and faculty advisors in the UW's aeronautics and astronautics department are available today to show off the rocket they built from scratch. The team leaves tomorrow for Utah, where the rocket will compete to carry a 10-pound payload to 10,000 feet. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50499 Science Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50499 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT UW professors who can comment on politics, religion and communications technology affecting Iran. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50476 Campus Politics and Government Law and Policy Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) and Catherine O'Donnell (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50476 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:07:21 GMT Weaving chitosan, found in the shells of crabs and shrimp, with an industrial polyester creates a promising new material for biomedical applications, including the tiny tubes that support repair of a severed nerve. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50407 Technology Science Health and Medicine Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50407 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:50:00 GMT UW experts who can comment on the newest communications software, technologies and trends. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50313 Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) and Catherine O'Donnell (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50313 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:33:00 GMT The space shuttle Atlantis, leaving Monday for the Hubble Space Telescope, will be piloted by UW engineering graduate Gregory C. Johnson. The shuttle will carry a camera that UW astronomers helped build, which will replace Hubble's existing camera. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49455 Science Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) and Vince Stricherz (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49455 Wed, 06 May 2009 16:45:00 GMT Scholars have recently questioned whether ancient Indus inscriptions code for language. A UW computer scientist used statistics to show that the 4,500-year-old Indus symbols' pattern follows that of other spoken languages. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49046 Technology Science Arts and Humanities Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49046 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:00:00 GMT Experienced women researchers in the private sector are invited to apply for a workshop that will offer support to women who are considering making the jump to academia. Recruiting women from industry is a new approach that seeks to boost the number of women in U.S. science, technology, engineering and mathematics departments. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48966 Technology Campus Community Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48966 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:52:03 GMT By combining nanoparticles with a scorpion venom compound already being investigated for treating brain cancer, University of Washington researchers found they could cut the spread of cancerous cells by 98 percent, compared to 45 percent for the scorpion venom alone. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48796 Health and Medicine Science Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48796 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:52:00 GMT The University of Washington will apply cloud computing to analyze climate simulation results and astronomical images. The new grants are part of a program sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Google and IBM that brings cloud computing to U.S. universities. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48747 Science Technology Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48747 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:05:07 GMT Baby Steps is a multimedia system that combines sentimental snapping with medical record-keeping. The experimental product feels like a fun toy for parents, but researchers found in a pilot study that parents who used it regularly collected twice as much medically relevant information about their child's developmental progress. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48536 Science Technology Health and Medicine Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48536 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:23:47 GMT A new, not-so-secret recipe uses artist-grade ceramics powder for 3-D printing. Ceramics objects can now be printed for about 3 percent the cost of commercial printing mixes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48302 Science Technology Arts and Humanities Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48302 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:45:46 GMT Reporters and photographers are invited to attend the UW's Brain Awareness Week open house on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=47905 Community Education Hannah Hickey (206-543-2580) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=47905 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:06:31 GMT