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Ideas with Impact

Washington's first university, the UW was created to serve and benefit the entire state. Here are a few examples of how the UW fulfills that promise.

  • Fewer degrees of separation make companies more innovative, creative
    Posted 2007-08-16 12:26:42
    Researchers at the University of Washington and New York University who examined networks of companies in relation to their creative strengths have discovered that it is, indeed, a small world.
  • Searching for the Next Chip
    Posted 2007-03-19 14:05:12
    Silicon-based chips will soon reach their upper limits for size and speed, and the search is on for new materials that can run faster in smaller devices.
  • New Robot could be the Servant of the Future
    Posted 2007-01-20 12:52:03
    UW researchers have built a humanoid robot that is controlled by human brain waves.
  • Creating a sustainable forestry industry
    Posted 2007-01-01 14:30:28
    A collaboration among UW scientists and engineers, community members and industry leaders, the PRI is tasked with helping the forestry industry become environmentally and economically sustainable, and creating more and better jobs in rural communities.