UW researchers have helped develop a new kind of microscope to visualize cells in three dimensions, an advance that could bring great progress in the field of early cancer detection.
Author: Rachel Tompa
Researchers at the UW have developed a prototype malaria test printed on a disposable Mylar card that could easily slip into your wallet and still work when you took it out, even months later.
Nathan Kutz, UW applied mathematics professor, felt particularly daunted when he realized that more than 200 students had enrolled in his fall quarter course, Beginning Scientific Computing.
The University of Washington’s DO-IT Scholars program is now accepting applications from Washington state high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities who are interested in preparing for college and challenging careers.
Planning on gobbling a few extra treats this holiday season? Soon, your cell phone may be able to help you maintain your exercise routine and keep the pounds off over winter months, without your having to lift a finger to keep track.
Energy experts from the UW want to help local businesses cut their utility bills.
The Internet contains vast amounts of information, much of it unorganized.
Planning on gobbling a few extra treats this holiday season? Soon, your cell phone may be able to help you maintain your exercise routine and keep the pounds off over winter months, without your having to lift a finger to keep track.
The Internet contains vast amounts of information, much of it unorganized.
Energy experts from the University of Washington want to help local businesses cut their utility bills.
UW TechTransfer, the department responsible for commercial applications of academic research, is bringing new blood and new programs to help UW researchers who want to start new companies.
Interested in starting your own company? Want to take your knowledge beyond the academic setting? Have a great idea for a product but don’t know what to do next? Next week, the UW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and the UW’s Science and Engineering Business Association (SEBA) will host the second annual EntrepreneurWeek, a five-day series of talks, events and networking opportunities focused on starting new companies.
Seattleites have spent decades fearing the Big One, the earthquake we’re apparently overdue for.
Researchers at the University of Washington have updated a traditional Chinese medicine to create a compound that is more than 1,200 times more specific in killing certain kinds of cancer cells than currently available drugs, heralding the possibility of a more effective chemotherapy drug with minimal side effects.
WHAT: The Pacific Northwest Center for Neural Engineering will host a workshop this week, sponsored by the University of Washington, the National Science Foundation and Microsoft Research.
As college students head back to school with gleaming new laptops, some will, unfortunately, see the last of their machine in a library, cafeteria or dorm room.