Findings and The Hub, September 2010

Columns, September 2010, pages 17, 22-23.

Machine Reads Newborn Minds
Here’s an item that won’t surprise parents: it takes a 1-ton apparatus to figure out what’s going on in a young child’s mind.

Blast Waves and Brain Damage
Understanding hidden injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

The Orbit of Influence
Weird neighbors in distant galaxies.

UW & the Big Spill
Estimating the damage from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

A Welcome Disappearing Act

Columns, December 2009, pages 20-21.

The Vanish program, developed by a team of computer scientists at UW, uses the Mission: Impossible approach to security on the Internet: self-destructing data.

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Findings, December 2009

Columns, December 2009, page 22-23.

A See Change in Contact Lenses
Electrical engineering professor Babak Parviz is developing bionic contact lenses.

Record Grant Connects Oceans to Internet
UW's largest-ever federal award will enable ocean scientists to access deep-sea study sites anytime, anywhere.

Green Energy Branches Out
Harnessing the power of trees.

Findings, September 2009

Columns, September 2009, pages 22-23.

The Genes That Cause Autism
UW scientists contributed to two recent studies that are beginning to unlock the genetic underpinnings of autism and related disorders.

Leading the Response Against H1N1
UW researchers are working to stop the new "swine flu" virus.

Tablets of Mystery
Using computers to help decode an ancient Indus Valley script.

Lifelines and Vital Signs

Columns, March 2009.

Richard Ladner is helping the blind and deaf feel at home in a wired world.

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Brilliance Unleashed

Columns, December 2008.

A rising star in the field of nanophotonics arrives at the University of Washington to attempt to build ever-tinier computer circuits.

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