If online shopping continues to grow at its current rate, there may be twice as many trucks delivering packages in Seattle鈥檚 city center within five years, a new report projects 鈥� and double the number of trucks looking for a parking space.
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Researchers from the Molecular Information Systems Lab at the 蘑菇视频 and Microsoft are looking to collect 10,000 original images from around the world to preserve them indefinitely in synthetic DNA manufactured by Twist Bioscience. DNA holds promise as a revolutionary storage medium that lasts much longer and is many orders of magnitude denser than current technologies.
The 蘑菇视频 Reality Lab is launching with $6 million from Facebook, Google, and Huawei to accelerate innovation in augmented and virtual reality and educate the next generation of researchers and practitioners.
The 蘑菇视频 celebrated two major fundraising and construction milestones on Wednesday for the Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering, which will allow the 蘑菇视频 to double its annual computer science and engineering degree production.
蘑菇视频 engineers have developed the first 3-D printed plastic objects that can connect to other devices via WiFi without using any electronics, including a laundry bottle that can detect when soap is running low and automatically order more.
A team of 蘑菇视频 students and faculty has won Amazon鈥檚 inaugural Alexa Prize, a university competition designed to produce an artificial intelligence agent capable of coherent and sustained conversation with humans.
Two faculty members in the 蘑菇视频 College of Engineering have been elected as 2018 fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Tom Furness, professor of industrial and systems engineering, was honored for 鈥渓eadership in virtual and augmented reality鈥� and Siddhartha 鈥淪idd鈥� Srinivasa, professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, was recognized for 鈥渃ontributions to robotic manipulation and human-robot interaction.鈥�
Two 蘑菇视频 engineering students were selected by Forbes magazine for its list of the top 30 people in the world under age 30 working in energy.
蘑菇视频 researchers who used machine learning tools to analyze language in 800 Hollywood movie scripts found subtle but widespread gender bias in the way male and female characters are portrayed.
蘑菇视频 computer scientists have created fabrics and fashion accessories that can store data 鈥� from security codes to identification tags 鈥� without needing any on-board electronics or sensors.
New 蘑菇视频 research finds that for a budget of roughly $1000, it is possible for someone to track your location and app use by purchasing and targeting mobile ads. The team hopes to raise industry awareness about the potential privacy threat.
蘑菇视频 and UCLA engineers have developed a flexible sensor 鈥渟kin鈥� that can be stretched over any part of a robot鈥檚 body or prosthetic to accurately convey information about shear forces and vibration, which are critical to tasks ranging from cooking an egg to dismantling a bomb.
The 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents on Thursday approved the naming of the new computer science building under construction on the Seattle campus as the Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering. The naming of the building was made possible by gifts from Microsoft Corp. and a group of local business and philanthropic leaders who are longtime friends and colleagues of the couple.
Three 蘑菇视频 faculty members are among those honored with an NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research grant, which fund exceptionally creative scientists proposing to use highly innovative approaches to tackle major challenges in biomedical research.
A new nationwide study finds that the U.S. made little progress from 2000 to 2010 in reducing relative disparities between people of color and whites in exposure to harmful air pollution emitted by cars, trucks and other combustion sources.
蘑菇视频 researchers have demonstrated for the first time that devices that run on almost zero power can transmit data across distances of up to 2.8 kilometers 鈥� breaking a long-held barrier and potentially enabling a vast array of interconnected devices.
蘑菇视频 researchers are developing a smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting concussion and other traumatic brain injuries in the field, which could provide a new level of screening for athletes and accident victims.
A new app could lead to earlier detection of pancreatic cancer simply by snapping a smartphone selfie. The disease kills 90 percent of patients within five years, in part because there are no telltale symptoms or non-invasive screening tools to catch a tumor before it spreads.
A new 蘑菇视频 study finds DNA sequencing tools lack robust cybersecurity protections. In a scientific first, the team also infected a computer with synthesized DNA molecules.
A new machine learning tool developed by 蘑菇视频 computer vision researchers can create realistic videos from audio files alone – including speeches by President Barack Obama.
蘑菇视频 engineers have designed the first battery-free cellphone that can send and receive calls using only a few microwatts of power, which it harvests from ambient radio signals or light. It’s a major step forward in moving beyond chargers, cords and dying phones.
For the first time, 蘑菇视频 researchers have delivered targeted treatment for essential tremor – the world’s most common neurological movement disorder – by decoding brain signals to sense when patients’ limbs are shaking.
A new 蘑菇视频 microscope could provide real-time results during cancer-removal surgeries, potentially eliminating the 20 to 40 percent of women who have to undergo multiple lumpectomy surgeries because cancerous breast tissue is missed the first time around.
WideOpen is a new open-source tool developed at the 蘑菇视频 to help advance open science by automatically detecting datasets that are overdue for publication. Already, more than 400 datasets have been made public as a result.
蘑菇视频 security researchers have developed a new system called SeaGlass to detect anomalies in the cellular landscape that can indicate where and when cell phone surveillance devices are being used.
A new study finds that drone deliveries emit less climate-warming carbon dioxide pollution than truck deliveries in some 鈥� but not all 鈥� scenarios.
蘑菇视频 synthetic biology researchers have demonstrated a new method for digital information processing in living cells, analogous to the logic gates used in electric circuits. The team built the largest circuits published to date in eukaryotic cells, using DNA instead of silicon and solder.
A new study finds that smartphone apps to track menstrual cycles often disappoint users with a lack of accuracy, assumptions about sexual identity or partners, and an emphasis on pink and flowery form over function and customization.
A new study describes how some people turn to posting photos on Instagram to track food intake or to be held accountable by followers in meeting healthy eating or weight loss goals.
Mozak, a new scientific discovery game from the 蘑菇视频 team that created Foldit, is allowing video gamers and citizen scientists to speed up a fundamental task in brain science: reconstructing the intricate architecture of brain neurons.
Two 蘑菇视频 faculty members are among the leaders from academia, business, philanthropy, humanities and the arts elected as 2017 fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation鈥檚 oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
The 蘑菇视频鈥檚 College of Engineering will offer Direct to College admission beginning with the entering freshman class of 2018, assuring students who are admitted into the college and their families that they will be able to pursue an engineering degree at the 蘑菇视频.
蘑菇视频 civil engineers have developed a new, automated technology to analyze the potential for rockfalls from cliffs onto roads and areas below.
蘑菇视频 security researchers have shown that Google鈥檚 new tool that uses machine learning to automatically analyze and label video content can be deceived by inserting a photograph periodically into videos. After they inserted an image of a car into a video about animals, for instance, the system thought the video was about an Audi.
In the first study to survey and interview parents who play Pok茅mon GO with their children, families report a number of side benefits, including increased exercise, more time spent outdoors and opportunities for family bonding.
A $50 million endowment for the newly established Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering will propel the 蘑菇视频 to the forefront of computer science education and innovation for generations to come.
A new technique pioneered by 蘑菇视频 engineers enables “singing” posters and “smart” clothing to send audio or data directly to your car鈥檚 radio or your smartphone by piggybacking on ambient FM radio signals.
蘑菇视频 researchers have bypassed Google鈥檚 new machine learning system that aims to curb toxic comments in online discussion forums can by simply misspelling or adding unnecessary punctuation to abusive words.
Longtime philanthropists Charles and Lisa Simonyi have given a second Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) building on the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Seattle campus a major boost with a $5 million gift.
A unique application of a medical camera developed by a 蘑菇视频 mechanical engineer could one day help physicians know who is at risk for stroke or heart attack by providing a better view of potential problem areas.