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Students Invent Gloves That Translate Sign Language

Two undergraduate students at the University of Washington have invented gloves that can translate sign language into speech or text. Each glove has sensors that record hand position and movement and transmit d... Read More...

Electromechanical Switches Made From DNA

Biology is inspiring several exciting breakthroughs in electronics. We recently reported that Columbia University engineers developed a chip that is powered by ATP, the molecule that is responsible for energy i... Read More...

Sending Power Over Wi-Fi

A team of computer science and electrical engineers have developed a way to power devices using Wi-Fi. The technique does not degrade Wi-Fi signals, so routers can send energy without slowing down data transfer... Read More...

Laser Refrigerates Liquids for the First Time

Freeze rays aren't just fictional weapons anymore, now that researchers at the University of Washington used a laser to cool liquids for the first time in history. While lasers are better known for their abilit... Read More...

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17th Century Clock Inspires Engineers to Develop Power Harvester

University of Washington researchers were inspired by Swiss engineer Jean Leon Reutter’s Atoms mechanical clock to create a power harvester that uses temperature fluctuations and pressure changes as a power s... Read More...

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Engineers Develop Algorithm to Control Mobile Phones with Hand Gestures

University of Washington researchers developed a new mobile phone program that recognizes hand gesture reflections when the phone’s radio waves are reflected back. This technology allows users to interact w... Read More...

Wi-Fi Backscatter Communication System Developed at University of Washington

Engineers at the University of Washington developed a communication system that uses RF signals to power battery-free wireless devices through existing Wi-Fi infrastructures. This new system could propel the future of Internet of Things.

Researchers Find World’s Thinnest Piezoelectric Material

A team of engineers from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, Rice University, and the University of Washington have found a material that measures one atomic layer thick, and is considered ... Read More...

Four Universities Receive Electric Smart Cars for Research Projects

Colorado State University, the University of Pittsburgh, University of Washington and University of Wisconsin were four universities that were selected to receive an Innova Dash solar-powered electric car to be... Read More...

Researchers Design Low-Power Sensor to Track Eye Pressure Changes

A team of engineers from the University of Washington has developed a low-power sensor that when implanted in a person’s eye can track changes in eye pressure, and transmit data wirelessly using RF waves. The s... Read More...

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