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AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd by looking at them

A University of Washington team has developed an artificial intelligence system that lets someone wearing headphones look at a person speaking for three to five

Wi-Fi signals enable gesture recognition throughout entire home

University of Washington researchers have shown it's possible to leverage Wi-Fi signals around us to detect specific movements without needing sensors on the hu

UW engineers achieve Wi-Fi at 10,000 times lower power

With "Passive Wi-Fi," UW computer scientists and electrical engineers have generated Wi-Fi transmissions using 10,000 times less power than conventional methods

3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiFi devices

UW 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

Wireless devices go battery-free with new communication technique

University of Washington engineers have created a new wireless communication system that allows devices to interact with each other without relying on batteries

Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of regeneration in humans

A new study of one of our closest invertebrate relatives, the acorn worm, reveals that regenerating body parts might one day be possible.

Scientists discover second code hiding in DNA

Finding a second code hiding in the genome casts new light on how changes to DNA impact health and disease.

Earthquake scientists reveal how overplowing weakens soil at experimental farm

In a new study, University of Washington researchers examine the impact of tilling on soil moisture and water retention using methods designed for monitoring ea

Warm liquid from Oregon seafloor comes from Cascadia fault

UW oceanographers discovered warm, chemically distinct liquid shooting up from the seafloor about 50 miles off Newport. They named the unique underwater spring

Three people play a Tetris-like game using a brain-to-brain interface

UW researchers created a method for two people help a third person solve a task using only their minds.

Long-range communication with devices that consume almost no power

UW 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 — brea

ChatGPT is biased against resumes with credentials that imply a disability

UW researchers found that ChatGPT consistently ranked resumes with disability-related honors and credentials — such as the “Tom Wilson Disability Leadership Awa

Tire-related chemical responsible for salmon deaths in urban streams (2020)

A team led by researchers at UW Tacoma, UW and Washington State University Puyallup has discovered a chemical that kills coho salmon in urban streams before the

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What makes Bach sound like Bach? New dataset teaches algorithms classical music

MusicNet is the first publicly available large-scale classical music dataset designed to allow machine learning algorithms to tackle everything from automated m

Researchers develop a new houseplant that can clean home air (2018)

Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically modified a common houseplant to remove chloroform and benzene from the air around it.

Breakthrough Announced in Dark Matter Detection Technology

This week, the Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) announced that it has achieved the necessary sensitivity to “hear” the telltale signs of dark matter axions.