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Engineering a better solar cell: UW research pinpoints defects in popular perovskites
UW Chemistry Professor David Ginger's work could revolutionize the solar and electronics industries. -
2015 Sloan Research Fellows announced, UW earns 5
Five University of Washington students were selected as 2015 Sloan Research Fellows. The awards are presented to early-career scientists and scholars who are selected as the next generation of leaders in the sciences, mathematics, and economics. -
3-D printing with custom molecules creates low-cost mechanical sensor
Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings. A research project at the University of Washington merges custom chemistry and 3-D printing. -
My journey from an undocumented immigrant to Harvard Medical School
UW alum Carlos Estrada Alamo thinks people should be grateful that President Obama is brightening the futures of thousands of children by finally acting on immigration reform, in a special contribution to the Seattle Times. -
A Solar Solution, on the Dot
Professor Brandi Cossairt's efforts to develop affordable solar energy using quantum dots earned her a UW Innovation Award.
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Top Grad Students Honored
Four recent PhD grads, with research ranging from human rights to ultrafast X-ray science, received the A&S Graduate Medal this spring.
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Chemistry's Matthew Bush named Sloan fellow
UW's Matthew Bush has been selected as one of 126 Sloan Research Fellows for 2014. -
New Clean Energy Institute will focus on solar and battery technologies
According to chemistry professor David Ginger, the institute will accelerate the pace of both scientific discovery and technology transfer while educating the next generation of clean energy leaders. -
Governor Inslee visits UW clean energy institute
"Right now, solar cells are made like high-technology, like computer chips, but we want to make them cheap like newspaper," chemistry professor David Ginger told Inslee. -
A "Crazy Idea" Provides Clues to the Origins of Life
Two years ago, biochemist Roy Black had an intriguing theory about the origins of life. One problem: he had nowhere to test it.
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Arts & Sciences faculty named to state academy of sciences
Professors of mathematics, chemistry, and sociology were named to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. -
Babies may remember words heard before birth
A study has found repeated exposure to a 'pseudoword' during late stages of pregnancy led infants' brains to react to it. Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, comments. -
Chemistry researcher beats stop-and-go traffic
William Beaty, a research scientist in the chemistry department discovered what he calls "traffic fluid dynamics," while watching drivers interact on the 520 bridge. -
Regulating electron 'spin' may be key to making organic solar cells competitive
According to UW Research, a polymer discovery could make organic solar cells more competitive. -
Natural affinities may have set stage for life to ignite
The chemical components crucial to the start of life on Earth may have primed and protected each other in never-before-realized ways, according to new research led by University of Washington scientists.