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Microsoft researchers lay down a big bet on topological quantum computers
Microsoft says it’s moving ahead from just talking about quantum computing to building an actual quantum computer, based on the physics that won a Nobel Prize this year.
11/22/2016 -
Trump and foreign policy: UW Jackson School faculty speak out
What will the ramifications of a Donald Trump presidency be on United States foreign policy and its place in the world?
11/21/2016 -
The real reason Trump won: White fright
"Many Trump supporters believe themselves to be losing 'their' country, something that leads them to prefer a social milieu more consistent with days gone by."
11/21/2016 -
Has Hypnosis Finally Been Vindicated by Neuroscience?
Considering its origin story, it’s not so surprising that hypnosis and serious medical science have often seemed at odds. Dave Patterson, a psychologist at the UW weighs in.
11/21/2016 -
The Costs of Being Poor
Two new books explore how difficult the housing market and criminal justice system make it to climb out of poverty.
11/21/2016 -
Dark days ahead: American professors on Trump's presidency
UW Arts & Sciences faculty members weigh in on whether President-elect Trump's election means doomsday.
11/18/2016 -
‘Protest vote’: In Washington, more voters cast ballots for governor than for president
For the first time in more than 30 years, more people voted for the candidates for governor in Washington than for the listed candidates for president.
11/17/2016 -
Deforestation Is Going To Cause More Climate Chaos Than We Imagined
Climate models reveal possibility of woodland El Niño.
11/17/2016 -
Opinion: UW Department of American Ethnic Studies responds to election result
The UW Department of American Ethnic Studies released a post-election statement on undocumented students.
11/17/2016 -
Quantum computers can talk to each other via a photon translator
Researchers have come up with a way to allow one quantum computer component to efficiently transmit information to another, without losing its quantum character.
11/16/2016