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What the world looks like with a bionic eye
A UW study offers new insight on restorative vision and the human experience. -
What the world looks like with a bionic eye
The University of Washington has shown for the first time what the world looks like for someone fitted with a bionic eye. -
See the world through bionic eyes with this incredible simulation
New visual simulations give us a glimpse of what it might look like to see the world through bionic eyes. -
Crystals form through a variety of paths, with implications for biological, materials and environmental research
Crystals play an important role in the formation of substances from skeletons and shells to soils and semiconductor materials. But many aspects of their formation are shrouded in mystery. -
Babies’ brains show that social skills linked to second language learning
New findings by researchers at the UW's Institute for Learning Brain & Sciences demonstrate an early social behavior "gaze shifting" that is linked to infants’ ability to learn new language sounds. -
U.S. Goes After African Elephant Slaughter With Ivory Ban
Illegal wildlife trade has become the world’s fourth-largest international organized crime, according to a recent UW Biology study. -
UW astronomer, students report irregularities in ‘rare, exotic’ binary system
A puzzling stellar phenomenon may not be what other astronomers had reported. -
UW solar innovations propel energy future
Energy experts project solar power to dominate by 2040, thanks to cheap technology and trillions of dollars in solar research. Some of that research is coming out of labs at the UW. -
How studying insects may lead to smarter drones
A new research project led by the University of Washington aims to uncover the aeronautical secrets of some of nature’s best designed flyers. -
How do mosquitoes find food? First, they smell you, scientists say
New research shows that mosquitoes find targets by following the scent of the air we exhale, then using sight and body heat sensors to close in. -
Healthcare providers carry biases around sexual identity
Study findings highlight need for more cultural-sensitivity training of caregivers, UW author says. -
$2.3M energy conservation project in Physics/Astronomy Building complete
The capital retrofit project has drastically reduced ventilation system waste in the iconic campus building -
UW researchers show that the mosquito smells, before it sees, a bloody feast
A team of biologists from the University of Washington and the California Institute of Technology has cracked the cues mosquitoes use to find us. -
New Long-Acting Malaria Drug Looks Promising
UW researchers have developed a new, long-acting malaria drug that they believe may help fight one of the world's biggest killers. -
UW chemists develop new drug to fight malaria
An international team of scientists — led by researchers from the University of Washington and two other institutions — has announced that a new compound to fight malaria is ready for human trials.