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Name: University of Washington

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

University Of Utah

HotSpot 17: New Supercomputer is Worn Around the Neck

Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development, WDDOn the HotSpot, brought to you by Memory Protection Devices:The patent-pending ParaShoot smart HD camera is a supercomputer that you can wear around your neck to capture your daily activities, and ... [Published Wireless Design & Development - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Eric Sorensen, University Of Utah, University of Washington

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

University of Washington

Scientists manipulate Wi-Fi for gesture recognition

A gesture recognition system based on disruption to Wi-Fi signals enables gesture control without sensors or cameras. University of Washington computer scientists used an adapted Wi-Fi router and a few wireless devices to allow users to control electronics ... [Published InAVate - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Wi-Fi, Mobile Computing, University of Washington

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Carbon inhaled by Amazon Rainforest is exhaled by Amazon River

The Amazon Rainforest absorbs billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere each year. The carbon is bound up in the bark and stems that end up washing into the Amazon River. Past research assumed that the woody debris was too tough for ... [Published Environmental Monitor - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Carbon, Nick Ward, Lignin, Carbon Dioxide, University of Washington

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

Washington College

Steel Shots: Students Display Engineering Prowess at NSSBC

Student team members from the University of Washington College of Engineering - the home team in this year’s National Student Steel Bridge Competition finals, held earlier this month - hustle to construct their steel bridge under the pressure of the clock. ... [Published Modern Steel Construction - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Steel, University of Washington, Washington College, Construction

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

UCLA

Study: Inhaling Auto Emissions Turns Good ...

A new study suggests that inhaling motor vehicle emissions is bad for a person's cholesterol. Researchers at the University of Washington and UCLA say it may transform good, protective cholesterol into a bad, artery-clogging kind. That increases the risk ... [Published 1180 WHAM - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Cholesterol, Heart Disease, University of Washington, UCLA, Air Pollution

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Taiwan’s new star finishes in top 50

Taiwanese amateur Pan Cheng-tsung, who shows amazing poise for a 21 year-old, may be disappointed with his performance in the second half of the US Open, but he has proven that he is a rising star who is ready to compete at a higher level.One by one, ... [Published Taipei Times Online - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Taiwan, US Open Golf Championship, University of Washington, Chris Collins, Yani Tseng

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

New material could drive down cost of leds

A spin off from the University of Washington has created a material which it believes could make led bulbs cheaper and greener to manufacture, driving down the price.While led light bulbs are more energy efficient than standard incandescent or fluorescent ... [Published New Electronics - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Nanoparticle, Rare Earth, University of Washington, Silicon

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

PHOTOS: University of Washington 2013 graduation ceremony

Thousands of University of Washington students received their degrees at the university’s 2013 commencement ceremony on Saturday. And of course we have photos from the ceremony. You can click on the image above or click here to see a collection of photos ... [Published seattlepi.com - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: University of Washington, Seattle, Twitter

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Fish out of troubled waters Field day held to examine habitat at Elwha River mouth GALLERY

Fish out of troubled waters: Field day held to examine habitat at Elwha River mouth [ *** GALLERY *** ] Tom Quinn, professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the University of Washington, shows a small crustacean found in the sand near the Elwha River ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Habitat, Port Angeles, Crustacean

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Southington graduates joining the military honored

By DIANE CHURCHSTAFF WRITER SOUTHINGTON - Ryan Perez said Friday that he has been thiking abut joining the U.S. Navy for years."My dad was a Marine for seven years and he always inspired me," he said. "I admire his work ethic and commitment. The military ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Southington High School, University of Washington, Military Training

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 2 reports

Huntsman to University of Washington graduates: 'We become more resilient'

Maybe later, some University of Washington graduates partied at Pioneer Square nightclubs. And maybe some sent out more resumes.But for one sunny afternoon at CenturyLink Field, about 5,000 UW students accepted their diplomas to the cheers and adulation ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: University of Washington, Seattle Times Co, Bill Gates

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Grad Student Moving to Seattle

View itineraries from 13 major cities. New: Denver, Dallas, and Houston!Amsterdam, Boston, Chicago, Montreal, and San Diego now available!Am new grad student at University of Washington, beginning late Sept. I plan to drive up on Labor Day weekend to ... [Published Fodors.com - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Seattle, University of Washington, Denver (Colorado, United States), San Diego (California, United States)

Quotes

But Brines admitted that such thinking is understandable. "From Grecian times, the women who were unhappy with their men decided to withhold sex" she said, referring to the Greek play Lysistrata...

Does More Housework Mean Less Sex? [Published WebMD - 2 hours ago]

"Now scientists like myself are thinking about how to use this knowledge," says Granzier. "The next frontier is how to use the understanding of the basic biology of titin to come up with therapies to help patients."

UA Researcher Studies Protein's Link to Heart Disease [Published University of Arizona - 5 hours ago]

"At some level, however, the details of the biological model are not critical; the important lesson from the study is that dietary intervention can change brain amyloid chemistry in largely consistent and apparently meaningful ways – in a short period of time. Does this change clinical practice for those advising patients who want to avoid dementia? Probably not, but it adds another small piece to the growing evidence that taking good care of your heart is probably good for your brain too" Blacker concludes

Study of dietary intervention examines proteins in brain [Published Medical Xpress - 8 hours ago]

..." The study concludes, "Because of the strong relationship between SES and media exposure in our sample, future research with larger samples of children from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds is warranted to better understand the complexities of race ethnicity, family SES, and parental beliefs and attitudes on child media exposure."

Parental cultural attitudes and beliefs associated with child's media viewing and habits [Published Medical Xpress - 8 hours ago]

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Blogs

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Africa's worst drought tied to industrial pollu... [Published Green (Living) Review - 10 hours ago] by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Already in the late 1960s and then the 1970s the Hippies kept telling us that the pollution of industrial plants was causing us grief. They seem to have instinctively know, probably because they were more connected to ...
Starship Century, Part Two [Published Centauri Dreams - Jun 16 2013] Adam Crowl concludes his discussion of the recent Starship Century conference in San Diego. by Adam Crowl Lunch at the Starship Century Symposium was provided by UCSD, allowing attendees to remain nearby, adding to the discussion and trading of ...
Drumbeat: June 15, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - Jun 15 2013] The Shrinking Road, Part 1: Have We Hit 'Peak Cars'? BOULDER, Colo. -- Remember the concept of "peak oil"--that the world will soon achieve the maximum rate of petroleum extraction possible, if it hasn't already? Now the question may be have we reached ...
Broadcom Debuts Quad-Core HSPA+ Processor and 2... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Jun 14 2013] Broadcom ( NASDAQ: BRCM ): Current price $33.67Broadcom has launched a quad-core HSPA+ processor with GPS, 5-gigabyte Wi-Fi, near-field communication, and indoor positioning, according to The Motley Fool . The firm said that the BCM23550 processor was ...
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Audio/Video

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Hans Jenny Memorial Lecture: Noah's Flood & The... [Published UC Berkeley Events - YouTube - May 20 2013]
Geologist Explains Severe Landslide in Washington [Published WSJ.com Video - News - Mar 29 2013]

Press Releases

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Veteran Microsoft Architect and Developer Mark ... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Jun 08 2013]
University Of Washington School Of Medicine's S... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Jun 04 2013]
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NMSDC, University of Washington Foster School o... [Published Financial Services - Jun 03 2013]