August 3, 2011
Patel named Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow
Shwetak Patel has been named a Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow for 2011. MRF Fellows are nominated by their universities and represent a selection of the best and the brightest in their fields. From the award: “Shwetak Patel’s research is at the intersection of hardware, software, and human-computer interaction. His research focuses on building easy-to-deploy and…
August 2, 2011
How Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Kinect help surgeons in the OR
August 1, 2011
New NSF research center established at UW
The National Science Foundation today announced an $18.5 million grant to establish an Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering based at the University of Washington. The ERC/SNE is a multi-university partnership between the University of Washington, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and San Diego State University. The director for the center is CSE Professor…
July 9, 2011
University of Washington Wins NIH Grant To Develop A New Integrated Endoscope System
July 8, 2011
Wireless power could cut cord for patients with implanted heart pumps
July 7, 2011
OpSIS in July Issue of SPIE Professional Magazine
The July 2011 issue of SPIE Professional Magazine features an article on OpSIS, UW’s recently launched foundry service for silicon photonic chips, directed by Assistant Professor Michael Hochberg. In the article, it mentions that opening such a service “signals a ‘new age’ for optical integrated circuits, one that could revolutionize the computing industry as well…
July 6, 2011
Google I/O Sandbox Case Study: MobileASL
July 5, 2011
Kinect hacks finally legit – is Skype next?
July 4, 2011
Patel’s Work Makes Cover Story of Wired Magazine
The cover story of the July 2011 issue of Wired Magazine features the sensing and feedback work of UW EE Assistant Professor Shwetak Patel. The article titled,“Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops” goes into a great amount of detail regarding Patel’s research, the inspiration behind it, and Patel’s startup, Zensi, which was acquired by Belkin last year. Check out…
Microsoft Software Lets Researchers Make Serious Use of its Video-Game Controller
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