Topic: University of Washington

Future Air Force Drones to Be Powered by Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

The army has slowly taken advantage of advances in renewable energy with algae-derived jet fuel, trash-powered electricity generators, and now solar-powered aerial drones. The Air Force has spent $450,000 on a project researching the ...READ»

Soon, contact lenses with built-in virtual graphics

We might soon get to see contact lenses with built-in virtual graphics, as researchers are working on the idea of projecting images into the eye from a contact lens. Scientists at the University of Washington are labouring on a ...READ»

The Silent, Fan-Free Future of Laptop Cooling?

As laptops get smaller and faster, the problem of keeping them cool grows more difficult. But researchers are racing to the next generation in cooling technology, called electro-hydrodynamic cooling. The idea is to first use an ...READ»

Don't Mess Up

There are 10 things that smart leaders do to help them cope -- but those very actions could mess up their companies, careers, and lives.READ»

Autumn in Camden, Maine

I'm up here in Camden, Maine for the 2.5-day PopTech conference. It's one of the best annual gatherings on the cultural and personal impact of technology. This year, it seems more science-oriented than in past years. Just heard from ...READ»

Ten Best Green Jobs for the Next Decade

Massive investments in clean energy promise to keep farmers, urban planners, and green-tech entrepreneurs in business for the next decade. This guide to sustainability focused career paths will help solar-charge your work life.READ»

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You, Me, Resume

Finding a job online was all the rage five years ago. And while the Web remains a useful tool in determing what kind of work you'd like to do -- and finding the perfect job -- a research paper penned by Christine Fountain at the ...READ»

Why We Love Bad News and How It Supports the Recession

Many of us frequently complain about the negativity of the news, particularly now in the economic downturn. The conga line of bruising news blankets consumers in a headline bombardment that is probably making the problem worse.READ»

Seattle Reboots Its Future

The leaders of the city that Bill Boeing and Bill Gates built are asking what it will take to thrive in the 21st century.READ»

Ten Self-Defeating Behaviors to Avoid

Everybody here has the ability to do anything I do and much beyond. Some of you will and some of you won't. For those who won't, it will be because you get in your own way, not because the world doesn't allow you. - Warren Buffett, ...READ»

Why We Love Bad News and How It Supports the Recession

Many of us frequently complain about the negativity of the news, particularly now in theeconomic downturn. The conga line of bruising news blankets consumers in a headline bombardment that is probably making the problem worse.READ»

Disrupter - Stephen Friend

The driving force behind a genomics technology is conducting a second experiment: figuring out whether he can transplant the energy of a startup into the giant that bought his company.READ»

Innovators Reveal Cool, Creative Spots in Seattle

Where are the cool and the creative? Nine Seattleites on the places that inspire them in their hometown.READ»

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Malcolm Gladwell: Outliers (His Next Bestseller)

Malcolm Gladwell's latest myth to crack: success. The New Yorker scribe debunks the real reason Bill Gates made it to the top of the world.READ»

• Malcom Gladwell: The Accidental Guru

A Farming Fairy Tale

Imagine that you could wave a wand--and make all our food organic.READ»

Social Media: Does It Help or Hinder Productivity?

Does the use of social media in the workplace benefit organizations and educational institutions and help productivity or hamper productivity? That's a question many leaders and educators are debating in organizations, even while students and employees immerse themselves in social media for both personal and business purposes. This article will examine both sides of the question, and show how it's clearly connected to a much bigger question of organizational change.READ»

The Road Not Taken

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Why Don't I Feel Better: The Truth About Positive Affirmations and Self Help Books?

"I am successful," "I am a wonderful person," "I will find love again," many other similar phrases that students, the broken-hearted and unfulfilled employees may repeat to themselves over and over again, hoping to change their lives. Self-help books through the ages, from Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking all the way to the latest, The Secret, have encouraged people with low self-esteem to make positive self-statements or affirmations. New research suggests it may do more harm than good to many people.READ»

Do You Love Sports? Web Got Game!

Whether you're the commissioner of a fantasy league or a Lakers fan exiled in Seattle, the best sports page is a Web page. Here's a guide to the digital wide world of sports.READ»

Even Brilliant People Need The Right Opportunities

Entrepreneurs love to point to the success of "self-made" people like Bill Gates as proof that hard work, solid ideas and solid execution are the most important factors for success. But is that really true? Malcolm Gladwell, the ...READ»

Augmented Reality Is Both a Fad and the Future -- Here's Why

Why layering data on top of smartphones and computer screens is both a fad and the future. READ»

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Nokia's Sad Augmented Reality

Yesterday, Nokia released a well-produced video demonstrating what they apparently believe to be the future of augmented reality apps. If you haven't been keeping up with AR, it's just used to denote an information layer placed ...READ»

Seattle: City of the Year

The capital of the Pacific Northwest is blessed with divine geography, frontier spirit, and an abundance of both artists and geeks. Plus, it's not even that rainy.READ»

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The Parable of Myst II

With "Myst," the Miller brothers unleashed a pop-culture phenomenon and achieved phenomenal business success. Now they're hard at work on "Myst II." Will they escape the demons that stalk fame and fortune?READ»

Nokia's Sad Augmented Reality

Yesterday, Nokia released a well-produced video demonstrating what they apparently believe to be the future of augmented reality apps. If you haven't been keeping up with AR, it's just used to denote an information layer ...READ»