University of Washington
University of Washington
Study sheds light on the evolutionary origins of flight in Bats
Researchers explore the evolutionary transition from gliding to powered flight in Bats.
Predicting future climate with help from ice age data
Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2.
Social interactions shape infant language development
Brain responses and language growth in infants.
Infants hear more speech than music at home
Comparison of speech and music input for infants over two years .
Experiencing homelessness with pets: A photo project
Exhibition viewers reported positive change in attitudes towards people experiencing homelessness with a pet.
Thermal Earring: Smart earrings can monitor a person’s temperature
The earring outperformed a smartwatch.
New superconductor with on/off switches
Switchable, energy-efficient superconducting circuits.
Shape-changing smart speaker lets users mute certain areas of a room
New system can mute different parts of a noisy room or isolate one conversation in a chaotic environment.
Taxes on menthol cigarettes are better than statewide bans
Bans on menthol cigarettes in Massachusetts.
The relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear survival rates
How do greenhouse gas emissions affect polar bears?
Octopus sleep is surprisingly similar to humans, study
Like humans, octopuses transition between two sleep stages – a quiet stage and an active stage that resembles REM sleep in mammals.
A quantum computing leap with a magnetic twist
The team’s discoveries mark a first and promising step in constructing a type of fault-tolerant qubit.