smartphones
September 1, 2023
Smart students, clever tech
Information from fitness trackers and smartphones helps Anind Dey's team learn about student success.
November 30, 2018
Tech for mental health
UW Medicine researchers are exploring how a smartphone might help someone manage a severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
December 1, 2014
Phone training
Mobile phones have become second-nature for most people. What’s coming next, say UW researchers, is the ability to interact with our devices not just with touchscreens, but through gestures in the space around the phone.
December 1, 2013
Distracted drivers
In Washington state’s first study to examine driver use of electronic devices, UW investigators saw that more than 8 percent of drivers were engaging with such devices behind the wheel, higher than previously estimated.
December 1, 2012
Smarter on asthma
Researchers at the UW and Seattle Children’s have developed a smartphone app that gives an accurate reading of lung function.
June 1, 2010
Mobile goes global
The Open Data Kit, a suite of tools developed by computer scientists and engineers at the University of Washington, makes it possible to use mobile devices for social change in the developing world.
March 1, 2005
Wake-up call
Can radiation from cellphones damage DNA in our brains? When a UW researcher found disturbing data, funding became tight and one industry leader threatened legal action.
Making waves
On Dec. 21, UW Bioengineering Professor Henry Lai could be found with a big smile across his face. Research into cell phone radiation that he and N.P. Singh had pioneered 10 years ago at the UW was finally being corroborated.