https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1333985&page_number=3&fbclid=IwAR1ghr5-0uEQ7EUjdJqqXL3-rNcVKB9C4WGT_-wikUnhuA0iELAv1Ymw5yQ      

Congrats to Rajalakshmi and Vikram.   Check out the work at https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~gshyam/Papers/ulocate.pdf

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/02/about-the-weight-of-a-toothpick-first-wireless-robo-insect-takes-off.html   “Because the laser alone can’t provide enough voltage to move the wings, the team designed a circuit that boosts the 7 volts coming out of the photovoltaic cell up to the 240 volts needed for flight. To give RoboFly control over its own wings, the engineers added a   Read More ...

“LoRa Backscatter: Enabling The Vision of Ubiquitous Connectivity”, published in the Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies is the winner of an IMWUT Vol. 1 Distinguished Paper Award. A selection committee made of 14 members of the IMWUT Editorial Board (see list below) selected –   Read More ...

To quote Colin Lawler: “Starting with the last question – smartphones have improved both in terms of processing capability and speaker and microphone quality. When combining this with a revolutionary.and patented, new approach to sonar, we found a way to enable a pretty clear picture of the respiratory pattern and   Read More ...

  Rajalakshmi Nandakumar and Vint Cerf

Check out out UIST work on wireless analytics for 3D printed objects https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612255/3d-printed-plastic-objects-can-track-their-own-use-without-any-electronics/ http://printedanalytics.cs.washington.edu/wireless-analytics-3d.pdf

5 apps and services for productivity and wellness    

    https://www.geekwire.com/2018/rajalakshmi-nandakumar/

Rajalakshmi Nandakumar has been recognized with a Paul Baran Young Scholar Award from the Marconi Society for her work on mobile apps capable of detecting potentially life-threatening health issues. She is the first Allen School student to receive the award, which honors outstanding early-career researchers in wireless communications and the   Read More ...