The UW's College of Engineering was awarded three of Technology Review magazine's TR35 awards, given to 35 top innovators from industry and academia who are younger than 35. One of the UW's winners also was recognized by the magazine as Humanitarian of the Year.

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Achieving superhuman vision could be as easy as popping in a contact lens. UW engineers have for the first time combined a flexible, biologically safe contact lens with an imprinted electronic circuit and lights.

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For the first time researchers have run an electrical circuit entirely off power in trees. The findings suggest a new power source for wireless sensors.

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