Researchers are exploring terahertz spectroscopy methods to increase the accuracy of burn diagnostics. These methods may improve the differntiation of partial-thickness burns that will heal naturally from those that require surgical intervention.

APL-UW researchers conducted two one-hour surveys imaging visible light and thermal infrared wavelengths to map water inundation, groundwater seepage, and slide extent at the Oso disaster site. Their and other UW research efforts are probing the slide's cause and evolution.

The MIZ field program has begun. Follow daily updates from the field as an array of autonomous platforms are deployed on the sea ice of the Beaufort Sea. Instruments will measure the evolution of the inital spring breakup through the summertime sea ice retreat.

Haptic technologies — providing tactile feedback to the operator — developed to guide robotic surgeries are now being applied to underwater robotic platforms. The goal is safer and more efficient ROV operations.

An APL-UW research team developed an ultrasound system capable of non-invasive, real-time, image-guided repositioning of kidney stones. With UW urologists they are now conducting a 15-patient trial with the novel technology to demonstrate the feasibility of moving stones painlessly while patients are awake.

The APL-UW unmanned air system (UAS) testbed is a collaborative project involving researchers specializing in autonomy, remote sensing, and ocean science instrumentation. The effort seeks to transform how research is conducted at sea.

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