Thermometers use sensors called thermistors to estimate body temperature. Smartphones use the same to monitor battery temperature. University of Washington #UWAllen UW Emergency Medicine researchers developed a way to use a smartphone to detect if a person has a fever📱🤒: washington.edu/news/2023/06/2… #ThisIsUW

In Washington State 85% of pedestrian fatalities do not involve drunk drivers, 96% do not involve speeding, and 77% do not involve distracted drivers. If the majority of pedestrian fatalities are due to drivers using the roads normally, maybe its time to rethink our road design.

#ThisIsUW: A team from UW Engineering #UWAllen & UW Medicine developed the FeverPhone app to turn a smartphone into a thermometer. The researchers got a warm reception at #UbiComp2024 #ISWC2024, where they earned an #IMWUT Distinguished Paper Award. news.cs.washington.edu/2024/12/10/uni…

Happy to be at CHI to present NightLight along with co-first author Joe Breda on using smartphones to aggregate and map lighting conditions for pedestrians. Come to our session-"Social Good" Tuesday 4/29 at 9am to learn more and check out our paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/37…

“Experienced cyclists have this mental map of which streets are safe and which are unsafe.” University of Washington #UWAllen’s Joe Breda and team created the ProxiCycle sensor system to help more people get a handle on which routes are best for bikes.🚴#CHI2025 #UWInnovates washington.edu/news/2025/05/0…