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Help wanted: Intellectual Ventures sets up ISF Incubator to commercialize discoveries

by Alan Boyle on September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 at 11:43 amComment

Calling all entrepreneurs: Intellectual Ventures is launching a new business unit called ISF Incubator to match up its inventions with outsiders who can turn them into breakthrough businesses. The move… Read More

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Hyperloop One’s picks for high-tech transit include Midwest, Rockies, Texas, Florida

by Alan Boyle on September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 at 11:37 pmComment

A California startup that aims to turn tech pioneer Elon Musk’s Hyperloop rapid-transit concept into reality has chosen 10 winners in a global competition – including proposed routes stretching from Chicago… Read More

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Ig Nobels put didgeridoo therapy and the liquidity of cats in the scientific spotlight

by Alan Boyle on September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 at 6:21 pmComment

Now here’s news you can use: To stop snoring, try playing the Australian didgeridoo. The scientists who demonstrated that regular playing of the elongated wind instrument could serve as an… Read More

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Breakthrough backscatter sensor system combines low power and long range

by Alan Boyle on September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 at 12:56 pmComment

Researchers at the University of Washington have been working for years on a radio backscatter system that can monitor ultra-low-power sensors wirelessly, and now they’ve fine-tuned the system to pick… Read More

Bill Gates gives a boost to ARPA-E, the feds’ endangered energy research agency

by Alan Boyle on September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 at 10:40 amComment

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is putting in a plug for the federal government’s energy research agency, ARPA-E, just when it’s in need of a power surge. The Advanced Research Projects… Read More

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Here’s how the Pentagon is whittling down the $4 billion price tag for Air Force One

by Alan Boyle on September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 at 2:18 pmComment

President Donald Trump was stretching the truth when he claimed that he trimmed a billion dollars from the cost of procuring the next two Air Force One planes, but a… Read More

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IBM makes a 10-year, $240M investment in artificial intelligence research at MIT

by Alan Boyle on September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 at 10:26 pmComment

IBM is making a 10-year, $240 million investment in artificial intelligence research through a new lab it’s creating in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The investment will support… Read More

Boeing claims edge in WTO battle over jet subsidies; Airbus says game isn’t over

by Alan Boyle on September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 at 4:46 pmComment

An appeals panel for the World Trade Organization has reversed an earlier ruling against an $8.7 billion Washington state tax incentive program that persuaded the Boeing Co. to build the… Read More

Even weather gurus are gobsmacked by Northwest’s wildfires and ash fall

by Alan Boyle on September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 at 12:02 pm 3 Comments

Texas has its floods, Florida has a potentially catastrophic hurricane coming its way, but the Pacific Northwest has its own sign of the apocalypse: wildfires that are turning the sun… Read More

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Kymeta wins a big OK from FCC and U.K. for satellite connectivity in a pizza box

by Alan Boyle on August 31, 2017August 31, 2017 at 4:13 pmComment

Kymeta Corp., the flat-panel antenna startup backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has won key approvals from the Federal Communications Commission and its British counterpart for thousands of satellite antennas… Read More

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UW team creates smartphone selfie system to screen for pancreatic cancer

by Alan Boyle on August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 at 2:18 pmComment

University of Washington researchers have created a smartphone app that can let users screen themselves for pancreatic cancer and other diseases by taking a selfie. But not just any selfie.… Read More

National Weather Service adds colors to graphics to illustrate unprecedented rainfall from Harvey

by Kurt Schlosser on August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 at 11:57 amComment

Embed from Getty Images Over the weekend, the National Weather Service called Hurricane Harvey an “unprecedented” event and said “all impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced” as the storm… Read More

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Germany’s WARR team wins SpaceX’s Hyperloop II race with 201 mph pod run

by Alan Boyle on August 27, 2017August 28, 2017 at 4:40 pmComment

The speediest team from SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s first Hyperloop pod competition has done it again: WARR Hyperloop from Germany’s Technical University of Munich won today’s second contest by sending… Read More

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Teams from UW and other schools gear up for SpaceX’s Hyperloop pod showdown

by Alan Boyle on August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 at 6:10 pm 4 Comments

Teams from the University of Washington and more than 20 other universities and colleges around the world are converging on SpaceX’s Southern California headquarters this weekend for the company’s second… Read More

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Bill Nye the Science Guy sues Disney for millions in dispute over TV show payout

by Alan Boyle on August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 at 5:08 pm 5 Comments

Bill Nye the Science Guy, a veteran of tussles over climate change and evolution, has just sparked a legal battle over math – specifically, the millions of dollars he says Disney… Read More

UW joins project to create ‘digital encyclopedia’ with 3D scans of thousands of vertebrate specimens

by Kurt Schlosser on August 24, 2017August 25, 2017 at 2:59 pmComment

This isn’t your parents’ version of an encyclopedia full of pictures of animals. Researchers at institutions across the country, including the University of Washington, are going high-tech in an effort… Read More

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Zipline expands medical drone delivery to Tanzania with aid from Gates Foundation

by Alan Boyle on August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 at 8:17 pmComment

While Amazon continues testing drone delivery systems for popcorn and other consumer goods, a startup called Zipline is expanding its fully operational medical drone delivery system from Rwanda to Tanzania… Read More

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OceanGate hits big milestone in effort to build a submersible for trips to the Titanic

by Alan Boyle on August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 at 5:18 pmComment

OceanGate says it’s completed assembly of the core pressure vessel for its Cyclops 2 submersible vehicle, which is due to take on the first crewed scientific expedition to the Titanic… Read More

Battle of the retail blimps: Amazon and Walmart propose airship drone stations

by Alan Boyle on August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 at 7:54 pmComment

We already know about Amazon’s concept for airship warehouses to support drone deliveries, but here’s a new twist: Now the Seattle-based retailing giant has received a patent for another airship… Read More

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Inside UW’s cutting-edge Clean Energy Testbeds, researchers seek breakthroughs to help the planet

by Kurt Schlosser on August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 at 8:39 amComment

The students and technicians in white lab coats look like they could be testing and developing processes and prototypes for just about anything. But at the University of Washington’s Clean… Read More

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Microsoft using artificial intelligence to teach a machine to stay aloft

by Kurt Schlosser on August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 at 9:50 amComment

Paying attention to the “rise of the machines” increasingly means scanning the skies for things other than conventional aircraft or birds. But what if the line between the two begins… Read More

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UW gets in on $4.9 million boost for ShakeAlert earthquake warning system

by Alan Boyle on August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 at 2:42 pmComment

The University of Washington and six other research institutions will benefit from $4.9 million in funding from the U.S. Geological Survey for the ShakeAlert earthquake warning system, which could eventually… Read More

New Mexico company licenses innovative solar panel technology from two Washington universities

by Kurt Schlosser on August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 at 12:10 pmComment

Groundbreaking solar panel technology developed at two Washington universities has been licensed by a company out of Los Alamos, N.M., and could signal a shift in the way energy is… Read More

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Amazon hands out refunds for solar eclipse glasses that lack NASA’s approval

by Alan Boyle on August 13, 2017August 13, 2017 at 5:08 pm 5 Comments

Amazon says it’s giving customers refunds for solar viewing glasses and filters that aren’t covered by the American Astronomical Society’s list of reputable vendors. “Safety is among our highest priorities,”… Read More

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Elon Musk hails Dota 2 bot’s victory at The International, with OpenAI and Microsoft

by Alan Boyle on August 11, 2017August 13, 2017 at 5:03 pm 2 Comments

The Dota 2 esports tournament in Seattle, known as The International, demonstrates how video games have become hugely popular team sports — and today alpha geek Elon Musk took the… Read More

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Boeing drone subsidiary Insitu joins new partnership to track wildfires day and night

by Alan Boyle on August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 at 6:44 pm1 Comment

There’s new cause for hope in the fight against wildfires, and it involves Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary that’s headquartered in Bingen, Wash., and specializes in unmanned aerial vehicles. Today Insitu announced… Read More

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Burke Museum lifts the curtain on T. rex skull – and you can watch the experts work

by Alan Boyle on August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 at 5:37 pmComment

The only Tyrannosaurus rex skull to go on public display in Washington state is getting its unveiling at Seattle’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture – and the best part… Read More

Pentagon chief James Mattis meets with Amazon chief Jeff Bezos during tech tour

by Alan Boyle on August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 at 12:33 pm 2 Comments

Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, played host to Defense Secretary James Mattis today during the Pentagon chief’s swing through high-tech hot spots (and military facilities) on the West Coast. “A… Read More

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UW scientists demonstrate how evildoers could eventually hack into DNA data

by Alan Boyle on August 9, 2017August 10, 2017 at 12:02 am1 Comment

Computer scientists are turning DNA into a new frontier for data storage and information processing, but a team from the University of Washington says it could become a frontier for… Read More

From 1979 to 2017: How we’ve changed since the Northwest’s last total solar eclipse

by Chelsey Ballarte on August 5, 2017August 5, 2017 at 2:52 pm 2 Comments

When the daytime sky darkens on Aug. 21, it’ll be the first time in more than 38 years that a total solar eclipse can be seen from the mainland U.S.… Read More

Help wanted: Intellectual Ventures sets up ISF Incubator to commercialize discoveries

Hyperloop One’s picks for high-tech transit include Midwest, Rockies, Texas, Florida

Ig Nobels put didgeridoo therapy and the liquidity of cats in the scientific spotlight

Breakthrough backscatter sensor system combines low power and long range

Bill Gates gives a boost to ARPA-E, the feds’ endangered energy research agency

Here’s how the Pentagon is whittling down the $4 billion price tag for Air Force One

IBM makes a 10-year, $240M investment in artificial intelligence research at MIT

Boeing claims edge in WTO battle over jet subsidies; Airbus says game isn’t over

Even weather gurus are gobsmacked by Northwest’s wildfires and ash fall

Kymeta wins a big OK from FCC and U.K. for satellite connectivity in a pizza box

UW team creates smartphone selfie system to screen for pancreatic cancer

National Weather Service adds colors to graphics to illustrate unprecedented rainfall from Harvey

Germany’s WARR team wins SpaceX’s Hyperloop II race with 201 mph pod run

Teams from UW and other schools gear up for SpaceX’s Hyperloop pod showdown

Bill Nye the Science Guy sues Disney for millions in dispute over TV show payout

UW joins project to create ‘digital encyclopedia’ with 3D scans of thousands of vertebrate specimens

Zipline expands medical drone delivery to Tanzania with aid from Gates Foundation

OceanGate hits big milestone in effort to build a submersible for trips to the Titanic

Battle of the retail blimps: Amazon and Walmart propose airship drone stations

Inside UW’s cutting-edge Clean Energy Testbeds, researchers seek breakthroughs to help the planet

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Microsoft using artificial intelligence to teach a machine to stay aloft

UW gets in on $4.9 million boost for ShakeAlert earthquake warning system

New Mexico company licenses innovative solar panel technology from two Washington universities

Amazon hands out refunds for solar eclipse glasses that lack NASA’s approval

Elon Musk hails Dota 2 bot’s victory at The International, with OpenAI and Microsoft

Boeing drone subsidiary Insitu joins new partnership to track wildfires day and night

Burke Museum lifts the curtain on T. rex skull – and you can watch the experts work

Pentagon chief James Mattis meets with Amazon chief Jeff Bezos during tech tour

UW scientists demonstrate how evildoers could eventually hack into DNA data

From 1979 to 2017: How we’ve changed since the Northwest’s last total solar eclipse

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