Science – Page 11 of 69

May 8, 2020, 10:54 AM

How Amazon’s Prime Air and robotics team is responding to coronavirus concerns

For years, Amazon Prime Air has been working on drones that can deliver packages to customers, but now it’s also… Read More

May 7, 2020, 9:19 PM

Study spotlights the Allen Institute’s latest 3-D reference atlas of the mouse brain

The third time’s the charm for the Allen Institute for Brain Science’s 3-D atlas of the mouse brain. Version 3… Read More

May 7, 2020, 5:44 PM

Gates Foundation CEO: US and China should smooth over their ‘divide’ on coronavirus crisis

The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is disappointed that the United States isn’t on the same page… Read More

May 6, 2020, 1:48 PM

Amazon and T-Mobile will help the FAA design Remote ID drone tracking system

Amazon and T-Mobile are among eight companies selected to help the Federal Aviation Administration establish technical requirements for Remote ID,… Read More

May 5, 2020, 7:20 PM

Studies of coronavirus evolution stir up a controversy for scientists on social media

Is the coronavirus behind COVID-19 turning into a more insidious pathogen? Or are such claims overblown? A fast-moving debate over… Read More

May 4, 2020, 5:27 PM

Attack of the drones: Boeing rolls out first ‘Loyal Wingman’ AI aircraft in Australia

A Boeing-led team has presented the Royal Australian Air Force with its first “Loyal Wingman” aircraft, an AI-equipped drone that’s… Read More

May 4, 2020, 3:08 PM

New pandemic projection puts U.S. death toll at nearly 135,000, due to less social distancing

The latest projection from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Modeling and Evaluation says the coronavirus pandemic will claim… Read More

May 1, 2020, 1:48 PM

Antiviral drug remdesivir wins FDA’s authorization for wider use in COVID-19 treatment

The Food and Drug Administration today authorized emergency use of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir for treating COVID-19 in the… Read More

Apr 30, 2020, 5:21 PM

ICESat-2 laser-scanning satellite tracks how billions of tons of polar ice are lost

A satellite mission that bounces laser light off the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland has found that hundreds of… Read More

Apr 30, 2020, 12:00 PM

Bill Gates says the world will need 7 billion vaccine doses to end COVID-19 pandemic

Bill Gates has been big on vaccines since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but in a new blog… Read More

Apr 29, 2020, 4:13 PM

Antiviral drug remdesivir is taking the spotlight in the search for COVID-19 cures

An antiviral drug called remdesivir got a strong vote of confidence today from one of the most prominent figures in… Read More

Apr 29, 2020, 10:16 AM

Boeing plans 10% job reduction and jet production cutbacks after reporting loss

Boeing says it’s planning to reduce its workforce by 10% and cut back on production of wide-body jets in response… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 9:16 PM

Coronavirus modelers raise projected U.S. death toll and lengthen state-by-state recovery timeline

The timeline has slipped to the right and the projected death toll has trended upward in a new projection from… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 4:32 PM

Social distancing needs to be more stringent to avoid COVID-19 rebound, experts say

Although many states are starting to relax restrictions on business activity and contacts, Seattle-area epidemiologists say such restrictions will need… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 11:00 AM

CVS and UPS team up for drone deliveries to retirees amid coronavirus outbreak

UPS’ drone subsidiary and the CVS pharmacy chain say they’ll start delivering prescription medicines to the nation’s largest retirement community… Read More

Embraer's E190-E2 and Boeing's 737 MAX 7

Apr 25, 2020, 10:41 AM

Boeing scrubs $4.2B deal to buy Embraer; Brazilian planemaker vows to ‘pursue all remedies’

Boeing terminated its two-year-old, $4.2 billion agreement to acquire the commercial operations of Embraer, a leading regional-jet manufacturer based in… Read More

Apr 24, 2020, 5:15 PM

Coronavirus computer modelers revise their dates for easing state shutdowns

The latest computer projections from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation deliver a double dose of… Read More

Apr 24, 2020, 4:22 PM

UW Medicine to conduct clinical trial for hydroxychloroquine with COVID patients

The University of Washington School of Medicine is looking for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to participate in… Read More

Apr 23, 2020, 7:26 PM

Air Force awards small-business contract to Refactr for DevSecOps software automation platform

Seattle-based Refactr has won a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research contract that calls for the Air Force to evaluate… Read More

Apr 23, 2020, 1:11 PM

Software tools for mining COVID-19 research studies go viral among scientists

One month after the debut of the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset, or CORD-19, the database of coronavirus-related research papers has… Read More

Apr 22, 2020, 12:42 PM

Boeing reorganizes operations to prepare for the ‘post-pandemic’ aviation industry

Boeing has put its chief financial officer in charge of a newly formed group called Enterprise Operations, Finance & Strategy,… Read More

Apr 21, 2020, 5:05 PM

Washington’s governor appeals to VP Mike Pence for more COVID-19 testing supplies

In a strongly worded letter, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee told Vice President Mike Pence today that the state has “nowhere… Read More

Apr 21, 2020, 10:49 AM

NOAA makes a pact with Vulcan to deepen collaboration on ocean science

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it has forged a new agreement with Vulcan Inc., the Seattle-based holding company… Read More

Apr 20, 2020, 2:46 PM

UW Medicine calls a halt to use of donated coronavirus test kits amid quality concerns

The University of Washington School of Medicine has alerted Seattle-King County public health officials and other partners to stop using… Read More

Apr 20, 2020, 10:59 AM

Microsoft creates Plasma Bot to boost COVID-19 therapy development effort

Microsoft is teaming up with the world’s leading plasma companies to streamline the process of developing an antibody-based therapy for… Read More

Apr 17, 2020, 11:53 PM

Another month? Computer modelers estimate how much longer coronavirus shutdowns should last

The University of Washington epidemiologists who set up a widely watched model projecting the future course of the coronavirus outbreak… Read More

Apr 16, 2020, 6:35 PM

Climate experts say the past 19 years qualify as a megadrought for western U.S.

A comparison of weather records since 2000 with similar time frames in past centuries has led researchers to conclude that… Read More

Apr 16, 2020, 2:55 PM

After coronavirus shutdown, Boeing will resume commercial airplane production starting next week

Boeing says it’s planning to resume all commercial airplane production in the Seattle region starting next week, more than three… Read More

Apr 16, 2020, 2:11 PM

How coronavirus testing and contact tracing work together to quell COVID-19

Checking back to see who’s been in contact with newly identified patients with an infectious disease is a standard technique… Read More

Apr 15, 2020, 3:44 PM

Gates Foundation’s CEO worries about pandemic politics — and says ‘we have nothing to hide’

Seattle’s Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is in the public health spotlight, thanks to its efforts to head off just… Read More