Science – Page 17 of 69

Dec 16, 2019, 11:57 AM

General Fusion gets a $65M boost for fusion power plant from investors — including Jeff Bezos

Burnaby, B.C.-based General Fusion says it has closed on a $65 million equity financing round that will spark the launch… Read More

Dec 16, 2019, 8:00 AM

Movie-watching mice pose a mystery for brain scientists: What are all those neurons doing?

For years, neuroscientists have been monitoring the brain activity of mice as they looked at a wide range of images… Read More

Dec 13, 2019, 12:39 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Snowball fights, beer and board games, Star Wars fondue, and more

-There might not be any snow on the ground just yet, but Seattle’s Pacific Science Center will have plenty of… Read More

Dec 12, 2019, 10:37 AM

Airbus acquires MTM Robotics, which makes aircraft-building systems in Boeing’s backyard

Airbus says it has acquired MTM Robotics, a Seattle-area company that provides automated systems for aerospace manufacturing, for an undisclosed… Read More

Dec 11, 2019, 5:18 PM

Lift Aircraft says 13,000 people have signed up for drone rides; flights begin in beta mode in Texas

A year after its unveiling, Lift Aircraft says more than 13,000 people have signed up so far for rides on… Read More

Dec 10, 2019, 6:36 PM

Japan’s NEC to invest $10M in D-Wave Systems as part of collaboration on hybrid quantum computing

Burnaby, B.C.-based D-Wave Systems says it will collaborate with Japan’s NEC Corp. on hybrid services that combine quantum and classical… Read More

Dec 10, 2019, 10:59 AM

Microsoft and Ford try using quantum-style computing to solve Seattle’s traffic problem

Traffic congestion in Seattle can get so bad that it seems as if you need a next-generation quantum computer to… Read More

Dec 10, 2019, 9:03 AM

Harbour Air’s all-electric seaplane makes its first flight, sparking a quiet buzz in B.C.

The cheers seemed louder than the motor when Harbour Air’s all-electric seaplane made its first flight over the Fraser River… Read More

Dec 9, 2019, 5:57 PM

Quantum bits: Intel unveils ‘Horse Ridge,’ a cryogenic chip for quantum computers

Microsoft, Amazon and Google aren’t the only companies making headway in quantum computing. Intel is showing off a new type… Read More

Dec 9, 2019, 10:59 AM

Boeing helps Disney put X-Wing fighters into the air for dedication of ‘Star Wars’ thrill ride in Florida

Boeing’s heavy-duty drones, dressed up as X-Wing fighters, flew in for a cameo at last week’s dedication of Disney’s new… Read More

Dec 9, 2019, 8:00 AM

Thin metal films loaded with immune cells show promise as cancer therapy

Researchers at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have demonstrated the effectiveness of a new method for getting immune cells… Read More

Dec 4, 2019, 6:00 PM

APiJET wins NASA license to commercialize a Waze-like app to guide airlines and pilots

APiJET, a Seattle-based aviation data analytics company, says it has landed the first commercial license for a NASA flight-optimization technology… Read More

Dec 3, 2019, 5:20 PM

The electric aviation revolution will be televised … by MagniX and Harbour Air

Update for 3:20 p.m. PT Dec. 8: The first test flight of Harbour Air’s electric-powered seaplane is currently scheduled for… Read More

Dec 2, 2019, 6:52 PM

After ups and downs, Boeing and Kitty Hawk reboot flying-car venture as Wisk

The partnership that Boeing and Google co-founder Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk venture forged to develop personal air vehicles has been… Read More

Dec 2, 2019, 4:32 PM

Cyrus Biotechnology and CRISPR pioneers team up to boost gene-editing therapies

Seattle-based Cyrus Biotechnology says it’ll collaborate with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard on ways to optimize CRISPR gene-editing… Read More

Dec 2, 2019, 12:59 PM

AWS launches Amazon Braket service as part of broad quantum computing initiative

Amazon Web Services is leaping into quantum computing with both feet — or maybe more than both feet, in keeping… Read More

Dec 1, 2019, 8:00 AM

How an exec at Amazon Prime became a quantum computing pioneer at IonQ

How does a guy go from being the engineering director for Amazon Prime to serving as the CEO of a… Read More

Nov 28, 2019, 9:30 AM

Holiday gift guide for science books: Find your way through parallel universes in print

Parallel universes are big in science fiction, popping up in shows ranging from the “Terminator” movies to “The Man in… Read More

Nov 25, 2019, 3:41 PM

Infarm plants its blend of vertical farming and cloud computing in QFC grocery stores

KIRKLAND, Wash. — The Seattle area offers a rich smorgasbord of geeky tech-as-a-service offerings — ranging from software as a… Read More

Nov 22, 2019, 6:29 PM

Backed by Bill Gates, TerraPower branches out into radioisotopes for cancer treatment

TerraPower, the nuclear research venture founded by Bill Gates, is joining with Isotek Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy… Read More

Nov 22, 2019, 4:47 PM

Echodyne and Univ. of Washington assist DARPA with aerial drone surveillance test

When the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tested an “Aerial Dragnet” system for tracking drones over urban terrain last… Read More

Nov 22, 2019, 3:01 PM

With grounding still in force, Boeing gives 737 MAX 10 jet a low-key rollout in Renton

Hundreds of Boeing employees turned out today for the official rollout of the company’s biggest 737 MAX — a traditional… Read More

Nov 21, 2019, 10:25 PM

Elon Musk shatters stereotypes (and windows) with Tesla’s all-electric, edgy Cybertruck

Amid clouds of smoke and “Blade Runner” hype, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a hard-edged, all-electric pickup truck that will… Read More

Nov 20, 2019, 2:56 PM

Study suggests AI’s disruptive effect on jobs will hit higher on economic and education scales

When experts talk about the disruptive effects of artificial intelligence, they tend to focus on low-paid laborers — but a… Read More

Nov 19, 2019, 12:01 AM

Company backed by Bill Gates claims solar breakthrough, looks to replace fossil fuels in industrial plants

A solar energy tech company founded by serial entrepreneur and inventor Bill Gross — and backed by investors including Microsoft… Read More

Nov 16, 2019, 10:25 AM

From fish to coffee, how companies are using new technology for sustainable supply chains

Parker Townley, a Gonzaga University graduate who works for food certification organization Fair Trade USA, was in Peru visiting coffee… Read More

Nov 16, 2019, 7:06 AM

Taste-testing the Cosmic Crisp, Washington state’s star-studded ‘apple of the future’

The most hotly anticipated apple of the year has arrived. It’s not a iPhone, iWatch, iMac or iAnything. It is… Read More

Nov 15, 2019, 4:37 PM

Magnix revs up electric motors for Harbour Air seaplane flight tests in December

Redmond, Wash.-based MagniX, which aims to become the Tesla of aviation, is gearing up for the first flight tests of… Read More

Nov 15, 2019, 2:00 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: TEDxSeattle, hacking for good, science improv, and automated testing

— Since its founding in 1984, TED has become the most prolific provider of expert talks on a wide range… Read More

Nov 14, 2019, 4:00 AM

Scientists put out the call for 10,000 canines to join the Dog Aging Project

Scientists are looking for 10,000 good dogs to take part in a 10-year effort aimed at tracking their health and… Read More