Science – Page 25 of 69

Feb 26, 2019, 10:57 AM

Seattle Opera goes beyond Apple to get to the core of Steve Jobs’ complex character

You shouldn’t expect to glean startup tips from “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” the one-act opera staged by the Seattle… Read More

Feb 25, 2019, 2:02 PM

Lost in 1943, the USS Strong is found again by Paul Allen’s Petrel research vessel

The USS Strong put in less than a year of service at sea, but the destroyer and its crew nevertheless… Read More

Feb 23, 2019, 3:15 PM

Atlas 767 cargo jet, part of Amazon fleet, crashes in Texas; 3 people onboard killed

An Atlas Air Boeing 767 cargo jet crashed today into Trinity Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast with three people… Read More

Feb 19, 2019, 6:30 AM

How the Internet of Things could bring hackers into your kitchen (or bedroom)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tens of billions of devices, ranging from coffee makers to cars to spacecraft, could someday be connected to… Read More

Feb 16, 2019, 10:54 AM

How earthquake patterns could let us know when the ‘Really Big One’ is coming

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Is it the tick of Earth’s heartbeat, or a ticking time bomb? Either way, instruments that monitor a… Read More

Feb 15, 2019, 10:19 PM

At his first meetup, White House science adviser tells scientists: ‘I am one of you’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s newly minted science adviser reached out to his peers today at one of the country’s… Read More

Feb 15, 2019, 5:47 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hacking education, comic books, artificial intelligence and robotics

It seems like we’ve moved to the Midwest or East Coast with Seattle weather lately. And days like these make… Read More

Feb 13, 2019, 9:15 AM

Boeing-Safran joint venture for auxiliary power units has a name: Initium Aerospace

The 50-50 joint venture that Boeing and Europe’s Safran aerospace company formed last year to build auxiliary power units for… Read More

Feb 13, 2019, 6:00 AM

Xnor shrinks AI to fit on a solar-powered chip, opening up big frontiers on the edge

It was a big deal two and a half years ago when researchers shrunk down an image-recognition program to fit… Read More

Feb 12, 2019, 8:03 AM

Paul Allen’s Petrel research vessel finds the USS Hornet, 77 years after sinking

Chalk up another historic shipwreck discovery for the Petrel, the research vessel funded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen:… Read More

Feb 11, 2019, 6:00 PM

White House initiative will boost artificial intelligence research and data-sharing

The White House is moving forward with the American AI Initiative, a set of policies aimed at focusing the full… Read More

Feb 6, 2019, 1:46 PM

Paul Allen’s deepest legacy: Expedition surveys wreck of Japanese battleship Hiei

A wide-ranging shipwreck survey funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is continuing after his death, and the latest discovery focuses… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 12:40 PM

How do you direct a drone to drop off your purchases? Amazon has a patent for that

A newly published patent hints at the system that Amazon just might use to guide delivery drones to their destinations,… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 9:22 AM

Boeing forges partnership with Aerion to speed up supersonic jet development

Boeing says it’s making a significant investment in Aerion to accelerate the development of the Nevada-based company’s supersonic business jet.… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 7:00 AM

Artificial intelligence plays on your team in Iconary, a picture puzzle game from AI2

For decades, the games that put artificial intelligence to the test have been played human vs. machine – whether it’s checkers,… Read More

Feb 1, 2019, 4:32 PM

Fortem vs. Echodyne? Super Bowl could host battle of drone-seeking radar systems

Fortem Technologies, a Utah-based venture that makes drones as well as radar detection systems, wants to be in on a… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 4:44 PM

Scientists say iguana-sized reptile reigned as ‘Antarctic King’ before the dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus rex may have reigned as “king of the tyrant lizards” 65 million years ago, but 185 million years before… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 1:32 PM

Amazon patents a plan to have packages ride public buses for customer pickup

Amazon’s inventors have suggested using drone-dispensing trucks, rail cars and airships to deliver packages, but one of the company’s latest… Read More

Jan 30, 2019, 7:01 PM

Tesla CEO Elon Musk places future bets on Model Y electric SUV — and on China

As big as the Model 3 electric car is for the future of Tesla, the sport utility vehicle known as… Read More

Jan 30, 2019, 2:00 PM

Falling starfish: Study says disease and warming seas are wiping out sea stars

Warming oceans and an infectious wasting disease have combined to devastate what was once an abundant type of sea stars… Read More

Jan 29, 2019, 10:56 AM

Team Zeva takes on a mission targeting the $2M GoFly Prize … with a flying saucer!

Team Zeva’s entry in the Boeing-backed $2 million GoFly Prize competition looks like a flying saucer that’s built for one — but… Read More

Jan 28, 2019, 5:40 PM

Echodyne seeks thumbs-up from FCC for Super Bowl test of drone-detecting radar

Kirkland, Wash.-based Echodyne, a radar-focused startup backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is seeking the Federal Communications Commission’s expedited approval… Read More

Jan 28, 2019, 1:35 PM

Vulcan gets into the drone-building business to fight wildlife poachers in Africa

One of the legacies left behind by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who passed away last October, is… Read More

Jan 25, 2019, 1:16 PM

Report: Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress helps with his nuclear power push

Bill Gates said in his year-end letter last month that he planned to work to persuade U.S. leaders to embrace… Read More

Jan 25, 2019, 10:16 AM

This invisible skin stamp lets you know when it’s time to put on more sunscreen

Researchers say we don’t put on enough sunscreen. A Seattle startup has come up with a potential fix: an invisible… Read More

Jan 24, 2019, 4:08 PM

Surprise! Boeing hands Air Force the keys to not just one, but two KC-46 tanker jets

Boeing executives today added an extra twist to what was expected to be a cut-and-dried ceremony to hand over its… Read More

Jan 23, 2019, 3:15 AM

Boeing’s passenger air vehicle prototype rises into the sky for its first test flight

Boeing says it has successfully completed the first test flight of a prototype for its autonomous passenger air vehicle, which… Read More

Jan 22, 2019, 12:07 PM

Government shutdown is a real Paine for Alaska Airlines and Everett airport

The much-anticipated first commercial airline flights from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., have been postponed until March 4 at the… Read More

Jan 22, 2019, 7:30 AM

Underwater robots survive a year probing climate change’s effects on Antarctic ice

It’s been a year since a squadron of underwater robots was sent out to monitor the underside of Antarctica’s Dotson… Read More

Jan 21, 2019, 2:32 PM

Boeing and Machinists Union tussle over automation’s effect on quality assurance

Boeing’s moves to automate its manufacturing processes and streamline the quality assurance process for its airplanes has sparked discussions with… Read More