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Stories about scientific discoveries, education, research, and more.

HyperSciences testing
Nov 5, 2018, 4:43 PM

With a boost from Shell, HyperSciences blasts past $3M in crowdfunding campaign

HyperSciences’ hypersonic blaster technology can be used to send projectiles up into the air, or down into rock — either way,… Read More

Eric Dishman
Nov 2, 2018, 9:49 PM

National ‘All of Us’ campaign aims to enlist a million genomes for precision medicine

Eric Dishman is a living, breathing advertisement for the ambitious experiment he’s in charge of, the National Institutes of Health’s… Read More

Nov 2, 2018, 2:18 PM

NASA and FAA cast a wide net to get set for revolution in urban air mobility

The rise of air mobility options ranging from delivery drones to air taxis and flying cars is shaping up as… Read More

Neurons
Oct 31, 2018, 8:27 PM

Neuroscientists draw up a ‘parts list’ covering 133 different types of brain cells

How many different kinds of cells are there in the brain? At least 133 kinds, including two types of neurons… Read More

Oct 30, 2018, 9:00 AM

Kymeta’s Nathan Kundtz leaves CEO post to make way for growth-focused executive

Kymeta Corp., the antenna company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says that CEO Nathan Kundtz will be leaving his… Read More

Matthias Stephan
Oct 30, 2018, 12:01 AM

Allen Frontiers Group awards $13.5M for research on cancer, cells, aging and brains

It’s notable that the newest class of Allen Distinguished Investigators, announced today by the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, includes… Read More

Oct 29, 2018, 5:48 PM

Allen Coral Atlas tracks changes in the world’s reefs from space via satellite

Even after death, the philanthropic initiatives from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen just keep on coming. Today the Paul G. Allen… Read More

AI device to predict wildfires
Oct 29, 2018, 4:06 PM

Google kicks off a $25M competition for ideas that promote ‘AI for Social Good’

Google today unveiled a $25 million initiative called the Google AI Impact Challenge, aimed at soliciting and supporting projects that… Read More

Oct 29, 2018, 12:00 PM

Molecular analysis turns up an unexpected twist in smoking habits of ancient tribes

Tobacco plays a big role in Native American history and culture, predating Christopher Columbus’ arrival by well more than a… Read More

PI3 plasma injector
Oct 26, 2018, 6:58 PM

Canadian government invests $38M in General Fusion to boost energy research

The Canadian government says it’s investing $37.5 million (49.3 million Canadian dollars) in General Fusion, a British Columbia company that… Read More

Hanford site
Oct 26, 2018, 2:27 PM

Hanford sounds the all-clear after steam sparks alarm at nuclear waste site

Workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeastern Washington state were told to take cover for several hours today when… Read More

Elon Musk and Tesla Model 3
Oct 24, 2018, 2:34 PM

After all the drama, Tesla posts ‘historic’ quarterly report with profit and added cash

Tesla shares jumped more than 10 percent in after-hours trading today after the controversial electric-car company posted a surprisingly positive… Read More

Dennis Muilenburg
Oct 24, 2018, 10:35 AM

Boeing raises its financial outlook after a strong third quarter with lingering snags

Boeing’s third-quarter financial results exceeded expectations, leading the company to raise its outlook for the full year — and leading investors… Read More

Naveen Jain
Oct 23, 2018, 6:00 AM

Naveen Jain explores the entrepreneurial frontier in ‘Moonshots’ book and business

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Seattle-area entrepreneur Naveen Jain is a big fan of moonshots — in part because one of his ventures,… Read More

VR brain control
Oct 22, 2018, 7:02 AM

From pain to memory, researchers investigate how VR can make things go better in the real world

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Can being in the middle of an opera take your mind off pain? Here at the University… Read More

Dilution refrigerator
Oct 18, 2018, 6:14 PM

Why Microsoft, IBM, Google and Boeing are taking a giant leap into quantum computing

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The small world of quantum physics is a big deal on the frontier of computer science. Microsoft CEO… Read More

Zuckerberg and Milner at Breakthrough Prize
Oct 17, 2018, 5:53 PM

Breakthrough Prizes award $22M for new therapies, new materials, math and more

The program known as the “Oscars of Science” has revealed who’ll be getting the spotlight — and almost $22 million in… Read More

Boeing computing
Oct 17, 2018, 10:39 AM

Boeing steps up its focus on ‘Disruptive Computing and Networks’ for aerospace

Boeing is raising its profile on computational frontiers ranging from artificial intelligence to quantum communications by setting up a new… Read More

Harrison Schmitt
Oct 15, 2018, 2:30 PM

Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt stirs up a buzz with climate change views

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  I didn’t invite Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt to get his views on climate change, but that’s the… Read More

Oct 11, 2018, 3:37 PM

When we eventually run from the robots, we better be able to do parkour like this one can now

Looks like that Boston Dynamics robot is spending too much time on Instagram watching the kids do the parkour. I… Read More

Amazon delivery bag
Oct 9, 2018, 5:22 PM

Amazon’s got a brand new bag: This one’s adjustable to carry hot and cold items

Insulated bags for pizza deliveries and cooler bags for ice-cold drinks are nothing new. But how about if you put… Read More

Corporate venture panel
Oct 9, 2018, 3:23 PM

At Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft, venture funds balance strategy and the bottom line

When big companies like Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft invest in startups, is it all about the startup? Or is it… Read More

Oct 6, 2018, 5:30 PM

Working Geek: Sage Bionetworks’ Lara Mangravite brings scientists together to speed discovery

Scientists aren’t known for playing well with others. After all, their world is set up to reward individual accomplishments through… Read More

Kristina Olson
Oct 5, 2018, 2:08 PM

Gender expert at University of Washington thought her ‘genius grant’ was a prank

When University of Washington psychology professor Kristina Olson got the call telling her she’d be receiving one of the MacArthur… Read More

Zunum Aero ZA10
Oct 4, 2018, 8:57 PM

Zunum Aero picks Safran to build engine turbines for future hybrid electric aircraft

Zunum Aero has selected France’s Safran Helicopter Engines to provide a new-generation engine turbine for its hybrid-to-electric airplane, due for… Read More

Boeing CEO in T-X jet
Oct 4, 2018, 7:37 PM

Watch Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg take some ‘stick time’ in a T-X training jet

One of the things I learned about Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is that he loves to fly the aircraft his… Read More

Small-cell antenna
Oct 2, 2018, 10:48 AM

City of Seattle says it’ll challenge FCC ‘overreach’ on 5G telecom transition policy

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes say they intend to appeal an order from the Federal Communications… Read More

Tesla Model 3
Oct 1, 2018, 4:57 PM

Tesla rebounds after Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit (and after big Model 3 push)

Tesla’s share price jumped today as dramatically as it fell on Friday, thanks largely to this weekend’s settlement of the… Read More

Oct 1, 2018, 2:06 PM

Paul Allen says non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has returned but voices optimism about fighting it

Nine years after he underwent treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a potentially fatal but treatable form of cancer, Microsoft co-founder Paul… Read More

T-X jets
Sep 27, 2018, 4:45 PM

Boeing beats Lockheed to win $9.2B Air Force contract for fleet of T-X training jets

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $9.2 billion for a new fleet of T-X… Read More

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