Science – Page 31 of 69

Jul 20, 2018, 3:47 PM

Freshly hatched Loon strikes deal to beam internet access from balloons over Kenya

News Brief: A week after becoming an independent business under Alphabet’s wing, the venture formerly known as Google’s Project Loon… Read More

Jul 20, 2018, 2:24 PM

Boeing outdoes Airbus’ jet sales tally at Farnborough, but the details are murky

Boeing declared victory in its multibillion-dollar sales competition with Airbus at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow — but the details are… Read More

Jul 19, 2018, 1:34 PM

Eww! Experts open black sarcophagus to reveal skeletons lying in a soggy mess

Egyptian archaeologists say they’ve opened up a mysterious black sarcophagus found during excavations in Alexandria, and although they didn’t uncover… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 5:38 PM

Heads up! Amazon wins a patent for robotic arms that toss warehouse items

Robots are nothing new for Amazon’s fulfillment centers, but a newly issued Amazon patent envisions robots that could toss items… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 10:56 AM

White House says Boeing will get $3.9B for Air Force One jets in red, white and blue

The White House has confirmed that Boeing won a firm, fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver two… Read More

Jul 17, 2018, 1:30 AM

What’s NeXt? Boeing will work AI and blockchain into drone traffic system

Boeing says it’s aiming to create a traffic management system for drones that makes use of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology —… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 7:43 PM

Brain scientists meet to share data on magic mushrooms and other matters

What’s the best way to fine-tune brain stimulation to stop tremors? How do brain-wave patterns shift as we grow up?… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 3:55 PM

Agent 007 James Bond’s next ride? Flying cars grab Farnborough Airshow’s spotlight

The next few days will bring dueling announcements from Boeing and Airbus about how many jetliners they’re selling, but one… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 4:20 PM

Tech titan Elon Musk’s latest cause: Checking for unsafe water in Flint, Mich.

Elon Musk didn’t even wait to get back from his Asia trip to start a new philanthropic campaign, this time… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 10:54 AM

Leaving Google’s nest: Loon and Wing graduate from Alphabet’s X idea factory

Two of Google’s best-known flights of fancy, Project Loon and Project Wing, are being hatched from their X incubator to… Read More

Jul 10, 2018, 6:59 PM

Northwest projects win a share of $20 million in federal grants for nuclear tech

Oregon-based NuScale Power is the big winner in today’s round of grants from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of… Read More

Jul 8, 2018, 5:59 PM

Tested for Thailand, SpaceX’s makeshift mini-sub could serve as space escape pod

The mini-submarine created by SpaceX engineers may not play a role in the crisis it was designed for — the Thai… Read More

Jul 6, 2018, 7:53 AM

Elon Musk sends Boring Company and SpaceX experts to Thai cave rescue effort

Billionaire techie Elon Musk is sending a team of engineers from SpaceX and the Boring Company to help with the… Read More

Jul 5, 2018, 2:19 PM

Scary or reassuring? This vision-free robot can feel its way through dark danger zones

Boston Dynamics’ scary-smart robots make use of sophisticated computer vision, but MIT is following a different strategy with its Cheetah… Read More

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

Jul 5, 2018, 10:54 AM

Boeing and Embraer forge $4.75 billion jet venture to counter Airbus and Bombardier

After months of negotiations, Boeing and Brazilian jetmaker Embraer today announced a tentative agreement to form a $4.75 billion joint… Read More

Jul 3, 2018, 8:37 PM

Meteorite-hunting ship picks up two promising bits from Pacific Ocean seafloor

A research ship has recovered at least two bits of molten rock from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that… Read More

Jul 3, 2018, 7:25 PM

Otto Robotics rebrands as Vivid Robotics, wins $4.9M boost for food automation

The stealthy Seattle-based food automation venture formerly known as Otto Robotics has a new name: Vivid Robotics. It also has… Read More

Jul 2, 2018, 8:00 AM

Stem cells help fix damaged hearts in monkeys; human testing is on the way

Medical researchers have restored the function of damaged hearts in macaque monkeys, using heart muscle cells derived from human embryonic… Read More

Jun 28, 2018, 1:22 PM

Facebook cancels its internet drone program, will partner with Airbus instead

News Brief: Facebook says it’s ending its campaign to build a fleet of high-altitude drones to boost internet connectivity, after… Read More

Jun 27, 2018, 6:21 PM

OceanGate submersible hits Titanic depth of 4,000 meters during Bahamas test dive

News Brief: OceanGate successfully lowered its Titan submersible to a depth of 4,000 meters in waters off the coast of… Read More

Jun 26, 2018, 4:30 AM

Boeing HorizonX leads $16M investment in Matternet drone delivery venture

Boeing HorizonX Ventures has taken the lead role in a $16 million Series A funding round for Matternet, a California… Read More

Jun 25, 2018, 3:15 PM

Microsoft and Toyota are revving up interest in hydrogen fuel-cell energy tech

Grid battery storage projects like Tesla’s 100-megawatt installation in Australia may be getting lots of press, but behind the scenes,… Read More

Jun 22, 2018, 10:46 AM

Google Doodle honors Seattle author Octavia E. Butler, a voice for sci-fi diversity

Seattle science-fiction author Octavia E. Butler passed away in 2006, but she’s getting timely good wishes today on what would… Read More

Jun 21, 2018, 8:00 AM

Allen Institute nearly doubles the size of its mouse brain cell database … in 3-D!

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has added about 900 virtual mouse brain cells to its Allen Cell Types Database,… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 7:17 PM

Researchers use tiny tricks to pull out precious protein data from a single cell

Scientists have developed a technique that can analyze fluid from a single human cell to identify its proteins — which could… Read More

Jun 19, 2018, 3:55 PM

Gates Foundation teams with Oxitec on new breed of malaria-blocking mosquito

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has forged a partnership with Oxitec, a British mosquito control company, to develop mosquitoes… Read More

Jun 18, 2018, 6:41 PM

Dive into World Cup action: AI researchers turn soccer videos into 3-D ‘holograms’

News Brief: Computer scientists have trained a neural network to transform the action from pre-recorded videos of soccer games into… Read More

Jun 15, 2018, 10:56 AM

Stephen Hawking gets a cosmic sendoff

Famed physicist Stephen Hawking’s ashes were interred among the greats of British science at Westminster Abbey today — and to mark… Read More

Jun 14, 2018, 6:57 PM

Elon Musk: Chicago express tunnel could be started in 4 months, finished in 3 years

News Brief: Mark this down for later: Tech billionaire Elon Musk says the Boring Company could begin work on the… Read More

Jun 14, 2018, 7:00 AM

GoFly Prize unveils 10 winning designs in $2M contest for personal air vehicles

Some of the designs look like winged motorcycles. There’s a cute mini-airplane with stubby wings. And a couple of the… Read More