Science – Page 36 of 69

Feb 22, 2018, 10:09 AM

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi takes up Elon Musk’s challenge on flying cars vs. tunnels

Pop up some more popcorn: Billionaire Elon Musk has gotten himself into another CEO vs. CEO challenge, this time with… Read More

Feb 20, 2018, 9:12 PM

Charging your smartphone with lasers? Engineers say it’s not as scary as it sounds

Engineers at the University of Washington have demonstrated that it’s possible to charge up your smartphone using laser beams. Perhaps… Read More

Feb 20, 2018, 5:39 PM

DNA data storage system rises past 400 megabytes — find out how to store yours

Scientists from the University of Washington and Microsoft are improving their system for preserving digital data in strands of synthetic… Read More

Feb 20, 2018, 10:50 AM

Jeff Bezos shows how installation of 10,000 Year Clock is ticking along in Texas

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is highlighting the start of installation of the 10,000 Year Clock, a $42 million project that’s… Read More

Feb 18, 2018, 9:49 PM

Former VP Joe Biden comes out swinging for science and his cancer moonshot

AUSTIN, Texas — Joe Biden may no longer be vice president, but he’s still leading the charge for his cancer moonshot,… Read More

Feb 16, 2018, 2:01 PM

Researchers study links between gut bacteria and brain’s memory function

AUSTIN, Texas — Can probiotic bacteria play a role in how well your memory works? It’s too early to say for… Read More

Feb 14, 2018, 2:08 PM

Commercial fusion ventures learn lessons about engineering and expectations

The promise of natural gas, shale oil, renewable energy and conventional nuclear power all pale in comparison to the promise… Read More

Feb 13, 2018, 8:01 PM

Boeing’s outlook for the commercial aviation market goes up, up and away

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — You don’t need a crystal ball to tell that Boeing and commercial aviation are riding an updraft —… Read More

Feb 13, 2018, 11:27 AM

Researchers use computing power to raise the bar for ultrathin metasurface cameras

Imagine a camera that captures pictures on a flat surface, without any need for a glass lens. Such cameras already… Read More

Feb 12, 2018, 8:31 PM

Titan unleashed: OceanGate’s Titanic sub takes to the water with a new name

Don’t call it Cyclops 2: The five-person submersible built by Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate has been renamed Titan, befitting its role… Read More

Feb 12, 2018, 6:17 PM

You can close the door, but you can’t hide from Boston Dynamics’ latest robot dogs

We all laughed at the video of a robot falling over while trying to turn a doorknob. Who’s laughing now?… Read More

Feb 10, 2018, 10:40 AM

TAE Technologies pushes plasma machine to a new high on the nuclear fusion frontier

TAE Technologies, the California-based fusion company backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, said its latest and greatest plasma generator has… Read More

Feb 9, 2018, 4:24 PM

Intel sets a record with 1,218-drone salute for Olympics’ opening ceremony in Korea

The Winter Olympics’ first-ever drone light show has earned Intel the title from Guinness World Records for the “most unmanned… Read More

Feb 9, 2018, 9:36 AM

Elon Musk’s Boring Company and 3 other firms vie to build Chicago airport tunnel

The Boring Company, created by billionaire Elon Musk to revolutionize the market for tunnels and flamethrowers, is one of four… Read More

Feb 2, 2018, 2:53 PM

Airbus’ Vahana air taxi gets 16 feet off the ground during its first test flight in Oregon

This week marked a milestone for Airbus Ventures’ Vahana team, which is developing a self-flying, electric-powered air taxi — also known… Read More

Feb 2, 2018, 1:28 PM

Univ. of Washington teams up with Pacific NW National Lab on materials science

The University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are joining forces on a new research venture that spans 200… Read More

Feb 2, 2018, 10:34 AM

Zunum Aero starts building its first electric airplane motor, targets first flight in 2019

News Brief: Kirkland, Wash.-based Zunum Aero has reportedly started building its first prototype electric airplane motor, and plans to put… Read More

Feb 1, 2018, 7:09 PM

Eww! Yay! Investors back Beta Hatch’s effort to grow mealworms for animal feed

Thar’s money in them thar mealworms! At least that’s what Cavallo Ventures is counting on. The venture capital arm of… Read More

Feb 1, 2018, 4:06 PM

University of Washington’s top research ship returns to duty after midlife makeover

The University of Washington’s biggest research ship is getting loaded up with scientists, supplies and an underwater robot after an… Read More

Feb 1, 2018, 9:11 AM

Joby Aviation wins a $100M investment boost to get its flying cars off the ground

California-based Joby Aviation says it has secured $100 million in Series B financing to take its all-electric passenger aircraft into… Read More

Jan 31, 2018, 10:54 PM

Elon Musk sells 20,000 Boring Company flamethrowers, plus free fire extinguishers

Even if billionaire Elon Musk ever decides to pack it in as CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, he can point… Read More

Jan 31, 2018, 4:15 PM

‘Impossible Flight’ reveals the turmoil and technology of a solar plane’s global trek

From the outside, it looked as if the Swiss-led Solar Impulse project smoothly soldiered through adversity as its solar-powered plane… Read More

Jan 31, 2018, 12:20 PM

Boeing outperforms expectations in 2017 and delivers sunny outlook for 2018

The Boeing Co. today reported better-than-expected financial results for the fourth quarter of 2017 and a rosier-than-expected outlook for the… Read More

Jan 30, 2018, 9:33 PM

What Donald Trump said (and didn’t say) about tech in State of the Union

Immigration, tax cuts and crime loomed large in President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Address, but technology and… Read More

Jan 30, 2018, 2:00 PM

Brouhaha builds over Bill Nye the Science Guy’s date for State of the Union Address

Bill Nye the Science Guy is going to the State of the Union Address, but as a guest of President… Read More

Jan 30, 2018, 10:50 AM

Amazon wins a pair of patents for wireless wristbands that track warehouse workers

Update for 9:30 a.m. PT Feb. 5: Amazon released the following statement about its patents for a wristband tracking system,… Read More

Jan 29, 2018, 2:01 PM

@BoeingCEO Dennis Muilenburg is taxiing down the runway for his Twitter takeoff

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s corporate Twitter account has lain fallow like an Iowa farm field ever since he took over… Read More

Jan 29, 2018, 10:36 AM

Boeing HorizonX invests in Cuberg battery venture, targeting electric propulsion

Boeing’s HorizonX venture investment team says it has led a seed funding round for Cuberg, a California startup focusing on… Read More

Jan 27, 2018, 6:17 PM

No joke: Elon Musk’s Boring Company delivers on promise of $500 flamethrower

We thought Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, was kidding when he promised that his tunneling venture,… Read More

Jan 26, 2018, 12:55 PM

Bad news for Boeing: U.S. trade panel bats down 292% tariff against Bombardier

Canadian airplane maker Bombardier scored an unexpected victory today over Boeing when the U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously rejected a… Read More