Science – Page 42 of 69

Aug 14, 2017, 12:10 PM

New Mexico company licenses innovative solar panel technology from two Washington universities

Groundbreaking solar panel technology developed at two Washington universities has been licensed by a company out of Los Alamos, N.M.,… Read More

Aug 13, 2017, 2:55 PM

Amazon hands out refunds for solar eclipse glasses that lack NASA’s approval

Amazon says it’s giving customers refunds for solar viewing glasses and filters that aren’t covered by the American Astronomical Society’s… Read More

Aug 11, 2017, 10:12 PM

Elon Musk hails Dota 2 bot’s victory at The International, with OpenAI and Microsoft

The Dota 2 esports tournament in Seattle, known as The International, demonstrates how video games have become hugely popular team… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 6:41 PM

Boeing drone subsidiary Insitu joins new partnership to track wildfires day and night

There’s new cause for hope in the fight against wildfires, and it involves Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary that’s headquartered in Bingen,… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 5:19 PM

Burke Museum lifts the curtain on T. rex skull – and you can watch the experts work

The only Tyrannosaurus rex skull to go on public display in Washington state is getting its unveiling at Seattle’s Burke… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 12:20 PM

Pentagon chief James Mattis meets with Amazon chief Jeff Bezos during tech tour

Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, played host to Defense Secretary James Mattis today during the Pentagon chief’s swing through high-tech… Read More

Aug 9, 2017, 9:00 PM

UW scientists demonstrate how evildoers could eventually hack into DNA data

Computer scientists are turning DNA into a new frontier for data storage and information processing, but a team from the… Read More

Aug 5, 2017, 2:53 PM

From 1979 to 2017: How we’ve changed since the Northwest’s last total solar eclipse

When the daytime sky darkens on Aug. 21, it’ll be the first time in more than 38 years that a… Read More

Aug 4, 2017, 6:00 PM

Hydroplane tech: Thunderboats get a makeover for the 21st century

The roar of this weekend’s Seafair hydroplane races on Lake Washington reawakens a six-decade-old Seattle tradition – but it also heralds… Read More

Aug 4, 2017, 5:37 PM

Boeing sells 747s left behind by the Russians as Air Force One jets – but for how much? Don’t ask

The U.S. Air Force says it’s getting a good deal on two Boeing 747s that were built for a now-bankrupt… Read More

Aug 4, 2017, 12:38 PM

UW fires disease researcher after investigation of sexual harassment claims

University of Washington microbiologist Michael Katze made a name for himself as a researcher specializing in viral pathogens such as… Read More

Aug 3, 2017, 6:52 PM

Geek’s guide to Seafair: How to get into (or get away from) loud boats and planes

Wouldn’t you know it? The streams of smoke wafting south from wildfires in British Columbia are turning the skies a… Read More

Aug 3, 2017, 2:19 PM

Why Boeing 787 pilots just traced a giant Dreamliner airplane across the country

It wasn’t a stunt: When Boeing’s test pilots flew a 787 Dreamliner jet for 18 hours and nearly 10,000 miles,… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 4:42 PM

Boeing’s HorizonX makes new investment in augmented and virtual reality

Boeing says its venture capital arm, HorizonX, is investing in C360 Technologies, a startup that focuses on augmented reality, virtual… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 3:14 PM

Oregon team uses CRISPR editing to fix gene linked to heart disease in embryos

Researchers from Oregon Health and Science University provided the details today on an experiment with human embryos that demonstrated how… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 6:00 AM

Khosla Ventures leads $15M round in Naveen Jain’s Viome wellness startup, gets board seat

Khosla Ventures, the prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm whose interests range from biofuels to spaceflight, was revealed today as… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 6:08 PM

Seattle science educator Dennis Schatz celebrates his asteroid – and the eclipse

The Pacific Science Center’s senior adviser, Dennis Schatz, has achieved a kind of fame that so far has eluded the… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 4:12 PM

Boeing 747s ordered by bankrupt Russian airline may end up as Air Force One jets

Two Boeing 747-8 jets that were given up before delivery by Russia’s bankrupt Transaero Airlines could well end up as… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 10:49 AM

Boeing’s newly created avionics unit marks a reversal of old-school outsourcing trend

The Boeing Co. is creating an avionics unit that will build the kinds of electronics and aircraft control systems now… Read More

IPCC RCP6.0 projections for temperature rise

Jul 31, 2017, 8:00 AM

Analysis shows global warming will almost certainly break the ‘speed limit’ by 2100

A statistical analysis led by researchers at the University of Washington sees almost no chance that the world’s nations will… Read More

Jul 28, 2017, 10:45 PM

Elon Musk kicks off deliveries of Tesla Model 3 cars and vows to pick up the pace

As thousands of employees and fans cheered, Tesla CEO Elon Musk drove a red Model 3 electric car onto the… Read More

Jul 28, 2017, 6:12 PM

Naveen Jain’s biotech startup Viome raises millions for personal wellness monitoring

Viome, the wellness monitoring service founded by Seattle-area tech entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has raised $15 million this month in an… Read More

Jul 28, 2017, 2:46 PM

Professional futurists converge on Seattle to pick up hints about what lies ahead

Professional futurists are gathering in Seattle, for the second time in 15 years. But don’t expect to recognize them by… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 11:18 AM

Was that rain in Seattle? Don’t get all misty eyed, but it looks like the ‘dry’ streak is alive

If you woke up in the Seattle area Thursday morning thinking the streak for consecutive days with no measurable rainfall… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 10:34 AM

Report: Oregon researchers use CRISPR to edit genes in human embryos

Chinese researchers crossed a threshold last year when they used CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tools to modify human embryos, and now Oregon… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 5:30 AM

Cyrus Biotech raises $8M to boost protein modeling toolkit for drug discovery

Cyrus Biotechnology is getting an $8 million infusion for its cloud-based protein modeling and design toolkit, thanks to a Series… Read More

Jul 26, 2017, 5:34 PM

Better, or worse? Google joins Tri Alpha Energy to find better paths to fusion power

Google has teamed up with nuclear fusion startup Tri Alpha Energy to bring artificial intelligence into the world of plasma… Read More

Jul 26, 2017, 10:37 AM

UW researchers discover a recipe to regenerate retinal cells in mice

University of Washington researchers have found a way to activate cells in the retinas of adult mice to turn into… Read More

Jul 25, 2017, 11:51 PM

Elon Musk shows off car elevator test for the Boring Company’s fast-track tunnel

Billionaire Elon Musk’s grand scheme for underground car tunnels will require elevators to get the cars in those tunnels – and… Read More

Jul 25, 2017, 6:56 PM

AI2 lists top artificial intelligence systems in its Visual Understanding Challenge

Some of the world’s top researchers in AI have proved their mettle by taking top honors in three challenges posed… Read More