Science – Page 47 of 69

Mar 23, 2017, 10:48 AM

‘The Day the Music Died’? Billionaire Richard Branson mourns Virgin America

The Virgin Group’s billionaire founder, Richard Branson, says “many tears” are being shed over Alaska Airlines’ decision to retire the… Read More

Virgin America and Alaska Airlines tails

Mar 22, 2017, 10:29 PM

Why Alaska Airlines is killing off the Virgin America brand – and boosting perks

It all comes down to cost and consistency of branding: That’s why Alaska Airlines announced today that it would retire the… Read More

Mar 22, 2017, 3:13 PM

Boom Technology picks up $33 million in new funding to build supersonic jet

Colorado-based Boom Technology has raised $33 million in a Series A round to build and fly its first supersonic jet, a… Read More

Mar 22, 2017, 1:03 PM

Amazon and DHL reportedly team up for Prime Air and Amazon Fresh deliveries

Amazon is reportedly partnering with the German-based DHL delivery service for its Prime Air transport operation in Kentucky as well… Read More

Mar 21, 2017, 6:22 PM

From POW to Nobel-winning physicist: UW’s Hans Georg Dehmelt dies at 94

The University of Washington says the first Nobel laureate in its history, Hans Georg Dehmelt, has passed away in Seattle… Read More

Mar 21, 2017, 3:34 PM

Reports point to caution signals for Amazon Go checkout-free store

Amazon Go, the online retailer’s “Just Walk Out” convenience store in downtown Seattle, is still in private beta mode three… Read More

Mar 21, 2017, 1:14 PM

Who needs fireworks? Amazon’s MARS attendees go gaga over Intel’s ‘droneworks’

The synchronized drone display that accompanied Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show may have been recorded in advance, but a similar… Read More

Mar 20, 2017, 2:19 PM

Amazon Prime Air delivery drone drops off sunscreen during semi-public U.S. debut

Amazon’s Prime Air drone made its first package delivery in December, in England, but regular folks haven’t seen it in action… Read More

Mar 20, 2017, 10:59 AM

Delivery robots and robo-farms: Here’s what’s headlining Amazon’s MARS meet-up

Walking robots that could potentially delivery your Amazon Prime package … robotic bees and robo-farms … a cheetah robot controlled… Read More

Mar 19, 2017, 11:35 PM

Gundam? Alien? It’s Jeff Bezos, piloting a giant robot at Amazon’s MARS conference

If you’re one of Amazon’s competitors, be afraid. Be very afraid. Jeff Bezos, the Seattle-based online giant’s billionaire founder, has… Read More

Mar 17, 2017, 5:30 AM

Seattle to Portland in 15 minutes? Pacific Hyperloop begins campaign to make it so

A fledgling venture called Pacific Hyperloop is kicking off its effort to win support for a high-speed transit link between… Read More

Mar 16, 2017, 8:31 PM

Maith thú! Irish-born UW statistician Adrian Raftery wins St. Patrick’s Day Medal

It takes more than the luck o’ the Irish to win the St. Patrick’s Day Medal from Science Foundation Ireland,… Read More

Mar 16, 2017, 6:59 PM

Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan chosen to become deputy defense secretary

President Donald Trump today announced his intent to nominate longtime Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan as deputy secretary of defense, the Pentagon’s… Read More

Mar 16, 2017, 2:48 PM

Researchers sound the alarm over Trump’s budget, across the nation and in Seattle

Today’s White House outline for a “skinny budget” covering $1.15 trillion in discretionary spending aims a sharp blow at federally funded… Read More

Mar 16, 2017, 11:00 AM

How smart cities are leading the charge for transportation and tech infrastructure

The political landscape may be shifting in Washington, D.C., but when it comes to building the high-tech infrastructure for data… Read More

Mar 15, 2017, 2:28 PM

NASA-led study confirms that aviation biofuels can be a boon for the environment

A NASA-led study demonstrates that airplanes powered by biofuels can emit up to 70 percent less particulate pollution – providing a… Read More

Mar 14, 2017, 2:17 PM

OceanGate reveals plan to send scientists (and tourists) to Titanic shipwreck in 2018

OceanGate Expeditions says it’s planning the first crewed scientific expedition to study the wreck of the RMS Titanic in more… Read More

Mar 14, 2017, 10:59 AM

Amazon patents drones with telescoping landing legs and foldable propellers

Amazon’s inventors are taking a page from Inspector Gadget’s playbook to design drones with adjustable landing legs and reconfigurable propellers.… Read More

Mar 13, 2017, 1:33 PM

Pi Day mashes up math and munchies

Pi Day plays off the fact that March 14 – 3/14 – is a numerical pun on math’s best-known irrational number: pi,… Read More

Mar 10, 2017, 10:39 AM

$50 million gift should boost UW’s standing in competitive computer science circles

There’s no question that an extra $50 million will raise the University of Washington’s profile in computer science and engineering –… Read More

Mar 7, 2017, 10:38 AM

Nine is fine: Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet’s rollout brightens up a gloomy day at Renton plant

The skies may have been gray at Boeing’s Renton final assembly plant today, but the mood was sunny – thanks to… Read More

Mar 7, 2017, 7:30 AM

Kymeta and Intelsat debut Kalo satellite service and antennas at ‘coming-out party’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Five years after its founding, the Kymeta antenna venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is releasing its… Read More

Mar 2, 2017, 5:44 PM

Boeing OKs buyouts for 1,800 union workers, and more job cuts are expected

Boeing has approved buyouts for more than 1,800 union workers, marking the start of a new round of job reductions that’s… Read More

Mar 2, 2017, 10:59 AM

Why war? Exhibit at Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection takes on big question

EVERETT, Wash. – The idea behind the Flying Heritage Collection’s groundbreaking new exhibit about the causes and effects of conflict,… Read More

Feb 28, 2017, 8:30 PM

Trump’s speech evokes ‘distant worlds’ – but that’s about it for science and tech

President Donald Trump referred to technology and science in only the most general terms tonight in his speech to a… Read More

Feb 28, 2017, 3:27 PM

ResearchGate reports $52 million funding round, including cash from Bill Gates

Berlin-based ResearchGate, a LinkedIn-type site for scientists, today revealed that it has received $52.6 million from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and a… Read More

Feb 28, 2017, 7:00 AM

What’s new at AI2? Paul Allen’s AI institute wins honors, and hints at more to come

Three years after its founding, Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence is racking up recognition in the field of AI… Read More

Feb 27, 2017, 5:05 PM

Lightning turns Seattle’s Space Needle into a scene from a Frankenstein movie

Heavy snow and lightning at the end of February? In Seattle? Something’s happening here, and weather guru Cliff Mass makes… Read More

Feb 24, 2017, 5:21 PM

FAUB on the job: Watch robots work with mechanics to put together Boeing 777 jets

Automation isn’t just a job for the robots: It takes flesh-and-blood workers to make robotic manufacturing work, as shown in a… Read More

Feb 24, 2017, 1:18 PM

HyperSciences raises $690K to use rocket technology for geothermal drilling

HyperSciences, a startup that uses rockets to drill for geothermal energy, has raised $690,000 of a $1 million funding round. The fresh… Read More