Science – Page 48 of 69

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

Feb 22, 2017, 5:15 PM

Tesla posts another loss but says it’s on track to roll out Model 3 cars in July

Tesla says it’s “on track” to start producing its mass-market Model 3 electric vehicles in July, and plans to build… Read More

Feb 20, 2017, 11:58 AM

Science’s supporters suit up: How to get ready for the global march on Earth Day

BOSTON – Hundreds of science-minded demonstrators converged on Boston over the weekend to test a prototype for the March for Science,… Read More

Feb 20, 2017, 9:26 AM

Tribes lay 9,000-year-old remains of ‘Ancient One,’ a.k.a. Kennewick Man, to rest

After more than 20 years, one of anthropology’s most contentious cases was closed over the weekend with the reburial of… Read More

Cave of Crystals, Naica. (Photo by Alexander Van Driessche - CC BY 3.0)

Feb 17, 2017, 9:24 PM

Scientists revive weird microbes after freeing them from ancient cave crystals

BOSTON – It sounds like a sci-fi tale: Scientists manage to revive strains of microbes that have been trapped inside giant… Read More

Feb 17, 2017, 3:20 PM

Five tips about cybersecurity, the Internet of Things (and ‘Mr. Robot’) from tech insiders

BOSTON – It’s always risky for geeks to give advice to geeks, but when security experts who have worked with… Read More

Feb 17, 2017, 11:21 AM

UW ‘genius’ Shwetak Patel works on health monitoring apps for Senosis startup

BOSTON – University of Washington computer scientist Shwetak Patel’s work with sensors and smart devices has already spawned a wide range… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 8:07 PM

How Microsoft’s Project Premonition uses robotic traps to zero in on Zika mosquitoes

BOSTON – Microsoft’s robotic mosquito trap is so smart it can tell one insect species from another – and that’s good… Read More

Feb 14, 2017, 11:27 AM

In push for open access to research, Gates Foundation partners with ‘Science’ journals

Scientific journals aren’t known for being advocates of open access — often research articles published in journals are behind a paywall, only… Read More

Feb 14, 2017, 10:54 AM

Incoming! Amazon patents a plan to turn its drone delivery packages into gliders

Amazon has come up with some wild and crazy patents, but a patent issued today has to rank among the wildest:… Read More

Feb 14, 2017, 10:00 AM

Get a sneak peek at Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 jet – and the pioneering technology behind it

RENTON, Wash. – One year after Boeing’s super-fuel-efficient 737 MAX 8 jet made its aerial debut, its bigger sibling – the… Read More

Feb 10, 2017, 7:33 PM

Scientists put a laser scanner inside blood vessels to look for cardiovascular risks

Researchers have found a way to use a laser-scanning mini-camera to map the inner working of blood vessels and spot… Read More

Feb 10, 2017, 5:19 PM

Marijuana fans mix with space fans at The Goodship Company’s Seattle SETI salon

Is Seattle’s Goodship Higher Education Series about bringing together cannabis users? Or is it about deep subjects like the search for… Read More

Feb 10, 2017, 1:06 PM

Ford partners with Google and Uber veterans at Argo AI for self-driving cars

Ford Motor Co. says it’s investing $1 billion over the next five years in a Pittsburgh startup called Argo AI to… Read More

Feb 9, 2017, 1:57 PM

Trump tells aviation executives he’ll reduce regulations and boost infrastructure

Airline and airport executives, including Alaska Air Group’s CEO, had their turn today to talk with President Donald Trump, who… Read More

Feb 7, 2017, 6:28 PM

NASA tests next-generation air traffic software in Washington state’s skies

Landing planes at busy airports can be a challenging work of aerial ballet, and this week, NASA is testing a… Read More

Feb 5, 2017, 2:46 PM

Elon Musk stirs up an epic tweetstorm over Donald Trump and America’s legal system

Tech wizard Elon Musk’s fans hang on his every word when he tweets about the next SpaceX launch, or about… Read More

Feb 4, 2017, 1:10 PM

Elon Musk sees ‘progress’ on immigration after White House meeting with Trump

Billionaire techie Elon Musk today explained why he’s staying on President Donald Trump’s business advisory council, even after Uber CEO… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 10:57 AM

After Trump’s tough talk, Pentagon makes $8.9B deal for 90 Lockheed Martin F-35s

The Pentagon has struck a deal with Lockheed Martin for the purchase of 90 F-35 stealth fighter jets at a cost… Read More

Feb 1, 2017, 1:20 PM

It’s a bat! It’s a plane! It’s Bat Bot, a soft-winged drone that’ll give you the creeps

Holy drone, Batman! Scientists have created a robotic drone with soft, flapping wings that looks and flies like a ghostly… Read More

Feb 1, 2017, 7:00 AM

Wireless energy for drones? Intellectual Ventures beams power with metamaterials

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Wireless power transmission has been a dream since the days of Nikola Tesla, but Intellectual Ventures is… Read More

Jan 31, 2017, 5:39 PM

‘Nova’ TV series gets into the Kickstarter spirit with ‘Make Science for All’ campaign

Kickstarter has given a boost to science projects ranging from satellites to “Bill Nye: Science Guy,” but now it’s opening a new… Read More

Jan 31, 2017, 1:38 PM

Amazon unveils plans for $1.5 billion air cargo hub that will create 2,000 jobs in Kentucky

Amazon says it will build a new air cargo hub at Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport to accommodate its… Read More

Jan 30, 2017, 2:28 PM

Should we be hooking up AI to our brains? New Asilomar principles urge caution

Hundreds of AI researchers, business leaders and just plain geniuses have signed onto a statement of cautionary principles for artificial… Read More

Jan 29, 2017, 8:09 PM

Elon Musk hails Hyperloop teams – and touts the tunnel he’ll be boring at SpaceX

Three student teams got through the engineering gauntlet and sent their Hyperloop pods through a mile-long tube to test a… Read More

Jan 27, 2017, 3:11 PM

Pentagon awards $2.1 billion contract to Boeing for more KC-46 tanker aircraft

Boeing has won a $2.1 billion contract to build more tanker planes for the U.S. Air Force, the manufacturer and the… Read More

Jan 26, 2017, 10:53 AM

Intellectual Ventures spinoff Xinova and Aetho join forces on tools for virtual and augmented reality

A Seattle-based invention factory called Xinova has made a deal to collaborate with Aetho, a San Francisco-based venture, on new… Read More

Jan 26, 2017, 10:40 AM

Symbolic Doomsday Clock is closer to the ‘final hour’ than it has been since 1953

Embed from Getty Images The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic instrument used to signal how close the world is to a… Read More

Jan 25, 2017, 6:51 PM

Elon Musk drops hints about Donald Trump, a carbon tax … and an L.A. tunnel?

Billionaire brainiac Elon Musk already has a lot on his hands with Tesla, SpaceX and the quest to make humanity… Read More

Jan 25, 2017, 12:24 PM

After huge outcry, USDA scales back its limits on scientists’ contacts with public

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials have rescinded an order that barred its researchers from releasing “public-facing documents,” ranging from news releases… Read More