Science – Page 49 of 69

Jan 25, 2017, 9:34 AM

Boeing beats quarterly expectations and plans to stay the course in 2017

The Boeing Co. reported quarterly revenue that went beyond what analysts were expecting, and the company’s CEO said he expected new… Read More

Jan 25, 2017, 7:00 AM

Study links infant diarrhea to telomere shortening and troubles later in life

Frequent bouts of diarrhea can be bad news for babies, even decades later: A new study has found a correlation between… Read More

Jan 24, 2017, 6:49 PM

Scientists use Microsoft Bands and Bing to link lack of sleep to cognitive impairment

It may not be surprising that lack of sleep leaves you less sharp, but researchers have now quantified the effect… Read More

Jan 24, 2017, 4:09 PM

Bad-ass Badlands: National park’s climate tweets pop up, then go poof

Badlands National Park tweeted the inconvenient truth about climate change today, despite the Trump administration’s crackdown on environmental outreach. And… Read More

Jan 23, 2017, 9:20 PM

Climate skeptics from Washington state added to Trump’s EPA transition team

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Two veterans of the Washington state Senate have been added to President Donald Trump’s “landing team” for the Environmental… Read More

Jan 23, 2017, 3:15 PM

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative acquires Meta, promises free AI search tool for scientists

The multibillion-dollar Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced its first acquisition today: a startup called Meta that is developing an artificial intelligence… Read More

Jan 23, 2017, 10:59 AM

Microsoft’s HoloLens joins the military

Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented-reality headsets have been used to fight video-game aliens in space, but now they’ve been enlisted for wargames on… Read More

Jan 20, 2017, 3:18 PM

What’s next for science and tech? Key posts are in limbo as Trump takes charge

Although President Donald Trump says he’s ready to delve into the mysteries of space, he still has to make key… Read More

Jan 20, 2017, 10:07 AM

Tech shines as bright spot in Donald Trump’s dark inaugural speech

Donald Trump’s first address as president may have sounded like a “Make America Great Again” campaign speech, but he did include… Read More

Jan 20, 2017, 7:18 AM

UW Hyperloop team unveils its purple pod racer, and gets ready to let ‘er rip

The University of Washington’s Hyperloop team showed off its sleek pod racer and let fans take a peek under the… Read More

Jan 19, 2017, 5:17 PM

Surveys suggest America’s partisan divide will remain, in news diet and in real life

Will America come together in the wake of this week’s presidential inauguration? The prospects for that appear dim, based on… Read More

Jan 19, 2017, 11:00 AM

Big data (and volunteers) help scientists solve hundreds of protein puzzles

Molecular biologists have enlisted cutting-edge trends in genomics and big data to get a grip on one of the grand… Read More

Jan 18, 2017, 5:04 PM

After hottest year on record, scientists project milder days ahead … for Seattle

Today’s outlook for climate trends is a good-news, bad-news situation for the Pacific Northwest. First, the bad news: NASA and… Read More

Jan 18, 2017, 2:02 PM

In farewell press conference, Obama says ‘new cyber age’ will require new tools

In the wake of a presidential campaign marred by hacking and social-media skulduggery, President Barack Obama says America’s digital architecture will… Read More

Jan 18, 2017, 10:59 AM

UW researchers trace how complex life lost its first chance to dominate Planet Earth

Researchers say multicellular life could have arisen in Earth’s oceans more than 2 billion years ago, only to fall victim to a… Read More

Jan 17, 2017, 7:14 PM

Moth with wild hairdo named after Donald Trump

Donald Trump isn’t even sworn in as president yet, but he already has a species named after him: a micro-moth… Read More

Jan 17, 2017, 10:58 AM

Amazon patents system to help autonomous vehicles handle traffic shifts

There’s been a lot of speculation about Amazon’s interest in self-driving delivery trucks, and a newly issued patent suggests that… Read More

Jan 16, 2017, 8:28 PM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gets the message about AI’s down side for jobs

Experts on employment trends have long raised concerns about how job markets are being disrupted so quickly by artificial intelligence… Read More

Jan 13, 2017, 4:24 PM

Here’s a twist: UW biochemists find clever ways to pick a protein’s pockets profitably

Researchers at the University of Washington have cracked the code for producing molecular structures with tiny pockets – structures that… Read More

Jan 12, 2017, 7:53 PM

How wearable sensors knew this scientist was getting sick long before he did

Stanford geneticist Michael Snyder’s research into wearable biosensors has turned into a case study demonstrating the promise of predictive medicine –… Read More

Jan 12, 2017, 5:39 PM

Expert panel cites marijuana’s medical benefits and calls for more research

For years, drug experts have issued warnings about marijuana, but an authoritative report issued today acknowledges its potential benefits – and… Read More

Jan 11, 2017, 4:38 PM

Nathan Myhrvold explains why the nuclear power option is needed … with toasters!

If renewable energy is on the rise in America, why should we even bother with nuclear power? Seattle tech maverick… Read More

Jan 11, 2017, 12:53 PM

Trump’s pick for transportation secretary plays it safe on Seattle transit spending

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, held back from a commitment to continue supporting transit projects that… Read More

Jan 10, 2017, 4:30 PM

Hearing hints at clashes over immigration, pot and cyber issues with Jeff Sessions as attorney general

Alabama GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions faced a wide range of questions during today’s Senate hearing on his confirmation as attorney… Read More

Jan 10, 2017, 10:59 AM

UW Hyperloop team fuels its final dash to the national pod races with crowdfunding

The University of Washington’s Hyperloop team is getting ready to compete in a set of pod races aimed at blazing… Read More

Jan 10, 2017, 3:00 AM

New $27 million fund backs research into artificial intelligence for the public interest

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Omidyar Network anchor a newly formed $27 million fund to support research into the social impacts… Read More

Jan 9, 2017, 3:39 PM

Google spin-off Waymo revs up self-driving Chrysler minivans in California and Arizona

Waymo, the automotive venture nurtured by Google and its Alphabet holding company, says it’ll start test-driving its autonomous minivans on public… Read More

Jan 9, 2017, 10:23 AM

President Obama pleads the economic case for clean energy in scientific paper

In the closing days of his White House term, President Barack Obama argues that the push toward renewable energy is… Read More

Jan 6, 2017, 8:25 PM

Boeing registers a holiday rush in airplane orders, but falls short of 2015’s total tally

The Boeing Co. says it delivered 748 commercial jets last year and booked net orders for 668 aircraft, including a… Read More

Jan 6, 2017, 6:05 PM

Amazon exec Paul Misener warns that state laws could bog down drone deliveries

A patchwork of state laws governing drone operations would pose a “real problem” for aerial delivery systems like the one… Read More