Science – Page 61 of 69

Mar 10, 2016, 6:48 PM

Allen Institute joins in IARPA’s massive MICrONS project to create a tiny bit of virtual brain tissue

Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science is in on a multimillion-dollar campaign to trace the connections between the neurons in a… Read More

Mar 10, 2016, 1:27 AM

AlphaGo AI program gets stronger, beats champion Lee Sedol again in second game of Go showdown

The second game of a million-dollar, man-vs.-machine Go showdown was a real nail-biter, but the outcome was a repeat of the first… Read More

Mar 9, 2016, 5:28 PM

Gravitational waves spark a loving LIGO parody from A Capella’s Tim Blais

Tim Blais, the singing scientist behind “Bohemian Gravity,” “Rolling in the Higgs” and “The Surface of Light,” is back with another… Read More

Mar 9, 2016, 12:57 AM

Man vs. machine: AlphaGo AI program beats Lee Sedol in first game of Go duel

Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo artificial intelligence program won the first of five Go games in a milestone million-dollar match against South… Read More

Mar 7, 2016, 2:33 PM

Seattle Go players plan watch parties for Google’s man-vs.-machine showdown

This month’s human-vs.-machine Go match between South Korean legend Lee Sedol and Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo AI program is a teachable… Read More

Mar 7, 2016, 12:08 PM

Alaska Airlines changes Anchorage-Honolulu flight to catch total solar eclipse

Now, that’s service: Amateur astronomers persuaded Seattle-based Alaska Airlines to shift its departure time for Tuesday’s flight from Anchorage to… Read More

Mar 3, 2016, 3:45 PM

Good news for germophobes! Boeing introduces the self-cleaning airplane toilet

In-flight services may be getting worse, but there’s at least one aspect of commercial air travel that might get better –… Read More

Mar 2, 2016, 8:10 PM

SuperKEKB collider gets closer to addressing antimatter mystery in Japan

What happened to all the antimatter? A particle-smasher in Japan is well on its way to addressing that question and others… Read More

Mar 2, 2016, 5:57 PM

PayScale ratings rank SpaceX and Tesla low on salary, but high on meaningfulness

What do the employees at two of billionaire brainiac Elon Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Tesla Motors, think about their job… Read More

Mar 2, 2016, 2:29 PM

After 53 years, Boeing’s first 727 jet makes its last trip … to Seattle’s Museum of Flight

Today’s final flight of the first Boeing 727 prototype jet ever produced was one of the shortest trips it’s made… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 4:15 PM

Boeing puts out the call for memorabilia to celebrate a century of innovation

Think of it as “Antiques Roadshow” for the aerospace set: The Boeing Co. is looking for historical artifacts and memorabilia… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 11:07 AM

Real dog doesn’t back down from robot dog as video catches face-to-face meeting

Dogs are not dummies and robots can be scary. That’s the takeaway from a new video uploaded to YouTube by venture… Read More

Feb 26, 2016, 4:32 PM

Solanum watneyi: Flower named after ‘Martian’ astronaut gets its day in the sun … again

Timing is everything, even when it comes to naming plant species. Bucknell University botanist Chris Martine found that out last… Read More

Feb 26, 2016, 3:00 PM

Where is that sound coming from? Signal Interface’s acoustic imager will show you

Not even the click of a pen or the rustle of a shirt goes undetected by Signal Interface Group’s acoustic… Read More

Feb 26, 2016, 11:41 AM

Next-gen B-21 bomber’s design unveiled

Today the U.S. Air Force took the wraps off the design for its Long Range Strike Bomber, now known as… Read More

Feb 26, 2016, 10:28 AM

Navy investigates mystery drone sighting near Bangor submarine base

The Navy has confirmed that it’s investigating the illegal flight of an unidentified drone over Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, the home base… Read More

Feb 25, 2016, 5:12 PM

Charlie Sheen shows interest in CytoDyn, which just raised $33M to develop ‘functional cure’ for HIV

If you are one of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV, your treatment options are basically limited to taking… Read More

Feb 25, 2016, 4:01 PM

Will self-driving cars be good or bad for the planet? That all depends on the policies

Experts expect self-driving cars to make the roads much safer, and driving much more convenient. But what will they do… Read More

Feb 24, 2016, 1:40 PM

FAA creates panel to come up with rules for letting drones come near innocent bystanders

What are the rules for letting a drone get in your face? Right now, there are no rules, but today… Read More

Feb 23, 2016, 7:33 PM

‘X-Files’ climax shines alien spotlight on CRISPR gene-editing technology

Spoiler Alert! This post doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but it does explore significant elements of the “X-Files” season finale.… Read More

Feb 23, 2016, 5:40 PM

Watch Boston Dynamics’ next-gen Atlas robot do warehouse work (and bounce back from bullying)

We already know that Boston Dynamics’ robots can run with the big dogs and go dashing through the snow. But… Read More

Feb 23, 2016, 4:49 PM

Low-power Passive Wi-Fi system wins high praise for UW researchers

Computer scientists and engineers from the University of Washington say they’ve figured out a way to generate Wi-Fi transmissions using 10,000 times… Read More

Feb 18, 2016, 11:28 PM

UW researchers’ robot hand comes creepily close to human functionality

You’ve got to hand it to the roboticists at the University of Washington: They’ve built a robotic hand modeled so… Read More

Feb 17, 2016, 10:01 PM

GAO shoots down challenge to Northrop Grumman’s Long Range Strike Bomber contract

The Government Accountability Office ruled that Northrop Grumman won the U.S. Air Force’s contract for the Long Range Strike Bomber… Read More

Feb 17, 2016, 9:19 PM

Scientists trace starfish die-off to virus plus warmer seas, but mysteries remain

The mass die-off of starfish off the West Coast is becoming a little less mysterious: Scientists say the starfish, also… Read More

Feb 17, 2016, 2:45 PM

IBM Watson AI XPRIZE offers $5M for projects that link humans and computers – but who’ll sign up?

The latest multimillion-dollar tech challenge – known as the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE – will be aimed at encouraging collaboration… Read More

Feb 17, 2016, 12:05 PM

Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak uses $1M TED Prize for crowdsourced quest

Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak says she’ll use this year’s $1 million TED Prize to create a game that gives players… Read More

Feb 16, 2016, 12:56 PM

Wildlife DNA dragnet widens to protect elephants and pangolins from poaching

WASHINGTON, D.C. – DNA tests conducted by researchers from the University of Washington helped bring down one of Africa’s biggest kingpins… Read More

Feb 15, 2016, 12:47 PM

Cybathlon turns Olympic-style spotlight on Iron Man tech: brain control, exoskeletons and more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Imagine a contest for the kinds of technologies that would set Tony Stark’s nuclear-powered heart all aflutter… Read More

Feb 15, 2016, 8:52 AM

3-D bioprinter makes room for blood vessels in artificial body parts

Researchers say they’ve developed a 3-D bioprinter that can create artificial body parts with ready-made channels for getting nutrients and… Read More