Seattle-based First Mode and Anglo American have closed a complicated $1.5 billion transaction that will remake First Mode as a clean-energy company for heavy industry — and shift its headquarters… Read More
DoorDash, the food ordering and delivery company, is expanding its office footprint in Seattle two years after starting an engineering outpost in the city. The company, which now employs about… Read More
The University of Washington is breaking ground next month on its Interdisciplinary Engineering Building. The new facility should help the UW’s College of Engineering better serve its growing enrollment: since… Read More
After years of development, the world’s largest zero-emission vehicle was unveiled today at a South African platinum mine, with a hydrogen-fueled hybrid powerplant designed and built by Seattle-based First Mode.… Read More
Lots of tech startups have a chief executive officer and a chief technology officer, and some have a chief operating officer and a chief financial officer as well. But how… Read More
Rivian, the electric vehicle maker that has attracted major backing from Amazon, is trying to attract more engineers in the Seattle region based on job openings posted on the company’s… Read More
Google’s growth in the Seattle region is part of what lured Eric Young, a 15-year Amazon veteran, to jump from one tech giant to another back in 2016. Five years… Read More
Nigel Barnett has spent his childhood designing, building, destroying and tinkering. He started with LEGOs, moved on to DC motors and circuits, then computer hardware, 3D printing, and now, in… Read More
Seattle’s deep musical roots are coming to the surface in the quest to name the tunnel boring machine that will be used in the city’s Ship Canal Water Quality Project.… Read More
Seattle’s affection for Tunnel Boring Machines probably doesn’t run all that deep. The emotional zigs and zags and costs of running one beneath downtown for several years kind of took… Read More
Build a better fuel tank, and the space industry will beat a path to your door. At least that’s what Washington State University researchers are hoping after they harnessed the… Read More
There’s online teaching and then there’s cool YouTube-style teaching with a lightboard, neon-colored markers, a black backdrop and a Steve Jobs-worthy wardrobe on the instructor. Steve Brunton is doing the… Read More
West Seattle residents faced with a years-long traffic nightmare caused by the cracking and closed West Seattle Bridge may want to embrace the dream of a new bridge constructed in… Read More
— As social beings, friendship is necessary for most of us in regard to our mental health. But recently, scientists have discovered the bond of friendship may be more important… Read More
Before a puck ever drops for professional hockey in Seattle, the ground had to drop out from below Key Arena in order to preserve the historic building’s roofline. That stipulation… Read More
Like an army assembling troops for an epic conquest, HBO is building its Seattle engineering team to prepare for the 2020 launch of its HBO Max streaming service — albeit… Read More
Jamie Dimon, the JPMorgan Chase CEO and chairman, will visit Seattle on Wednesday, which happens to be a key date in the financial services giant’s history with the city. Eleven… Read More
T-Mobile is pulling back the curtain on a new device testing lab in its hometown of Bellevue, Wash., as it prepares to roll out next-generation 5G wireless service across the… Read More
It’s already a pretty cool engineering marvel that the Seattle region has floating bridges carrying cars, buses and bikes across Lake Washington. Now we’re learning more about the technology that… Read More
In the heart of the neighborhood where Amazon has made its home, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday that she was interested in talking about a “different HQ2,” as she… Read More
A team from the University of Washington just returned from a competition on Mars. Or, Utah’s version of the Red Planet. Husky Robotics, a student-led organization, competed in the University… Read More
Can origami protect football players and reusable rockets? Researchers have shown how the ancient art of paper-folding can soften the shock of an impact, whether it’s cracking into a helmet… Read More
Startup inspiration can come at unexpected times. That’s what happened to Harsh Rathod, who was doing his Ph.D research work in civil engineering at the University of Victoria when he… Read More
Planetary Resources was assimilated into the ConsenSys blockchain venture months ago, but a troop of engineers who used to work for the asteroid mining company is seeking out new frontiers… Read More
Katherine Pratt has a degree from MIT, she interned at Blue Origin, worked on fighter jets in the Air Force, interned for a congresswoman, and is chasing her PhD at… Read More
The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle may have been the place where a lot of us liked to be during a sunset drive. But the aging, elevated highway shouldn’t have… Read More
When Boeing’s customers said they wanted a stretched-out 737 MAX jet, there was one big problem: The 737’s landing gear was too short to handle it. Fortunately, Boeing’s engineers came… Read More
Hi, Hey, Hello, Hiya. As one of the fastest growing mobile startups in the world, Hiya is changing the way people make and receive phone calls. Hiya enhances the phone… Read More
The Washington Hyperloop team is counting on the third time being the charm. But it’s not just a question of superstitious sayings: For SpaceX’s third university Hyperloop competition, the three… Read More
News Brief: Researchers have created a miniaturized device that can transform electronic signals into optical signals with low signal loss. They say the electro-optic modulator could make it easier to… Read More