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Verizon teams up with Pacific Northwest National Lab to develop 5G broadband applications

Verizon says it’s bringing its 5G ultra wideband wireless network to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., and will… Read More

Vote for the Pacific Northwest’s best innovation at the GeekWire Awards

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. The Pacific Northwest’s status as an… Read More

Battery innovation offers ‘mind-boggling’ growth opportunity as Pacific NW becomes a major player

As ribbons of smoke began curling out of the power outlets on their Joule Case battery stack, Alex Livingston and… Read More

Orcas

From climate mysteries to dead zones, an evolving computer model tackles Puget Sound’s eco-riddles

Puget Sound — Washington’s inland sea — is a mysterious place. It’s the southern-most fjord in the lower 48 states.… Read More

PNNL's Roberto Gioiosa

Pacific Northwest National Lab plays role in federally funded AI research center

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is joining forces with two other research powerhouses to pioneer a new $5.5 million research center… Read More

Tech Moves: Outreach adds ex-Microsoft talent; Leafly hires a chief product officer; and more

— What do you do with a billion-dollar valuation? Seattle’s newest Unicorn, sales automation startup Outreach, is celebrating by staffing… Read More

Joseph Williams

Washington governor’s tech guru Joseph Williams leaves to run Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Seattle office

For the past three years, Joseph Williams has been advising Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on tech policy. In that time… Read More

Scientists track cryptocurrency discussions on Reddit to learn how disinformation spreads

Computer scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have mapped the ebb and flow of Reddit’s discussions about cryptocurrency —… Read More

Krysta Svore

What will quantum computing do for us? Programmers, policymakers share ideas

Quantum computer scientist Krysta Svore has a dream. In her dream, she arrives at the week’s Northwest Quantum Nexus Summit… Read More

Sen. Maria Cantwell and MIcrosoft President Brad Smith

Sen. Maria Cantwell and Microsoft President Brad Smith put a Northwest spin on quantum computing

The Pacific Northwest may be known for tech icons like Microsoft and Amazon  but when U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.,… Read More

PNNL researchers

Newly formed Northwest Quantum Nexus unites pioneers on the wild frontier of computing

Experts in the weird and woolly field of quantum computing tend to concentrate on one slice of the challenge, whether… Read More

Can robotic ‘sensor fish’ save salmon from hydroelectric dams?

Some 71 percent of the world’s renewable energy comes from hydropower and more dams are being built all of the… Read More

Cryostat

Underground experiment takes a step toward solving matter-antimatter puzzle

An experiment conducted deep underground in an old South Dakota gold mine has given scientists hope that a future detector… Read More

Microbiome and brain function

Researchers study links between gut bacteria and brain’s memory function

AUSTIN, Texas — Can probiotic bacteria play a role in how well your memory works? It’s too early to say for… Read More

Cyberattack detector, gunshot sensor and other new inventions cement Pacific Northwest National Lab’s place among elite R&D centers

Tucked away in Eastern Washington’s sagebrush country, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL) can be overlooked with so much attention focused… Read More

Tech Moves: Conversica AI adds to leadership team; Madrona associate departs for AWS; etc.

Conversica — a startup developing artificial-intelligence-fueled sales software — may be headquartered in California, but it has distinct ties to the Seattle area.… Read More

‘How are your tweets feeling?’ Researchers find connection between Twitter users’ emotions and flu outbreaks

Imagine if public health workers could monitor social media to take the emotional temperature of a specific population and use… Read More

Poop power: Vancouver, B.C., will test out biofuel made from sewage

Vancouver B.C. will soon use science from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., to create biofuels out of sewage… Read More

Meet the ‘Salmon Cannon:’ This high-tech contraption sends fish flying over dams and other barriers

Hydroelectric energy is hugely important to Washington state. It accounts for about one third of Washington’s energy consumption, more than any other… Read More

Alexa, how much water am I using? Connected Buildings Challenge paves way for smarter, efficient energy use

Ever wish you could say: “Alexa, how much water am I using?” or “Siri, lower the house’s energy input?” That reality… Read More

10 minutes to charge phone: Graphene battery project named a top innovation

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., was recognized today for its work on a project that promises to significantly… Read More

‘Olympus’ supercomputer targets energy breakthroughs, with help from some water

The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., now has its own supercomputer, named Olympus, after the… Read More

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