May 28, 2021, 9:20 AM OceanGate gets its Titan sub ready to begin expedition to Titanic shipwreck OceanGate is finally on the brink of beginning its first deep-sea dives to the Titanic, the world’s most famous shipwreck,… Read More
May 6, 2021, 10:00 AM Why these successful software founders are planting seeds for ag tech ventures Farmers typically consult the calendar and the weather forecast to figure out when to plant their crops, but figuring out… Read More
May 4, 2021, 10:24 AM ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system goes live in Washington state — here’s how it works The news: ShakeAlert, an automated system designed to warn people that an earthquake has occurred and shaking is imminent, is… Read More
Apr 23, 2021, 9:57 AM Bill Gates shares 3 steps to a clean energy economy in message to Leaders Summit on Climate Bill Gates joined day two of President Joe Biden’s virtual “Leaders Summit on Climate” on Friday with a message to… Read More
Apr 22, 2021, 6:08 PM ManipulaTHOR training software from AI2 gives virtual robots a hand — and an arm You can lead a virtual robot to a refrigerator, but you can’t make it pull out a drink. This is… Read More
Apr 20, 2021, 2:36 PM Swiss battery venture teams up with magniX and Harbour Air on electric plane One of the pioneers of battery-powered aviation is joining a Pacific Northwest team that’s aiming to get an all-electric seaplane… Read More
Apr 6, 2021, 9:00 AM WiBotic wins European seals of approval for its wireless robot charging systems Two of the wireless charging systems made by Seattle-based WiBotic have won safety approvals in Europe, marking what the startup’s… Read More
Apr 1, 2021, 3:36 PM Bill Gates boosts his backing for ZeroAvia hybrid aviation venture — and for Biden’s energy plan Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is putting his money as well as his mouth behind the push for new energy technologies.… Read More
Mar 31, 2021, 8:15 PM OceanGate selects its support ship for this summer’s submersible trips to the Titanic Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate Expeditions has taken one more giant leap toward sending its submersible to the world’s most famous shipwreck,… Read More
Mar 31, 2021, 5:09 PM ‘Second Nature’: How technology is remaking our world, for better or worse This is a bad time for Mother Nature — but it’s no use trying to turn the clock back. Instead,… Read More
Mar 29, 2021, 11:30 AM ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system going live in Washington state on May 4 The West Coast rollout of the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system will be complete on May 4 when the service… Read More
Mar 24, 2021, 5:10 PM PowerLight is hitting its targets with a power beaming system that uses lasers Wireless power transmission has been the stuff of science fiction for more than a century, but now PowerLight Technologies is… Read More
Mar 17, 2021, 12:00 PM Allen Institute for AI takes over Vulcan’s portfolio of environmental big-data projects Two and a half years after the death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, his legacy in science and philanthropy is… Read More
Mar 3, 2021, 3:00 AM Bill Gates and Amazon join $80M funding round for Turntide electric motor venture Turntide Technologies, a Silicon Valley venture that’s retooling electric motors for the 21st century, says it has completed an $80… Read More
Feb 25, 2021, 6:37 PM Human genome sequencing rises to the next level of diversity and accuracy Twenty years after the first human genome sequence was published, an international research team has kicked the sequencing game to… Read More
Feb 24, 2021, 4:17 PM Paleontologists use fossilized teeth to flesh out ancient tale of earliest primates The shapes of fossilized teeth from 65.9 million-year-old, squirrel-like creatures suggest that the branch of the tree of life that… Read More
Feb 22, 2021, 3:19 PM First Mode building hydrogen fuel cell to power one of the biggest zero-emission vehicles on Earth Seattle engineering company First Mode is building a hydrogen fuel cell generator capable of lighting up Lumen Field. But the… Read More
Feb 19, 2021, 5:35 PM Bad weather slows COVID-19 vaccination drive, but experts see clearer skies ahead They say that the second vaccine shot for COVID-19 is rougher than the first one — and we’re not just… Read More
Feb 17, 2021, 1:59 PM Former Boeing CEO’s blank check company raises $240M for future aerospace deal New Vista Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company founded by former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg to prime the pump for a… Read More
Feb 11, 2021, 5:00 AM With backing from Bill Gates, Pivotal Commware raises $50M for 5G products Kirkland, Wash.-based Pivotal Commware says it has closed on a $50 million funding round that will help it expand research,… Read More
Feb 10, 2021, 3:19 PM Go deep on snow depth data: New online tool puts Pacific NW mountain totals in historic context As the Seattle area braces for snow later this week, the mountains around the Pacific Northwest have already seen sizable… Read More
Feb 10, 2021, 9:00 AM Charge! WiBotic’s Commander software plots the power plan for fleets of robots It’s hard enough to remember to keep your smartphone charged up, so can you imagine how much harder it’d be… Read More
Jan 27, 2021, 7:29 PM New study links our built-in sleep patterns to phases of the moon — even in Seattle A newly published study adds to the long-debated evidence that humans are hard-wired to sleep less when the moon is… Read More
Jan 24, 2021, 3:02 PM Robert Winglee, 1958-2020: UW’s ‘Rocket Man’ launched thousands of space and science careers The global aerospace community and students across the Northwest have lost a researcher, mentor and “Rocket Man” who inspired and… Read More
Jan 19, 2021, 3:19 PM One man’s quest for the COVID-19 vaccine: Tips to remember when it’s your time to be immunized Trying to get an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine on the day that eligibility was expanded to new age groups… Read More
Jan 14, 2021, 3:46 PM Blue Angels say Seafair’s post-COVID air show will be cooler and louder than ever The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels had to pass up their traditional Seafair air show in Seattle last year due to… Read More
Jan 12, 2021, 12:52 PM Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary to pay $25M to settle whistleblower complaint about used drone parts Bingen, Wash.-based Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary, has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it used recycled parts… Read More
Jan 11, 2021, 3:58 PM Outspoken climate researcher dishes out some advice for Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos If billionaires like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos really want to maximize their efforts to solve the global climate crisis,… Read More
Jan 7, 2021, 3:59 PM Boeing agrees to pay $2.5B to resolve criminal fraud case in 737 MAX crisis Boeing says it’s entered into a $2.51 billion agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve a criminal charge related… Read More
Jan 7, 2021, 7:44 AM Fraud allegations fly in dispute over brain-scanning tech made famous on Netflix’s ‘Making a Murderer’ Neuroscientist Larry Farwell doesn’t read minds, but he can usually catch a liar. For decades, Farwell refined and promoted a… Read More
