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Stories about scientific discoveries, education, research, and more.

Von Economo neuron

For the first time, Allen Institute records the activity of a rare, mysterious kind of brain cell

Researchers at Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science have captured the first-ever recording of electrical spikes from von Economo neurons… Read More

Trevor Bedford

Genetic analysis suggests coronavirus infections double every six days, spreading to hundreds

Update for 5:50 p.m. PT May 28: An updated analysis proposes a different scenario for the origins of the U.S.… Read More

teTra aerial vehicle

GoFly Prize program rewards disruptive tech in personal aviation, but it’s no-go for $1M grand prize

The Boeing-backed GoFly Prize program gave out a $100,000 award during its inaugural fly-off in California, but the $1 million… Read More

Brian Greene

From Big Bang to Big Chill, physicist Brian Greene contemplates the beginning (and end) of everything

You might think it’s depressing to contemplate the view that the universe is likely to end in everlasting darkness —… Read More

CSIRO Data61 robot run

Robots and their masters take over nuclear plant for DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

SATSOP, Wash. — Amid the ruins of what was meant to be a nuclear power plant, a robot catches a… Read More

Charles Simonyi

After flying in space twice, Microsoft billionaire Charles Simonyi follows his passion: whiteboards

Billionaire software executive Charles Simonyi spent tens of millions of dollars on trips to the International Space Station, but something… Read More

OceanGate's Titan submersible

OceanGate and NASA are teaming up to build better carbon-fiber pressure vessels

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate says it’s forged an agreement with NASA to support the development of carbon-fiber pressure vessels that could… Read More

Michael Kratsios

White House’s top techie explains how AI initiative will help Seattle tech community

One year after the White House kicked off the American AI Initiative, its effects on research and development in the… Read More

D-Wave Leap 2

D-Wave Systems launches Leap 2 cloud service for hybrid quantum applications

What comes after a quantum leap? For Burnaby, B.C.-based D-Wave Systems, it’s Leap 2, the latest iteration of its cloud-based… Read More

Artist Kate Thompson with Rosalind Franklin portrait

Artist pays tribute to DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin with DNA-laced paint and DNA-coded images

Art imitates life, but few works of art reflect their subject as thoroughly as the portrait of DNA pioneer Rosalind… Read More

Autoclave

Boeing backs Washington state’s plan to drop tax breaks amid trade dispute with Europe and Airbus

With Boeing’s blessing, Washington state lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at suspending tax breaks that have benefited the aerospace company… Read More

Scientists create atomic-scale map of coronavirus’ deadly weapon, pointing out a path to fighting it

Biochemists have created the first 3-D, atomic-scale map of key proteins in the killer coronavirus, opening up new possibilities for… Read More

Eric Horvitz

AI vs. humans? Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz sees the future as AI-human partnership

Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a rising competitor for human intelligence, in settings ranging from human-vs.-machine card games to… Read More

Jeff Bezos at Amazon Spheres

Jeff Bezos launches $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, kicking off his own effort to fight climate change

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he’s launching a $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund that will issue grants aimed at addressing… Read More

Tech after death: Researchers work on new ways to handle your remains, in the flesh and online

It’s hard enough protecting your personal information while you’re alive, but you also have to worry about it after you… Read More

Cascadia tsunami simulation

Earthquake experts lay out latest outlook for the ‘Really Big One’ that’ll hit Seattle

Earthquake experts say current building codes don’t reflect the riskiest features of the Seattle area’s geology — but the outlook… Read More

Bill Gates

Why Bill Gates thinks gene editing and artificial intelligence could save the world

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been working to improve the state of global health through his nonprofit foundation for 20… Read More

Research security panel

Research funding guidelines are likely to tighten procedures for technology transfer

Concerns about international intellectual property theft are feeding into the formulation of new guidelines for auditing federal research funding. And… Read More

Oceangate submersible

OceanGate gets set for undersea trips to the ‘Grand Canyon of the Ocean’ in August

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate is signing up citizen explorers for a series of deep-sea submersible dives in the Hudson Canyon, a… Read More

RoboTHOR Challenge

AI2 throws down the challenge for robotic scavenger hunt in virtual and real rooms

Computer vision and navigation have improved by leaps and bounds, thanks to artificial intelligence, but how well do the computer… Read More

Blue Moon stretch lander

NASA’s moon program shines as one bright spot in White House science spending plan

While most discretionary spending is getting the axe in the White House’s newly released budget request, NASA and its Artemis… Read More

Jeff Weiner and Ryan Roslansky

LinkedIn’s Jeff Weiner will hand CEO role to Ryan Roslansky and become executive chairman

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, who guided the business-networking company through its $26.2 billion acquisition by Microsoft in 2016, says he’ll… Read More

Jenny Freshwater and Jeff Bezos

Amazon opens registration for re:MARS 2020, starring Jeff Bezos and Hollywood’s Jon Favreau

How do you follow up on Iron Man? The answer for Amazon’s second annual re:MARS conference is to bring the… Read More

Randy Tinseth

Boeing’s prognosticator says China’s coronavirus crisis will have an impact on the aviation market

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — One of Boeing’s top market analysts says the concerns stirred up by China’s Wuhan coronavirus outbreak will… Read More

Univ. of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce joins AI2’s board to build on Paul Allen’s legacy

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce has joined the board of directors for the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence,… Read More

EA-18G Growler

Boeing and the U.S. Navy turn Growler jets into remote-controlled drones as ‘force multiplier’

The era of remote-controlled combat jets has come a little closer in the wake of a demonstration staged by Boeing… Read More

With 737 MAX production on hold, Senior Aerospace AMT announces 72 layoffs

Senior Aerospace AMT, an Arlington, Wash.-based supplier for the troubled 737 MAX and other Boeing airplanes, says it will lay… Read More

HIV trial vaccination

Researchers halt ‘ineffective’ HIV vaccine trial led by Fred Hutch with Gates Foundation backing

A three-year-long clinical trial of an HIV vaccine in South Africa, funded in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More

Report: After acquisition, Apple nixed Xnor.ai’s work on Pentagon’s Project Maven

The Information reports that Seattle-based Xnor.ai played a role in the Pentagon’s controversial Project Maven, but that Apple ended Xnor.ai’s… Read More

Boeing 737 MAX

737 MAX crisis throws Boeing for a loss for 2019, but stock price rises out of relief

Boeing doubled its estimate for the financial effect of the 737 MAX crisis today and recorded a net annual loss… Read More

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