Science – Page 16 of 69

Self-driving delivery vehicles plus self-flying drones? Now there’s an Amazon patent for that

For a long time, Amazon has been looking into applications for self-driving vehicles — and testing fleets of self-flying drones… Read More

Reaction to Boeing CEO’s departure reflects relief and hope for redemption amid 737 MAX woes

In the wake of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s ouster, lawmakers and union leaders said they hoped the leadership change would… Read More

What brought down Boeing’s CEO — and what the next CEO will need to do to bring Boeing back

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s departure sends a message that the troubled company is going back to basics. But in this… Read More

First Mode forges $13.5M agreement with Anglo American to develop mining tech

First Mode, a Seattle engineering firm founded by veterans of the Planetary Resources asteroid mining venture, says it’ll be working… Read More

Boeing will suspend production of 737 MAX jets and shift workers to other teams

After stockpiling hundreds of grounded 737 MAX jets, Boeing announced that it will suspend production of the planes in January.… Read More

General Fusion gets a $65M boost for fusion power plant from investors — including Jeff Bezos

Burnaby, B.C.-based General Fusion says it has closed on a $65 million equity financing round that will spark the launch… Read More

Movie-watching mice pose a mystery for brain scientists: What are all those neurons doing?

For years, neuroscientists have been monitoring the brain activity of mice as they looked at a wide range of images… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Snowball fights, beer and board games, Star Wars fondue, and more

-There might not be any snow on the ground just yet, but Seattle’s Pacific Science Center will have plenty of… Read More

Airbus acquires MTM Robotics, which makes aircraft-building systems in Boeing’s backyard

Airbus says it has acquired MTM Robotics, a Seattle-area company that provides automated systems for aerospace manufacturing, for an undisclosed… Read More

Lift Aircraft says 13,000 people have signed up for drone rides; flights begin in beta mode in Texas

A year after its unveiling, Lift Aircraft says more than 13,000 people have signed up so far for rides on… Read More

Japan’s NEC to invest $10M in D-Wave Systems as part of collaboration on hybrid quantum computing

Burnaby, B.C.-based D-Wave Systems says it will collaborate with Japan’s NEC Corp. on hybrid services that combine quantum and classical… Read More

Microsoft and Ford try using quantum-style computing to solve Seattle’s traffic problem

Traffic congestion in Seattle can get so bad that it seems as if you need a next-generation quantum computer to… Read More

Harbour Air’s all-electric seaplane makes its first flight, sparking a quiet buzz in B.C.

The cheers seemed louder than the motor when Harbour Air’s all-electric seaplane made its first flight over the Fraser River… Read More

Quantum bits: Intel unveils ‘Horse Ridge,’ a cryogenic chip for quantum computers

Microsoft, Amazon and Google aren’t the only companies making headway in quantum computing. Intel is showing off a new type… Read More

Boeing helps Disney put X-Wing fighters into the air for dedication of ‘Star Wars’ thrill ride in Florida

Boeing’s heavy-duty drones, dressed up as X-Wing fighters, flew in for a cameo at last week’s dedication of Disney’s new… Read More

Thin metal films loaded with immune cells show promise as cancer therapy

Researchers at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have demonstrated the effectiveness of a new method for getting immune cells… Read More

APiJET wins NASA license to commercialize a Waze-like app to guide airlines and pilots

APiJET, a Seattle-based aviation data analytics company, says it has landed the first commercial license for a NASA flight-optimization technology… Read More

The electric aviation revolution will be televised … by MagniX and Harbour Air

Update for 3:20 p.m. PT Dec. 8: The first test flight of Harbour Air’s electric-powered seaplane is currently scheduled for… Read More

After ups and downs, Boeing and Kitty Hawk reboot flying-car venture as Wisk

The partnership that Boeing and Google co-founder Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk venture forged to develop personal air vehicles has been… Read More

Cyrus Biotechnology and CRISPR pioneers team up to boost gene-editing therapies

Seattle-based Cyrus Biotechnology says it’ll collaborate with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard on ways to optimize CRISPR gene-editing… Read More

AWS launches Amazon Braket service as part of broad quantum computing initiative

Amazon Web Services is leaping into quantum computing with both feet — or maybe more than both feet, in keeping… Read More

How an exec at Amazon Prime became a quantum computing pioneer at IonQ

How does a guy go from being the engineering director for Amazon Prime to serving as the CEO of a… Read More

Holiday gift guide for science books: Find your way through parallel universes in print

Parallel universes are big in science fiction, popping up in shows ranging from the “Terminator” movies to “The Man in… Read More

Infarm plants its blend of vertical farming and cloud computing in QFC grocery stores

KIRKLAND, Wash. — The Seattle area offers a rich smorgasbord of geeky tech-as-a-service offerings — ranging from software as a… Read More

Backed by Bill Gates, TerraPower branches out into radioisotopes for cancer treatment

TerraPower, the nuclear research venture founded by Bill Gates, is joining with Isotek Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy… Read More

Echodyne and Univ. of Washington assist DARPA with aerial drone surveillance test

When the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tested an “Aerial Dragnet” system for tracking drones over urban terrain last… Read More

With grounding still in force, Boeing gives 737 MAX 10 jet a low-key rollout in Renton

Hundreds of Boeing employees turned out today for the official rollout of the company’s biggest 737 MAX — a traditional… Read More

Elon Musk shatters stereotypes (and windows) with Tesla’s all-electric, edgy Cybertruck

Amid clouds of smoke and “Blade Runner” hype, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a hard-edged, all-electric pickup truck that will… Read More

Study suggests AI’s disruptive effect on jobs will hit higher on economic and education scales

When experts talk about the disruptive effects of artificial intelligence, they tend to focus on low-paid laborers — but a… Read More

Company backed by Bill Gates claims solar breakthrough, looks to replace fossil fuels in industrial plants

A solar energy tech company founded by serial entrepreneur and inventor Bill Gross — and backed by investors including Microsoft… Read More