Science – Page 23 of 69

Acting Pentagon chief is facing an ethics investigation over charges of Boeing bias

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, who was a veteran Boeing executive before going to the Pentagon, is facing an ethics… Read More

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

Transportation Department plans to audit certification process for Boeing 737 MAX

In the wake of two catastrophic crashes that may have had a common cause, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao today opened… Read More

White House starts to flesh out AI research plan — and raises its profile with AI.gov

For months, the White House has been talking up artificial intelligence as one of America’s most important tech frontiers. Now… Read More

Jeff Bezos puts that robotic dragonfly at center stage in video clip from Amazon’s MARS conference

Find someone who looks at you the way Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos looks at the robotic dragonfly that’s buzzing around… Read More

Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Dava Newman and Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos generates new rounds of buzz at Amazon’s mysterious MARS conference

Which is more viral, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos getting buzzed by a robotic dragonfly, or Bezos buzzing in Lift Aircraft’s… Read More

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

Ethiopian jet’s data points to a system that was an issue for 737 MAX before the crash

The latest word from the investigation of last week’s crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet is… Read More

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

Sources: Paul Allen’s family foundation plans to add advisers, with Steve Ballmer among prospects

Five months after the death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the billionaire’s sister is taking steps to put her own… Read More

‘We are bringing S3XY back’: Tesla’s Elon Musk introduces Model Y crossover SUV

Tesla CEO Elon Musk finished spelling out an all-electric acronym by lifting the veil on the Model Y, a crossover… Read More

With Tesla as its model, MagniX revs up electric motors to revolutionize airplanes

REDMOND, Wash. — An electric-propulsion company called MagniX shifted its headquarters from Australia to Redmond just a few months ago… Read More

Celebrate Pi Day with 31.4 trillion digits from Google (plus a tasty slice of pie)

What’s the best way to celebrate Pi Day? That’s the geeky holiday that takes place on 3/14 … in other… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin New Shepard crew capsule

Party like it’s $1,999: Jeff Bezos and Robert Downey Jr. will headline re:MARS fest in Vegas

Amazon didn’t have to look very far for one of the biggest headliners due to appear at re:MARS, the Seattle-based… Read More

FAA grounds Boeing 737 MAX jets, citing ‘new evidence’ from Ethiopia crash site

The Federal Aviation Administration today ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing’s next-generation 737 MAX jets, due to “new evidence” collected… Read More

Paul Allen’s Petrel research ship finds out where USS Wasp’s WWII odyssey ended

The USS Wasp, an aircraft carrier that saw service during World War II from Iceland to Guadalcanal, has been located… Read More

Study tracks China’s ‘startling’ challenge to America in artificial intelligence research

China wants to become the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030 — but a new analysis by Seattle’s Allen… Read More

Las Vegas takes a chance on having Elon Musk’s Boring Company build transit tunnel

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s board of directors today approved a recommendation to have the Boring Company build… Read More

Regulators ground Boeing 737 MAX jets in Europe despite reassurances from FAA

Update for noon PT March 12: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has suspended all flight operations of Boeing 737… Read More

MIT computer scientists troll Donald Trump over tweet about planes becoming ‘too complex to fly’

In the wake of Sunday’s fatal Boeing 737 MAX airplane crash in Ethiopia, President Donald Trump took computer scientists to… Read More

White House budget proposal tightens the screws on science, from space to salmon

The White House’s $4.7 trillion spending plan for fiscal year 2020 aims to give a boost to the Space Force,… Read More

China and 3 other nations suspend Boeing 737 MAX flights after crash in Ethiopia

Update for 9:27 a.m. PT March 11: Airlines in China and three other countries have suspended flights of their Boeing… Read More

Boeing will offer biofuel for jet deliveries, and Alaska Airlines says ‘Fill ‘er up’

Boeing says it will begin offering airlines and operators the chance to have their jets powered by biofuel when they… Read More

Who’ll serve as AI’s watchdog? Experts trade suggestions at AI2 policy workshop

Do we need a National Algorithm Safety Board? How about licensing the software developers who work on critical artificial intelligence… Read More

Port of Seattle pushes for sustainable aviation fuels, but it’s not easy being green

For years, the Port of Seattle has been talking about weaning Seattle-Tacoma International Airport off fossil fuels, but now it’s… Read More

Kymeta and Airbus go on the road in Peru to demonstrate ‘SmartBus’ satellite links

Kymeta Corp., the Redmond, Wash.-based company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and other investors, has demonstrated the performance of… Read More

Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy Ventures supports KoBold’s cobalt quest

KoBold Metals’ quest to find new sources of cobalt, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries, has received high-profile backing from… Read More

Now boarding: Everett’s Paine Field and Alaska Air celebrate first passenger flights

EVERETT, Wash. — Today marks a “first” for the new passenger airline terminal at Everett’s Paine Field, thanks to Alaska Airlines’… Read More

Authorities recover cockpit voice recorder from Amazon Air plane crash site in Texas

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the muddy Texas bay where an… Read More

Tesla starts selling $35,000 Model 3 electric cars and shifts to online-only sales

Tesla is finally following through on its pledge to sell its Model 3 electric cars at the standard price of… Read More