Science – Page 24 of 69

Microsoft’s quantum computing network takes one giant leap at Startup Summit

REDMOND, Wash. — Quantum computing may still be in its infancy — but the Microsoft Quantum Network is all grown up, fostered… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The GeekWire Bash is a week away; International Women’s Day; and the future of Star Trek

Did you spend years in your parents’ basement playing ping pong? Or foosball? Or Catan? If so, join the GeekWire… Read More

AI2’s Oren Etzioni to entrepreneurs: It’s not too late to ride the machine-learning wave

It may seem as if everyone’s already on the bandwagon for artificial intelligence and machine learning, with players ranging from… Read More

Boeing unveils a new breed of ‘wingman’ drones that fly with piloted military jets

Boeing is unveiling a new type of uncrewed aircraft that’s designed to fly military missions alongside piloted airplanes, known as… Read More

Tesla’s fortunes spin after SEC accuses CEO Elon Musk of violating a tweet deal

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in trouble again with the Securities and Exchange Commission, this time over a 13-word tweet.… Read More

Seattle Opera goes beyond Apple to get to the core of Steve Jobs’ complex character

You shouldn’t expect to glean startup tips from “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” the one-act opera staged by the Seattle… Read More

Lost in 1943, the USS Strong is found again by Paul Allen’s Petrel research vessel

The USS Strong put in less than a year of service at sea, but the destroyer and its crew nevertheless… Read More

Atlas 767 cargo jet, part of Amazon fleet, crashes in Texas; 3 people onboard killed

An Atlas Air Boeing 767 cargo jet crashed today into Trinity Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast with three people… Read More

How the Internet of Things could bring hackers into your kitchen (or bedroom)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tens of billions of devices, ranging from coffee makers to cars to spacecraft, could someday be connected to… Read More

How earthquake patterns could let us know when the ‘Really Big One’ is coming

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Is it the tick of Earth’s heartbeat, or a ticking time bomb? Either way, instruments that monitor a… Read More

At his first meetup, White House science adviser tells scientists: ‘I am one of you’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s newly minted science adviser reached out to his peers today at one of the country’s… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hacking education, comic books, artificial intelligence and robotics

It seems like we’ve moved to the Midwest or East Coast with Seattle weather lately. And days like these make… Read More

Boeing-Safran joint venture for auxiliary power units has a name: Initium Aerospace

The 50-50 joint venture that Boeing and Europe’s Safran aerospace company formed last year to build auxiliary power units for… Read More

Xnor shrinks AI to fit on a solar-powered chip, opening up big frontiers on the edge

It was a big deal two and a half years ago when researchers shrunk down an image-recognition program to fit… Read More

Paul Allen’s Petrel research vessel finds the USS Hornet, 77 years after sinking

Chalk up another historic shipwreck discovery for the Petrel, the research vessel funded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen:… Read More

White House initiative will boost artificial intelligence research and data-sharing

The White House is moving forward with the American AI Initiative, a set of policies aimed at focusing the full… Read More

Paul Allen’s deepest legacy: Expedition surveys wreck of Japanese battleship Hiei

A wide-ranging shipwreck survey funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is continuing after his death, and the latest discovery focuses… Read More

How do you direct a drone to drop off your purchases? Amazon has a patent for that

A newly published patent hints at the system that Amazon just might use to guide delivery drones to their destinations,… Read More

Boeing forges partnership with Aerion to speed up supersonic jet development

Boeing says it’s making a significant investment in Aerion to accelerate the development of the Nevada-based company’s supersonic business jet.… Read More

Artificial intelligence plays on your team in Iconary, a picture puzzle game from AI2

For decades, the games that put artificial intelligence to the test have been played human vs. machine – whether it’s checkers,… Read More

Fortem vs. Echodyne? Super Bowl could host battle of drone-seeking radar systems

Fortem Technologies, a Utah-based venture that makes drones as well as radar detection systems, wants to be in on a… Read More

Scientists say iguana-sized reptile reigned as ‘Antarctic King’ before the dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus rex may have reigned as “king of the tyrant lizards” 65 million years ago, but 185 million years before… Read More

Amazon patents a plan to have packages ride public buses for customer pickup

Amazon’s inventors have suggested using drone-dispensing trucks, rail cars and airships to deliver packages, but one of the company’s latest… Read More

Tesla CEO Elon Musk places future bets on Model Y electric SUV — and on China

As big as the Model 3 electric car is for the future of Tesla, the sport utility vehicle known as… Read More

Falling starfish: Study says disease and warming seas are wiping out sea stars

Warming oceans and an infectious wasting disease have combined to devastate what was once an abundant type of sea stars… Read More

Team Zeva takes on a mission targeting the $2M GoFly Prize … with a flying saucer!

Team Zeva’s entry in the Boeing-backed $2 million GoFly Prize competition looks like a flying saucer that’s built for one — but… Read More

Echodyne seeks thumbs-up from FCC for Super Bowl test of drone-detecting radar

Kirkland, Wash.-based Echodyne, a radar-focused startup backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is seeking the Federal Communications Commission’s expedited approval… Read More

Vulcan gets into the drone-building business to fight wildlife poachers in Africa

One of the legacies left behind by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who passed away last October, is… Read More

Report: Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress helps with his nuclear power push

Bill Gates said in his year-end letter last month that he planned to work to persuade U.S. leaders to embrace… Read More

This invisible skin stamp lets you know when it’s time to put on more sunscreen

Researchers say we don’t put on enough sunscreen. A Seattle startup has come up with a potential fix: an invisible… Read More