Science – Page 30 of 69

Expert panel calls for U.S. to move ahead with construction of electron ion collider

News Brief: A report from the National Academies endorses the idea of building a large-scale electron ion collider to probe… Read More

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee voices concern over impact of AI and automation on jobs

News Brief: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says the coming age of wider automation and smarter artificial intelligence will require upgrades… Read More

The signal is inside the building! Pivotal Commware demonstrates 5G wireless link

Pivotal Commware, the Kirkland, Wash.-based startup backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says it’s demonstrated its solution to a wireless… Read More

Boeing foresees a doubling in demand for pilots by 2037, and works on ways to fill it

If Boeing is projecting a doubling in the global commercial airplane fleet over the next 20 years, it only makes… Read More

WARR wins Hyperloop III pod races — and University of Washington raises its profile

Germany’s WARR Hyperloop team made it to the winner’s circle again today in the latest running of Elon Musk’s university-level… Read More

Freshly hatched Loon strikes deal to beam internet access from balloons over Kenya

News Brief: A week after becoming an independent business under Alphabet’s wing, the venture formerly known as Google’s Project Loon… Read More

Boeing outdoes Airbus’ jet sales tally at Farnborough, but the details are murky

Boeing declared victory in its multibillion-dollar sales competition with Airbus at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow — but the details are… Read More

Eww! Experts open black sarcophagus to reveal skeletons lying in a soggy mess

Egyptian archaeologists say they’ve opened up a mysterious black sarcophagus found during excavations in Alexandria, and although they didn’t uncover… Read More

Heads up! Amazon wins a patent for robotic arms that toss warehouse items

Robots are nothing new for Amazon’s fulfillment centers, but a newly issued Amazon patent envisions robots that could toss items… Read More

White House says Boeing will get $3.9B for Air Force One jets in red, white and blue

The White House has confirmed that Boeing won a firm, fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver two… Read More

What’s NeXt? Boeing will work AI and blockchain into drone traffic system

Boeing says it’s aiming to create a traffic management system for drones that makes use of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology —… Read More

Brain scientists meet to share data on magic mushrooms and other matters

What’s the best way to fine-tune brain stimulation to stop tremors? How do brain-wave patterns shift as we grow up?… Read More

Agent 007 James Bond’s next ride? Flying cars grab Farnborough Airshow’s spotlight

The next few days will bring dueling announcements from Boeing and Airbus about how many jetliners they’re selling, but one… Read More

Tech titan Elon Musk’s latest cause: Checking for unsafe water in Flint, Mich.

Elon Musk didn’t even wait to get back from his Asia trip to start a new philanthropic campaign, this time… Read More

Leaving Google’s nest: Loon and Wing graduate from Alphabet’s X idea factory

Two of Google’s best-known flights of fancy, Project Loon and Project Wing, are being hatched from their X incubator to… Read More

Northwest projects win a share of $20 million in federal grants for nuclear tech

Oregon-based NuScale Power is the big winner in today’s round of grants from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of… Read More

Tested for Thailand, SpaceX’s makeshift mini-sub could serve as space escape pod

The mini-submarine created by SpaceX engineers may not play a role in the crisis it was designed for — the Thai… Read More

Elon Musk sends Boring Company and SpaceX experts to Thai cave rescue effort

Billionaire techie Elon Musk is sending a team of engineers from SpaceX and the Boring Company to help with the… Read More

Scary or reassuring? This vision-free robot can feel its way through dark danger zones

Boston Dynamics’ scary-smart robots make use of sophisticated computer vision, but MIT is following a different strategy with its Cheetah… Read More

Embraer's E190-E2 and Boeing's 737 MAX 7

Boeing and Embraer forge $4.75 billion jet venture to counter Airbus and Bombardier

After months of negotiations, Boeing and Brazilian jetmaker Embraer today announced a tentative agreement to form a $4.75 billion joint… Read More

Meteorite-hunting ship picks up two promising bits from Pacific Ocean seafloor

A research ship has recovered at least two bits of molten rock from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that… Read More

Otto Robotics rebrands as Vivid Robotics, wins $4.9M boost for food automation

The stealthy Seattle-based food automation venture formerly known as Otto Robotics has a new name: Vivid Robotics. It also has… Read More

Stem cells help fix damaged hearts in monkeys; human testing is on the way

Medical researchers have restored the function of damaged hearts in macaque monkeys, using heart muscle cells derived from human embryonic… Read More

Facebook cancels its internet drone program, will partner with Airbus instead

News Brief: Facebook says it’s ending its campaign to build a fleet of high-altitude drones to boost internet connectivity, after… Read More

OceanGate submersible hits Titanic depth of 4,000 meters during Bahamas test dive

News Brief: OceanGate successfully lowered its Titan submersible to a depth of 4,000 meters in waters off the coast of… Read More

Boeing HorizonX leads $16M investment in Matternet drone delivery venture

Boeing HorizonX Ventures has taken the lead role in a $16 million Series A funding round for Matternet, a California… Read More

Microsoft and Toyota are revving up interest in hydrogen fuel-cell energy tech

Grid battery storage projects like Tesla’s 100-megawatt installation in Australia may be getting lots of press, but behind the scenes,… Read More

Google Doodle honors Seattle author Octavia E. Butler, a voice for sci-fi diversity

Seattle science-fiction author Octavia E. Butler passed away in 2006, but she’s getting timely good wishes today on what would… Read More

Allen Institute nearly doubles the size of its mouse brain cell database … in 3-D!

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has added about 900 virtual mouse brain cells to its Allen Cell Types Database,… Read More

Researchers use tiny tricks to pull out precious protein data from a single cell

Scientists have developed a technique that can analyze fluid from a single human cell to identify its proteins — which could… Read More