Science – Page 40 of 69

Cover art from Turtleback edition of "Snow Crash"

Amazon Studios’ list for must-see sci-fi TV features ‘Snow Crash,’ ‘Ringworld,’ ‘Lazarus’

In its quest to find the next “Game of Thrones,” Amazon Studios is reportedly adding three science-fiction series to its… Read More

Passenger Drone joins the fray in global race to market autonomous flying cars

“Taking autonomous to the sky: You knew it was coming.” Swiss-based Passenger Drone is following up on the tag line… Read More

Seattle Children’s licenses gene-editing therapy to Casebia Therapeutics and will partner on further research

The Seattle Children’s Research Institute announced Wednesday that it has licensed a new gene therapy technology to Cambridge, Mass.,-based biotech company… Read More

Taking Boeing’s side, U.S. officials slap 220% tariff on Canadian Bombardier jets

The U.S. Commerce Department today issued a preliminary finding that Canada’s Bombardier aircraft company was getting unfair subsidies for its… Read More

Building on vacuum fame, James Dyson reveals $2.7 billion electric car project

Would you buy a new electric car from this vacuum-cleaner salesman? James Dyson, the founder of the Dyson gadget powerhouse,… Read More

Beyond the jetpack: Boeing backs GoFly’s $2M contest for personal flying machines

For decades, if not centuries, people have been dreaming about flying free like a bird — and now there’s a $2… Read More

Why Fred Hutch President Gary Gilliland is enlisting techies to defeat cancer by 2025

The president and director of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Gary Gilliland, is bringing big-data experts on board to… Read More

UW center targets moonshots in materials science with $15.6 million federal grant

The University of Washington has received a $15.6 million, six-year grant from the National Science Foundation to fund its Molecular… Read More

‘Life 3.0’ gives you a user’s guide for superintelligent AI systems to come

Do we need to be concerned about the rapid rise of artificial intelligence? Some people say there’s nothing to worry… Read More

Inside the submarine factory: OceanGate builds a craft to visit the Titanic shipwreck, again and again

EVERETT, Wash. — Today it looks like an eight-foot-long section of culvert pipe, but in just a couple of months, the… Read More

Stephen Hawking, take heart: Revalesio’s ALS drug gets regulatory boost from FDA

Revalesio, a biomedical company headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., says it’s been cleared to benefit from federal incentives for the development… Read More

Climate Alliance is ‘on track’ for Paris pact with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s support

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee joined with other governors today in New York to declare they’re “squarely on track” to… Read More

‘Science and Star Wars’ shows how real-world tech is catching up to every geek’s film fantasies

I’ve got a lot of fake Star Wars stuff to throw away. It’s time to get real. “Science and Star… Read More

Help wanted: Intellectual Ventures sets up ISF Incubator to commercialize discoveries

Calling all entrepreneurs: Intellectual Ventures is launching a new business unit called ISF Incubator to match up its inventions with… Read More

Hyperloop One’s picks for high-tech transit include Midwest, Rockies, Texas, Florida

A California startup that aims to turn tech pioneer Elon Musk’s Hyperloop rapid-transit concept into reality has chosen 10 winners… Read More

Ig Nobels put didgeridoo therapy and the liquidity of cats in the scientific spotlight

Now here’s news you can use: To stop snoring, try playing the Australian didgeridoo. The scientists who demonstrated that regular… Read More

Breakthrough backscatter sensor system combines low power and long range

Researchers at the University of Washington have been working for years on a radio backscatter system that can monitor ultra-low-power… Read More

Bill Gates gives a boost to ARPA-E, the feds’ endangered energy research agency

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is putting in a plug for the federal government’s energy research agency, ARPA-E, just when it’s… Read More

Here’s how the Pentagon is whittling down the $4 billion price tag for Air Force One

President Donald Trump was stretching the truth when he claimed that he trimmed a billion dollars from the cost of… Read More

IBM makes a 10-year, $240M investment in artificial intelligence research at MIT

IBM is making a 10-year, $240 million investment in artificial intelligence research through a new lab it’s creating in partnership… Read More

Boeing claims edge in WTO battle over jet subsidies; Airbus says game isn’t over

An appeals panel for the World Trade Organization has reversed an earlier ruling against an $8.7 billion Washington state tax… Read More

Even weather gurus are gobsmacked by Northwest’s wildfires and ash fall

Texas has its floods, Florida has a potentially catastrophic hurricane coming its way, but the Pacific Northwest has its own… Read More

Kymeta wins a big OK from FCC and U.K. for satellite connectivity in a pizza box

Kymeta Corp., the flat-panel antenna startup backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has won key approvals from the Federal Communications… Read More

UW team creates smartphone selfie system to screen for pancreatic cancer

University of Washington researchers have created a smartphone app that can let users screen themselves for pancreatic cancer and other… Read More

National Weather Service adds colors to graphics to illustrate unprecedented rainfall from Harvey

Embed from Getty Images Over the weekend, the National Weather Service called Hurricane Harvey an “unprecedented” event and said “all… Read More

Germany’s WARR team wins SpaceX’s Hyperloop II race with 201 mph pod run

The speediest team from SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s first Hyperloop pod competition has done it again: WARR Hyperloop from Germany’s… Read More

Teams from UW and other schools gear up for SpaceX’s Hyperloop pod showdown

Teams from the University of Washington and more than 20 other universities and colleges around the world are converging on… Read More

Bill Nye the Science Guy sues Disney for millions in dispute over TV show payout

Bill Nye the Science Guy, a veteran of tussles over climate change and evolution, has just sparked a legal battle… Read More

UW joins project to create ‘digital encyclopedia’ with 3D scans of thousands of vertebrate specimens

This isn’t your parents’ version of an encyclopedia full of pictures of animals. Researchers at institutions across the country, including… Read More

Zipline expands medical drone delivery to Tanzania with aid from Gates Foundation

While Amazon continues testing drone delivery systems for popcorn and other consumer goods, a startup called Zipline is expanding its… Read More