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Was the presidential vote hacked? Not likely – but $5 million is raised to find out

A flurry of reports has raised questions over whether electronic voting systems were hacked during this month’s election, and Green… Read More

Future life as we don’t know it? Scientists breed proteins to bond silicon and carbon

Using directed evolution, researchers say they’ve “bred” protein molecules from an unusual type of bacteria to create chemical bonds between… Read More

Holiday guide to science books about life, the universe and everything

Fans of the late science-fiction humorist Douglas Adams know that the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and… Read More

Donald Trump’s victory brings the jobs vs. automation issue into the spotlight

Six months ago, computer scientist Moshe Vardi felt as if he was a voice crying in the wilderness when it… Read More

Amazon’s delivery drones just might be on the job in 2020 … at least in Britain

Regulators have to work out lots of issues before they let drones start delivering packages routinely, but in Britain at… Read More

Tesla-SolarCity merger takes effect

The $2 billion Tesla-SolarCity merger went into effect today, just four days after Tesla Motors’ shareholders gave their approval. In… Read More

Boeing names next CEO for commercial airplanes and sets up aviation services unit

The Boeing Co. set a huge organizational transition into motion today by bringing in an outside aerospace executive as the… Read More

Microsoft researchers lay down a big bet on topological quantum computers

Microsoft says it’s moving ahead from just talking about quantum computing to building an actual quantum computer, based on the… Read More

Tesla shareholders OK SolarCity deal: ‘Your faith will be rewarded,’ Elon Musk says

Tesla’s shareholders overwhelmingly approved a merger with SolarCity today, opening the way for consummating the marriage of the electric-car company… Read More

‘Alexa, make me comfortable’: How the Internet of Things is hitting home

Most consumers don’t know what “the Internet of Things” means, and People Power’s David Moss thinks he knows why. “Before… Read More

Mathematicians work on the scientific formula for a perfect cup of coffee

One coffee drinker’s perfect brew may be another drinker’s battery acid, but mathematicians say they’re zeroing in on the equations… Read More

Another boost for biofuel: Waste wood helps power Alaska Airlines commercial jet

Alaska Airlines says it sent a Boeing 737 jet on the first commercial airline flight that was partially fueled by… Read More

An R-rated ‘Star Trek’? It could happen online, CBS Interactive’s CEO tells Recode

Naked aliens? Foul-mouthed Starfleet officers? Theoretically, you could be seeing and hearing such things in the online-only shows that’ll be… Read More

How President Trump will change science policy, starting with climate issues

Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential election opens the way for a profound reversal in environmental policies, even as… Read More

Why some (but not all) polls got it wrong

It may look as if pollsters got the presidential election horribly wrong, considering that Hillary Clinton had been favored over… Read More

Echodyne’s drone-sized radar detection system passes its first flight test

BELLEVUE, Wash. – A radar-equipped drone is blazing a trail for the day when flying robots fill the skies – and… Read More

Can FBI review 650,000 emails in nine days? Absolutely, says Edward Snowden

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and his supporters are questioning whether the FBI could have sifted through 650,000 emails quickly… Read More

Allen Institute’s leaders lay out vision for bringing more openness to Big Science

Big Science, Team Science, Open Science: In this week’s issue of Neuron, two top executives at Seattle’s Allen Institute for… Read More

Watch a drone from Washington’s Aerovel fly over Arctic sea ice in mission to guide fleet of ships

Navigating Arctic sea ice and fog can be a daunting prospect for even the most seasoned ship crews. But long-range… Read More

Hillary Clinton slumps, Donald Trump jumps on political prediction market

How much of a game-changer is the report that the FBI is looking into emails linked to an aide to… Read More

Washington Gov. Inslee throws support behind life sciences innovation, tells industry to pressure legislators

Washington state’s life sciences sector experienced a huge boom in the early 2000s, even thriving during the great recession. But… Read More

Forever young: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos backs biotech startup developing anti-aging therapies

Is Jeff Bezos looking for the fountain of youth? Possibly, if his latest investment provides any clues. The billionaire founder… Read More

Annotated guide to the brain: The Allen Institute creates 3-D map of mouse cortex

After years of painstaking work, Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science has completed a digital 3-D map of the mouse… Read More

Electrodes on the brain could return sense of ‘touch feedback’ to patients with spinal cord injuries

In a study to be published this month, University of Washington researchers announce a promising discovery: electrodes placed on the… Read More

Listen to the encephalophone, the musical instrument you play with your mind

How many musical instruments can you play without moving a muscle? There’s at least one: the encephalophone, which turns brain… Read More

Alaskan illustrator wins Hainan Airlines’ Kung Fu Panda contest for designing a Dreamliner jet

It makes sense that a professional illustrator would win a contest to design a paint scheme for one of Hainan… Read More

Fully autonomous driving? Elon Musk promises Tesla’s cars will make it so

Billionaire Elon Musk doubled down on Tesla Motors’ autonomous driving features today, saying that every vehicle produced from now on… Read More

How state election officials guard against rigging (or hacking) the vote

It’s finally come to this: Ballots for the general election are in the mail, and within days, Washington state voters… Read More

Vulcan’s billionaire founder, Paul Allen, hands CEO role to tech veteran Bill Hilf

Thirty years after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen established Vulcan Inc. to build on his vision of a wired world, he’s… Read More

Why that ‘monster storm’ seemed so mild, and how to fix future forecasts

Meteorologists have gotten the message: They messed up. Before Saturday’s storm, forecasters warned that Puget Sound could be lashed by… Read More