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Science

Stories about scientific discoveries, education, research, and more.

Seattle startup raises $2M to expand technologies for immunotherapy

Take a quick browse through Seattle’s biotech scene, and you’ll notice a pattern. Immunotherapy — using the body’s immune system to fight… Read More

Wounding Supernova: wound repair

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center puts the artistry of science on display

Cancer researchers have to deal with some of nature’s ugliest diseases, but they do find bits of beauty along the… Read More

Amazon delivery drone

Reporter hunts for Amazon’s drone testing site in Britain, but drones aren’t at home

Amazon is expanding its drone testing operation in the English countryside, to smooth the way for what it hopes will be… Read More

New solutions for allergies and asthma? Seattle collaboration lands $8M grant to research treatments

For those with allergies and asthma, one small particle can mean hours of wheezing, sneezing, and runny eyes and noses. About… Read More

Cameron Nichols-Rage and Blue Angels

Photos: Blue Angels jet gets dropped off at Seattle’s Museum of Flight … literally!

The latest addition to the Museum of Flight’s airplane collection, a Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet jet, landed in Seattle today… Read More

Deepak Savadatti via robot

Remote-controlled robots roam the office for the ultimate in telecommuting

BELLEVUE, Wash. – In a sixth-floor executive suite here, Deepak Savadatti’s robot has its own office with a view. Savadatti himself may… Read More

Blue Angels jet in Wyoming

Museum of Flight’s Blue Angels jet nears the end of its cross-country road trip

A Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet jet is closing in on its new home at Seattle’s Museum of Flight – without flying… Read More

Autonomous Volvo for Uber

Otto and Volvo deals help Uber power ahead on autonomous vehicle strategy

Uber says it’s acquiring Otto, a venture working on self-driving trucks, and starting up an autonomous-vehicle experiment with Volvo in Pittsburgh.… Read More

Meet the ‘Salmon Cannon:’ This high-tech contraption sends fish flying over dams and other barriers

Hydroelectric energy is hugely important to Washington state. It accounts for about one third of Washington’s energy consumption, more than any other… Read More

T. rex skull

Rare T. rex skull delivered to Seattle’s Burke Museum – and there’s more to come

Seattle’s Burke Museum took delivery of what’s recognized as one of the finest Tyrannosaur rex skulls in the world today, but… Read More

Dinosaur find for Burke Museum

Seattle’s Burke Museum is getting a T. rex

Paleontologists from Seattle’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture have discovered the fossil remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex, including… Read More

Smart contact lens using interscatter tech

‘Interscatter’ tech uses reflected signals to link smart contact lenses to the internet

Contact lenses and brain implants that can transmit data may sound like science-fiction gizmos  but researchers at the University of… Read More

Ford autonomous vehicle

Ford vows to mass-produce fully autonomous cars by 2021 for ride-sharing

Ford Motor Co. says it’s aiming to mass-produce fully autonomous vehicles for ride-sharing and ride-hailing services within five years – and it’s… Read More

Amazon patent filing provides a peek at shrouded delivery drone designs

A newly published patent application almost literally delves into the nuts and bolts of the package-delivering drones that Amazon is… Read More

Juno Therapeutics sued on securities fraud allegations following patient death

Juno Therapeutics, a Seattle-based clinical cancer research firm valued at $3.8 billion, has been sued in a class-action lawsuit alleging that the… Read More

Fred Hutch scientist wins $692,000 award for HIV research

For many biomedical researchers, finding funding can be a major challenge. Grants in the field have become increasingly competitive over the last… Read More

After 30 years in the air, Blue Angels jet is on its way to Seattle’s Museum of Flight

A 30-year-old Navy F/A-18 Hornet jet that’s been through combat duty as well as a dozen years with the Blue… Read More

DuoSkin touch slider

Microsoft Research and MIT unveil DuoSkin, the latest in smart tattoos

Smart tattoos made out of super-thin electronics have been a thing for years, but now the technology is getting closer to… Read More

How these scientists plan to make hydrogen fuel cell cars more cost-efficient

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory says it’s about two years away from making hydrogen fuel cell cars more cost-effective —… Read More

Seveneves

Obama puts Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi tale ‘Seveneves’ on his summer reading list

Seattle science-fiction author Neal Stephenson’s tale about the moon’s destruction and what happens next, “Seveneves,” has won a place on… Read More

Boeing Vancouver

Boeing will move 50 data analysts into a hip new lab in downtown Vancouver, B.C.

A Canadian subsidiary of the Boeing Co. has announced plans to open a data analytics laboratory in downtown Vancouver, B.C., to help… Read More

This stretchy touchpad lets you play the piano – or Angry Birds – on your arm

If you see gamers poking at their forearms to play Angry Birds on the bus in the year 2020, remember… Read More

U.S. flag on space station

Do presidential candidates love science? ScienceDebate.org quiz aims to find out

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she loves science. GOP candidate Donald Trump says he loves NASA. The Green Party… Read More

Solar panel on roof

Elon Musk touts power-generating solar roofs as future SolarCity product

The bad news is that SolarCity, the power-generating company that has Elon Musk as its chairman, is losing money. The… Read More

KImera's Nigel is born

A bot is born: Kimera Systems adds ‘Nigel’ to the crowd of AI assistants

There’s a new bot in town: Nigel, a software assistant that its creators at Oregon-based Kimera Systems say can learn… Read More

Blue Angels and Space Needle

Navy is on course to send a Blue Angels Hornet jet to the Museum of Flight

One of the F/A-18 Hornet jets used by the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels is due to be landing in Seattle’s Museum… Read More

Amazon Prime Air jet

Photos: Amazon’s first ‘Prime Air’ cargo jet takes spotlight at Seattle’s Seafair air show

Amazon’s first branded cargo jet made its daylight debut today at Seattle’s Boeing Seafair Air Show, but not before show… Read More

As millions visit Rio Olympics, a lack of funding leaves Zika researchers in the dark

Millions of athletes, trainers, and adoring sports fans will fill the streets of Rio today. Champions from around the globe… Read More

Amazon Prime cargo jet

First Amazon Prime airplane debuts in Seattle after secret night flight

The first freighter jet to carry the Amazon brand is primed for its public debut in Seafair’s sunny skies, after making a… Read More

Looking for loud planes and boats? Five geeky guidelines for Seafair weekend

If you like powerful machines and loud noises, this is the weekend for you: Seattle’s annual Seafair festival comes to… Read More

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