Jan 10, 2024 | Innovation, Technology
Artificial intelligence is having some profound effects on the scientific world these days. Even the most mundane item – batteries – are getting a makeover with AI. Researchers at Microsoft and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), along with a little...
Jan 9, 2024 | Made In Washington
Who would have thought that the standard bearer of keeping cold things cold and hot things hot would become a cultural phenomenon? Yes, we’re talking about the social media darling – Stanley. A Seattle institution, Stanley thermoses have been in the backpacks of...
Dec 18, 2023 | Clean Energy, Climate
Reducing your carbon footprint is easier said than done if you’re a large corporation. Alternative forms of energy aren’t always available, and continually shopping around for clean energy is more of an art than science. That will be changing soon. Seattle startup...
Dec 12, 2023 | Life Science/Global Health
Tech may grab all the headlines when it comes to Washington State, but we’re top-notch in life science, too. The recent announcement by biotech giant AstraZeneca that it was purchasing Seatle-based vaccine-like particles researcher Icosavax for $1.1 billion is further...
Nov 16, 2023 | Agriculture & Food Processing
Artificial turf has been used in ballparks and fields across the land for decades. While they are ever green and resistant to pitting from cleats, they are also more likely to cause injuries. Plus, they aren’t exactly eco-friendly on either end of their lifecycle....
Oct 26, 2023 | Agriculture & Food Processing, Clean Energy
What started as a crazy idea is becoming a reality, thanks to Atlas Agro and Stemlit Growers. Fertilizer isn’t a sexy topic for the news media when it comes to stories about climate change, but fertilizer production accounts for two percent of the world’s greenhouse...
Oct 17, 2023 | Clean Energy, Climate
It turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks, at least when it comes to helping the climate. Originally built in 1962 for the Century 21 Exposition in Seattle, the Washington State Pavilion has undergone many changes over the years, first as the Coliseum and then...
Oct 10, 2023 | Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy
The word seems to have gotten out that Moses Lake is the place to be for battery technologies. With two companies – Group 14 Technologies and Sila Nonotechnologies moving quickly into full production of silicon-enhanced materials to help batteries perform better and...
Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized, Why Washington?
Silicon Valley likes to live off its reputation for being the center of the Tech Universe, but the numbers no longer say that’s so. It turns out that Seattle, at least when you comb through the data, is #1 when it comes to tech talent. Seattle’s population has...
