The cloud gathers major tech players in Washington.

Jan 15, 2015 | Technology

Small tech start-ups and long-time major players find it’s smart to move to the center of the cloud revolution in Washington State. Business legends Microsoft and Amazon Web Services pioneered cloud computing here in the northwest. Washington’s...

Waste to water.

Jan 7, 2015 | Life Science/Global Health, Technology

Global health institutions in Washington State are tackling tough problems and making lives better around the world. Sanitation has long been the source of diseases that devastate communities in the developing world. Janicki Bioenergy, a Washington State company, has...

And, the weather report is brought to you by supercomputers.

Jan 6, 2015 | Technology

Predicting the weather is a lot more than letting us know if we need to take a bumbershoot when we leave home. Communities depend on accurate weather predictions to prepare for severe weather events, to have resources and aid on hand to help protect families and...

Smart phones talking to smart skis.

Jan 5, 2015 | Technology

We have the smart phone, the smart home, smart shoes and now the smart ski. Seattle-based K2 Sports has been pioneering ski technology for over 50 years. Some of their latest models have an embedded RFI (radio frequency identification) chip in the skis. The benefit is...