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Washington companies increase manufacturing efficiencies.
Sometimes it's the small things that make the biggest impacts. Washington technology companies are helping to improve the efficiency and production in a variety of advanced manufacturing and clean energy applications. For instance, BluHaptics, has developed software...
Boomtown. Seattle skyline still dotted with cranes.
The growth spurt appears to be a strong and steady trend projecting out at least through 2019. The current building boom is primarily apartments for the growing workforce in Seattle. Major corporations are moving into downtown and the city is developing into a...
Battlefield medicine finds new ally at UW.
University of Washington researchers aim to create the next generation of mannequins, with warm “flesh,” moist “tongues” and other human traits for training battlefield medics. Thanks to an $8 million research grant from the Department of Defense, doctors at the WWAMI...
To the moon (and back).
Blue Origin has debuted its new BE-4 engine, which will power a new generation of rockets, including the company's own New Glenn spacecraft. A follow-on to New Shepard, the New Glenn will have the capability of flying missions to the moon. The new engines were built...
U.S. News touts Washington’s business advantages.
Superlatives can only do so much. Sometimes it takes a national news magazine to capture the very essence of Washington's competitive strengths, from our diversified industries and cross-collaboration between businesses to our investments in STEM and higher education,...
Washington State: Best in the West, Fifth in U.S.
The recent ranking of Best States across the country by U.S. News and World Report puts Washington # 5 using 60 metrics comparing economy, healthcare, infrastructure, education, crime/corrections, government and opportunity. And, Washington ranks well above other...
Mini microscope in your pocket.
Ever wish you could look really close at something you just found? Thanks to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington now you can. Or better yet, a doctor in a remote area can whip out a smartphone or tablet and take a close look at a...
Apple tackles AI in Seattle.
Apple has announced plans to expand its engineering offices in Seattle. In addition to working on projects related to Maps, iCloud and iTunes, the team will tackle artificial intelligence and machine learning for a new generation of apps and services for its devices....
Building better, bigger rockets.
Washington State has been a leader in aerospace manufacturing for over a century. And, as the design of spacecraft, rockets and booster systems grows in the state, so does the manufacturing side of the equation. Blue Origin, one of several Washington-based space...
A safer way to play.
Concussions are a major problem in modern-day sports, from head-to-head tackles in football to players making all-star headers on the soccer field. After more than three years of research and development, Washington State startup Vicis is ready to take the issue head...
Space hub expands in Washington State.
Washington State is increasingly becoming the epicenter of space exploration. With over a century of aerospace know how and a phenomenal depth of tech expertise in the state, home-grown companies like Blue Origin, Vulcan Aerospace, Planetary Resources and Tethers...
Gates Foundation supports population health research at UW.
In 2007 the University of Washington began an initiative to compile evidence-based data on health trends around the globe. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE) at UW makes the data widely available to world health organizations and policymakers. The...