GeekWire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Their effort to make supercomputer-scale resources more widely available through cloud computing could aid in the search for methods to break down toxic “forever chemicals” that are currently hard to get rid of. The chemical, also known as PFOA, was banned worldwide in 2019 but still persists in the environment.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Microsoft has an app for that — and now developers around the world can have it, too. It’s a software tool that was originally developed for Microsoft’s internal use. Svore said the estimator could show software developers how making tweaks in their quantum algorithms could lead to faster run times.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Samsung Picks Israeli Bio-Sensing Technology LifeBEAM as Asset in Fighting … LifeBEAM, an Israeli developer of bio-sensing technology, will play a pivotal role in helping Samsung compete head to head with Apples smart watches. Researchers develop new imaging technology for cancer detection. Read more on Macon Telegraph (blog).

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As a potential way to simulate a human’s ability to feel physical sensations, researchers have developed haptic VR hardware that applies chemicals to your skin to trigger… Read more. Virtual reality experiences are never going to feel like the real world until we’re able to engage all of our senses, not just vision and hearing.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 27, 2021

Hongfei Lin, associate professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. The project includes research into technologies for taking mixed plastic waste and using a chemical process for breaking the plastics into their building-block monomers that can be put to other uses.

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GeekWire

JUNE 4, 2024

Vilya CEO Cyrus Harmon (Vilya Photo) Vilya , a biotech startup built off technology developed at the Seattle-based Institute for Protein Design , announced an expanded $71 million Series A investment round. ” Vilya is one of several spinouts from the Institute for Protein Design, led by protein design pioneer David Baker. ”

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The latest development involves the use of a live moth antenna attached to a drone dubbed the “Smellicopter.” Once separated, the antenna stays biologically and chemically active for up to four hours. The cells in the antenna amplify chemical signals and trigger cellular responses in the moth.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

startup developing technology for producing clean hydrogen fuel, raised $7.8 Its strategy includes using electrolyzing technology to produce valuable industrial chemicals alongside hydrogen. Other co-founders include Stefan Omelchenko, a former Apple engineer; chemical engineer Matthew Shaner; and Orca Sciences founder Ian McKay.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“Shadow flicker” from wind turbines, concerns about sparrow habitat on landfills, and worries about “toxic chemicals” from solar panels are just some of the ways municipalities are slowing down renewables installation. Read more.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

CaaMTech , a Seattle-area startup developing new psychedelic agents, has raised $22 million in funding, the company announced this week. CaaMTech is developing a suite of tryptamines with the aim of finding mixes that “optimize desired effects while minimizing unwanted side-effects,” according to the company’s website.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 8, 2021

called Tidal Vision has developed a green chemistry technology for turning the discarded shells into a useful, sustainable industrial chemical. ” And now he’s using an environmentally friendly process to turn discarded crab shells into a valuable industrial chemical called chitosan. Tidal Vision Photo).

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MAY 12, 2022

A new machine learning framework developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory can hone in on which parts of a multistep chemical conversion should be altered to increase productivity.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 30, 2023

The tech: Sironix has developed a suite of surfactants, which are the chemicals that make shampoo foamy and lifts oily stains out of fabrics. Toxic tailwinds: Sironix’s surfactants can replace similar chemicals made from fossil fuels, including ingredients that can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, a likely carcinogen.

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GeekWire

APRIL 13, 2023

“Both companies recognize that the discoveries needed to create a zero-carbon future will require significant breakthroughs in chemical and materials science, and are enthusiastic about the difference we can make in the world together.” The simulations were run on Azure HPC. Microsoft’s cloud-based supercomputing platform.

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GeekWire

JUNE 19, 2020

Participants are from startups that address energy use, toxic chemical removal, biofuels, waste reduction, and other green-leaning technologies. LeapFrog Design (Bend, Ore.): ­ Developer of a sustainable, scalable system for treating and recycling household greywater using plants and natural materials. The accelerator launched in 2015.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Nvirovate launched in May 2021 and recently landed $850,000 in angel investments from two clean-tech focused investors — VertueLab and E8 Angels — as well as Diversified Chemical Technologies ; Willamette University ; Keeler Investments ; Family Angel Management Fund; and an individual investor.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Tomorrow has developed technology that reduces water loss in produce with a patent-pending cooling system that can manage the atmosphere. The Seattle-based company, which develops software to assist salespeople, was valued at more than $4 billion valuation a few years ago. Andrew Kinzer. Kinzer left the company in 2020.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

based company is also developing a technology that could someday transform the moon’s soil into materials for electricity-producing solar cells and transmission wire. That branch of Blue Origin’s advanced development programs takes the spotlight in a blog item posted to the company’s website.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 23, 2024

The crew for the upcoming mission, known as NS-26, includes: Nicolina Elrick , a Singapore-based philanthropist and entrepreneur whose career includes roles as a fashion model, a property developer and an executive business coach. He’s the founder and CEO of Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals, a New York-based chemical wholesaler.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

But the University of Washington professor is surely itching to get back to his lab on campus in Seattle, where he works with students and fellow researchers on the future of protein design, a fast-moving field using state-of-the-art technology to develop new therapeutics, vaccines, biosensors, materials and more. AstraZeneca paid $1.1

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The company may not develop its own drugs but instead sell its models. It will focus on developing partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, a spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge. Developing and testing drugs, though, could be a steeper challenge than figuring out protein structure.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

today unveiled two new options for its Sherpa orbital transfer vehicle — one that uses an environmentally friendly chemical thruster system to help get small satellites where they need to go, and another that’s powered by an electric propulsion system. (Spaceflight Illustration). Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc.

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GeekWire

JUNE 30, 2020

A system being developed by Redmond, Wash.-based to support the development of technologies that could come in handy for space exploration or Earth-based applications. Off Planet Research, Lacey: Developing a self-cleaning, dustproof fitting that can be used for transferring gas or fluids on the moon, Mars or other worlds.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 29, 2024

.” Joining Ferl on today’s flight were: Nicolina Elrick , a Singapore-based philanthropist and entrepreneur whose career includes roles as a fashion model, a property developer and an executive business coach. Eugene Grin , a Ukrainian-born real estate and investment manager who lives in upstate New York.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Quadrupedal robots are one of the most interesting developments in robotics in recent years. The conferences bills itself as a “landpower exposition and professional development forum” held in Washington DC, October 11-13. It’s not clear if this gun-equipped quadrupedal robot is for sale, but it’s only a matter of time.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Chemical weapons. In Strawberry’s system card , a report laying out its capabilities and risks, OpenAI gives the new system a “medium” rating for nuclear, biological, and chemical weapon risk. Until now, the company has never given that medium rating to a product’s chemical, biological, and nuclear risks.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

Whether you are an end-user wanting access or control over products and services, or a manufacturer wishing to build better technology systems faster than before – one key component remains essential: embedded software development. For up-to-date reference on embedded software development best practices, you can go for N-ix resources.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Two years ago the professors co-founded Banyu Carbon , a Seattle-based startup developing technology for extracting carbon dioxide from the ocean, which in turn lowers the levels in the atmosphere. The secret sauce in Banyu’s technology is a special chemical called a “reversible photoacid.” million from investors.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 21, 2020

based Group14 Technologies has raised $17 million to expand development and sales of its silicon-carbon composite material that can replace the graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, dramatically improving their performance. Rick Luebbe, CEO and co-founder of Group14 Technologies. Group14 Photo). Woodinville, Wash.-based

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It will also house Connect Labs by Wexford Science + Technology , the developer on the project. The UW said it will be home to both academic and private research laboratories and offices, the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds , a rooftop solar panel testing area, the Institute for Protein Design and the Brotman Baty Institute.

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GeekWire

APRIL 29, 2024

Puyallup Tribe of Indians Photo / Hailey Palmer) A startup developing long-duration batteries is teaming up with a Pacific Northwest tribe to build innovative energy storage devices. A Skip Tech employee mixes a chemical solution for battery cell testing at the company headquarters in Portland, Ore.

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GeekWire

JULY 13, 2021

Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies and its partners are among three teams winning $5 million contracts from NASA and the Department of Energy to develop reactor designs for space-based nuclear thermal propulsion systems. Such propulsion systems are considered more efficient than chemical rockets for missions beyond Earth orbit.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 24, 2023

DARPA says an NTR would have a thrust-to-weight ratio 10,000 times greater than electric propulsion systems, and a specific impulse that’s two to five times more efficient than traditional chemical propulsion systems. DRACO isn’t the only program supporting the development of nuclear thermal propulsion systems.

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GeekWire

MAY 24, 2021

It will use the fresh cash to accelerate growth in industries such as process heating and cooling, chemical manufacturing, and paper and pulp. DeepMind, acquired by Alphabet-owned Google in 2014, is famous for developing the AlphaGo program that beat a human world champion.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

based space venture is calling the platform Blue Ring, and it’s being developed by a new Blue Origin business unit called In-Space Systems, according to a Monday blog post. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Kent, Wash.-based

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CTOvision

AUGUST 29, 2016

He stressed the need to develop capabilities to counter that. Research and development. Chemical Biological. Skillset balancing: 80% of the Army’s Software Development is contracted out. They are currently reviewing what skill sets should be inherently government in software development. Army’s Posture in Europe.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

NVIDIA NIM Agent Blueprints are runnable AI workflows pretrained for specific use cases that can be modified by any developer,” said Justin Boitano, vice president of enterprise AI software products at NVIDIA. The blueprints are free for developers to download and can be deployed in production with the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform.

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