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. It has support from programs including the U.S. The effort so far is going swimmingly. million from investors. million from investors.

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GeekWire

JUNE 19, 2020

The 15-week program targets early stage companies for “cleantech-specific” instruction, mentoring, and support in business planning, manufacturing products, and building a customer base. Participants are from startups that address energy use, toxic chemical removal, biofuels, waste reduction, and other green-leaning technologies.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 11, 2024

“A battery is a chemical system that is highly engineered so that all the parts work together,” said Dan Schwartz, founding director of the UW’s Clean Energy Institute , which includes the testbeds. “And the nation is really under-invested in that kind of engineering work.” ” Here’s the challenge.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 25, 2021

But on Wednesday, a group of scientists detailed how to develop an insurance plan if the world fails to do so. There are some signs the world may be finally gearing up to tackle the root cause of the climate crisis by reducing carbon emissions. Read more.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 23, 2022

.” “Putting the burden on the consumer is part of the problem,” said Lucas Ellis , an assistant professor at Oregon State University’s School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering. Despite being an expert on plastic recycling with a chemical engineering Ph.D., Still, there are significant challenges.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As a global chemical company and producer of PET, Indorama Ventures Limited (IVL) has made sustainability a priority for over a decade, from energy and greenhouse gas reductions to increased renewable energy and recycling. This disparity could lead to minor or even catastrophic chemical releases. “In

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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

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The work at PNNL involved radioactive and non-radioactive activities, including chemical processing and fuel fabrication, materials handling and heat source characterization. The test data will support further development of heat sources. and in Seattle.

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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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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 17, 2024

Normally, a CCO develops ideas about what the market needs and communicates them to a design team, which produces sketches to then be reviewed by the CCO. Helping software developers write and test code Similarly in tech, companies are currently open about some of their use cases, but protective of others.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The roles needed include employees who can tally a company’s numerous sources of carbon emissions; rethink their operations to reduce emissions; implement these programs; and track progress towards carbon goals. The UW Foster School last year recruited Donovan to help develop some of its sustainability programming.

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GeekWire

JULY 26, 2023

(Lockheed Martin Illustration) NASA and the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have selected Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies to move forward with development of a nuclear thermal rocket, or NTR, that could blaze a trail for future missions to the moon and Mars.

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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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Vox

AUGUST 25, 2023

Past analyses show that, between the early 1990s and the late 2000s, the typical drug discovery and development process took 12 years or more. In the case of halicin, the MIT team used AI that can test more than 100 million chemical compounds over the course of only a few days. “It

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 5, 2022

Upskilling and cross-training programs can not only improve employee productivity and help fill key skill gaps, but also prove to be essential tools for retention and recruitment, as Capital One’s approach to “developing the whole person” through a range of training programs attests.

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GeekWire

JULY 25, 2023

million to boost development of its machine learning platform that analyzes protein-protein interactions. The startup was co-founded in 2017 by Younger and CTO Randolph Lopez , using the technology they helped to develop while graduate researchers at the UW. A-Alpha Bio Photo) Seattle biotech startup A-Alpha Bio raised $22.4

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 22, 2024

Dow Chemical Company is one of the largest chemical producers in the world, with a presence in roughly 160 countries and more than 37,000 employees worldwide. But with analytics and AI becoming table-stakes to staying competitive in the modern business world, the Michigan-based company struggled to leverage its data. “We

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Valve and Picnik vets Hatch new startup idea: Longtime Seattle software developers and entrepreneurs Darrin Massena and Mike Harrington have built a no-code web development platform for creative thinkers who don’t possess programming expertise. Lisi Photo) Ag-tech startup kept digging for the right idea: Richland, Wash.-based

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GeekWire

JUNE 5, 2023

In contrast to a linear economy where resources are extracted, used, and tossed in landfills, a circular economy focuses on developing longer-lasting products that can be easily reused, repaired, repurposed and recycled. Restrictions on the use of PFAS or “forever chemicals” in food packaging.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 12, 2024

To make a profit, yes, but also to support the development of technologies needed to sustain settlements on the Red Planet. ” The XPRIZE Foundation specializes in this kind of prize program, but the Mars Society has done prizes as well, albeit on a smaller scale. Its long-term goal?

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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. Six Washington state businesses are among the recipients of Phase I contracts under NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research program, or SBIR. NASA Photo).

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A delegation of Ukrainian health officials and policymakers is visiting Seattle to learn about the city’s life sciences cluster and develop relationships with its researchers and innovators. Ukraine is known for its lively tech sector , but its infrastructure for life sciences research is not as fully developed.

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GeekWire

MARCH 19, 2022

of Washington science programs to be housed in new building that includes public, private tenants. Gates Foundation, partners launch $90M program to develop drugs for future pandemics. Gates Foundation, partners launch $90M program to develop drugs for future pandemics.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Microsoft is one of three companies selected to present design concepts as part of a five-year program known as Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing , or US2QC. In the program’s initial phase, each of the companies will present a design concept describing their plans to create a utility-scale quantum computer.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have innovated a better way to turn biomass into fuel in a single-step chemical conversion. Department of Energy (DOE) national labs play in developing technology? ” GW: You have multiple programs to facilitate tech transfer, including the $1,000 Exploratory License Agreements.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As other recent technology waves have taught us, developments will simply come too fast for such an approach and will be driven by the speed of private industry. Similarly, the executive order calls for the Department of Health and Human Services to develop programs and resources on how educators can responsibly use AI tools.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 13, 2020

Quantum computing is particularly well-suited for tackling challenges ranging from cryptography — which serves as the foundation of secure online commerce — to the development of new chemical compounds for industrial and medical use. ” Braket takes its name from a notation system that’s used in quantum mechanics.

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Kitaboo

MAY 13, 2024

Boosts Critical Thinking Interactive learning activities such as classroom discussions, projects, and interactive digital content can help to develop critical thinking abilities in students. From real-world problems to analyzing opportunities within a specific subject matter, brainstorming develops curiosity and research abilities.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Companies must address these issues proactively through well-defined policies that guide AI development, deployment and usage. Key components of an effective AI policy Ethical principles and values It’s important to define the ethical principles that guide AI development and deployment within your company.

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GeekWire

JULY 19, 2023

The news is something of a surprise after Maryland-based X-energy in March scuttled its plans to construct its first four demonstration reactors in the state, opting for a deal with chemical giant Dow to build in a Gulf state. Companies are developing smaller, less expensive reactors than were built in past decades.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 28, 2020

The FBI identifies these groups are particularly at-risk, given China's previous tendencies toward the chemical and finance sectors paired with recent concerns about China's role in COVID-19 data theft. Since at least March 2019, Baiwang released software updates which installed a driver automatically along with the main tax program.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

The companies are developing technologies that aim to boost electric vehicle adoption, carbon capture and hydrogen fuel infrastructure. 10, the companies will make online presentations about their businesses and E8 , a Seattle-based network of angel investors that created Decarbon8, will share information about the program.

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GeekWire

APRIL 20, 2023

It developed a silicon-carbon composite material that can replace the graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, improving their performance by 50% and providing faster recharging times. CEO background: Nick Fajt spent several years at Microsoft, including as a producer and program manager on HoloLens.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Researchers say that they’re not, and that the timeline for development is fuzzy. A million,” Krysta Svore, vice president for advanced quantum development at Microsoft, said at last week’s Northwest Quantum Nexus Summit. “So the size of the program I run is not dictated by the number of qubits. .”

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2023

OpenAI has been investing a good chunk of money to prevent AI risks, and this program is one of many ( Image Credit ) What is the Preparedness Challenge? The team will also cover “Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats” and a couple more measures.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2023

I’ve always been a techie at heart and always wanted to pursue computer programming. I started out as an application developer. Now I have consciously tapped into the R&D space, product development and the DevOps segment. How did you start at WABTEC, and what would you consider your greatest career achievement?

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 28, 2023

During COVID-19 lockdowns, for example, specialty chemicals manufacturer Albemarle developed a VPA to provide self-service assistance to over 7,000 employees at home, including a natural language interface with a chat bot, and enough AI to help people interface seamlessly with several business applications at a time.

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