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You probably no longer bat an eye when an electric car passes by on the road. More novel battery-powered vehicles are soon joining the parade to help operators achieve their sustainability goals. Electric ferries are coming to Puget Sound and hybrid electric airplanes are being tested in Washington. Now, several Pacific Northwest fire departments have ordered their first electric fire trucks.
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Artificial intelligence is helping scientists better understand wildfire emissions in the Northwest.
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The Federal Communications Commission is considering a rule change for licenses normally reserved for education and public broadcasting. In Washington…
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On the evening of March 7, a bright flash, a tremendous boom and a rumble like an earthquake alarmed people in coastal Washington state. Next week,…
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They're life-jacket orange, they're robots and they're capable of sailing the high seas without human intervention.On Tuesday the National Oceanic and…
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If you’re looking to get outside on Memorial Day weekend, you might first check your phone. The U.S. Forest Service launched a mobile app this week that…
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In the wake of school shootings like Sandy Hook and Parkland, everyone from school officials and parents to first responders and politicians have looked…
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When the price of one bitcoin soared to almost $20,000 late last year, an influx of entrepreneurs and developers came to the Pacific Northwest in search…
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Drone testing by a defense contractor has stopped after one of the company's prototypes crashed on Saturday and set off a small wildfire near the…
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More than two months after Hurricane Maria, some people in Puerto Rico and Dominica still lack internet connectivity. One Pacific Northwest company is…
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A team from the University of Washington has won a major award for artificial intelligence: the inaugural Alexa Prize from Amazon.The $500,000 award was…
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There’s a new plant species in Washington state, but it hasn’t been named yet. And the botanist who discovered it will auction off that opportunity this…