Hands-free, germ-free bathroom in the sky.

Mar 4, 2016 | Aerospace, Innovation

Aerospace innovation isn’t confined to next-gen composites and robotic assembly. Boeing engineers have come up with a new airline bathroom design in which basic functions are activated with the wave of your hand and UV rays zap the whole lavatory space when you...

Tech sector is increasing part of Washington’s economy.

Mar 3, 2016 | Technology

Washington State is a leader across the tech sector in areas of cloud computing, gaming, online retailing, virtual reality and other emerging digital applications. The opportunities for tech workers continues to expand in this booming digital economy. Washington...

Washington pioneering leader in virtual reality.

Mar 1, 2016 | Technology

Along with cloud computing, mobile applications and gaming, Washington is on the leading edge of virtual reality technology. Several major players, Microsoft and Valve are both launching new products into the augmented reality industry sector which is projected to...

Keepin’ it cool.

Feb 24, 2016 | Innovation, Technology

Washington State is the center for cloud computing and home to huge server facilities that collect and process all that data.  It’s not surprising that Washington companies would design new ways to improve the system, specifically ways to cool the system. Rooms...

Increased cloud activity in Seattle.

Feb 23, 2016 | Technology

There is growing competition in cloud computing and Washington State has become the recognized hub of cloud services. Companies focused on big data storage and cloud platform applications are expanding their footprint in Washington. As we’ve posted in recent...

Google grows Washington State campus.

Feb 17, 2016 | Technology

Google is one of many Silicon Valley tech giants that has firmly planted their operations in Washington State. In 2004 Google recognized that it was a smart move to go where the upcoming tech talent lives.  With offices in Bothell, Fremont and Kirkland  they have now...

Got game?

Feb 16, 2016 | Technology

Thanks to Amazon Web Services, budding game designers can now tap into a new design studio to create the next Mindcraft or Angry Birds. Amazon’s Lumberyard will offer designers a sophisticated set of tools to design multi-player games on Amazon’s GameLift...

And you thought your plasma was cool.

Feb 4, 2016 | Innovation, Technology

Football is arguably America’s sport these days. Now Microsoft offers up their vision for what televised entertainment will be like in the future, thanks to the HoloLens. The device may one day be able to put you and your friends in the driver’s seat come...

Cloud computing meets clean energy.

Feb 1, 2016 | Clean Energy, Technology

Cloud computing is made possible by installations of huge servers processing the big data that allows us all to stay connected. These server farms demand enormous amounts of energy. Two Washington State companies,  Microsoft and Amazon,  are world leaders in cloud...