Jul 25, 2024 | Innovation, Maritime
Hydrogen promises to be a future energy source that is clean, efficient, and renewable. Washington businesses have been hard at work on many fronts to tap its potential. But unknown to many, All American Marine in Bellingham has launched the first commercial ferry...
Jul 12, 2024 | Clean Energy, Innovation
Fusion power is the Holy Grail of the energy industry. With just a few grams of exotic substances, it is possible to produce enough energy for one person for 60 years. At least, theoretically. Fusion is what makes the sun the sun. When harnessed, it can create power...
Apr 17, 2024 | Clean Energy, Innovation
Bill Gates filling a pothole would be newsworthy enough. But it wasn’t the fact that Bill was filling the hole as much as what he was filling it with. He was at Modern Hydrogen to check out a demo of the company’s new methane pyrolysis reactor. The device can process...
Apr 9, 2024 | Culture of Creativity, Innovation
Walkability is a very desirable characteristic when it comes to livability. Being able to walk, bike or hop aboard transit is high on the wish list of those who want to reduce their carbon footprint and connect to their neighborhood. With this in mind, Nat Henry...
Jan 18, 2024 | Innovation, Space
Washington’s bold pioneer spirit has long been a staple of our culture of innovation and exploration, dating back to the ancient people who settled here more than 10,000 years ago. So it should come as no surprise that this spirit is alive and well as humans escape...
Jan 17, 2024 | Climate, Innovation
For the last 200 years, the role of concrete has been set in society. The miracle chemical reaction that binds water, sand, rock, and a dry compound containing limestone can be found in our bridges, buildings, pipes, and highways. Concrete is everywhere. And therein...
Jan 10, 2024 | Innovation, Technology
Artificial intelligence is having some profound effects on the scientific world these days. Even the most mundane item – batteries – are getting a makeover with AI. Researchers at Microsoft and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), along with a little...
Sep 11, 2023 | Innovation, Technology
Washington is known the world over for its tech industry. Some 18,000 businesses – from industry juggernauts Amazon and Microsoft – to small two-person startups are located around the state. But when it comes to getting some love from the media for its infinite...
Aug 10, 2023 | Innovation, Maritime
What do you do with a 109-year-old ship supply building taking up space in a bustling urban port? If you’re the Port of Seattle, you turn it into an incubator to spur new ideas in the maritime industry, from sustainable fisheries to new generations of electrified...