Science & Technology

The states of Washington and Oregon have submitted a joint bid to the U.S. Department of Energy to get a share of $8 billion that Congress set aside to launch "Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs" around the nation. But good luck trying to learn what exactly the bi-state bid entails, other than the safe presumption that at least one industrial hydrogen production facility would be subsidized.

University of Oregon's Mark Carey is set to present his findings on Peruvian ice loss, and to discuss adaptive measures at the 27th Conference of the Parties.

Oregon State University researches have recieved a $4.2 grant to study how increasingly warm temperatures and water quality are affecting marine life, and how fisheries can adapt.

An aircraft maker from Western Washington on Tuesday provided a glimpse at one possible future for sustainable air travel — electric commuter planes. Eviation celebrated the maiden flight of an all-new, short hop airliner named Alice in Moses Lake.

Oregon-based aerospace outfit tests equipment for space agencies around the world on the coast and in Central Oregon.

Olympic sprinters don’t need to look over their shoulders just yet, but researchers at Oregon State University have established a Guinness World Record for a robot running a 100-meter dash.

Solar upgrades have been made to two Eugene landmarks, which will help cut energy expenses.

During World War Two, the Japanese used floating “balloon bombs” against American forests along the Pacific Coast, intended to start wildfires. Now a similar concept today is being used to fight wildfires.

A prestigious scientific organization has sanctioned a renowned Oregon State University marine biologist and White House climate adviser for errors in a published paper she edited in 2020.

Monkeypox cases in Lane County continue to rise with 17 infections confirmed or presumed-- and more expected. While the vaccine pipeline is slowly filling, health officials acknowledge there are not enough for everyone who needs or wants one.