Silicon Valley Goes to Space
Editor’s Note: On the morning of October 31, 2014, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crashed during a test flight 25 miles north of the Mojave Air and Space Port, killing one of the two pilots flying the...
View ArticleSilicon Valley VC’s Take on Successful Space Startups
A conversation with Silicon Valley venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson is the intellectual equivalent of an amusement park ride – thrilling and dizzying, with unexpected turns and twists taken at a...
View ArticleA New, Stronger Tunnel to Bring Hetch Hetchy Water to the Bay Area
Workers with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission inspect the New Irvington Tunnel, which will carry an average of 265 million gallons of water a day. (Owen Bissell/KQED) The San Francisco...
View ArticleWhat Happens When You Put a Hummingbird in a Wind Tunnel?
With spring in full bloom, hummingbirds can be spotted across the Bay Area flitting from flower to flower and lapping up the sugary nectar inside. These tiniest of birds have the highest metabolism of...
View ArticleNew 6-Hour Zika Test Could Be Ready Soon
Nearly 30 countries have reported outbreaks of the Zika virus, and the World Health Organization estimates that 3 to 4 million people may be infected by year’s end. Transmitted by mosquito bites and —...
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