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OSU-led projects for semiconductors and mass timber win federal Tech Hub designation
Oregon State University is in the running for up to $150 million dollars in federal funding to advance semiconductor and timber development.

Would you leave grandma with a companion robot? Care bots and robot pets find favor in Pacific NW
Artificial intelligence is all the rage, and now it’s helping some Pacific Northwest seniors live in their own homes for longer. Twenty grandmas and grandpas on the Washington coast joined a pilot project that is trialing how AI-driven companion robots could reduce loneliness and social isolation among seniors — especially those living alone.

UO chemists make a big discovery in the science of tiny things
Chemists at the University of Oregon recently made a big discovery in the extremely small world of nanotechnology. It’s a brand-new kind of nanomaterial.

A biotech firm says the U.S. has approved its vaccine for honeybees
Global honeybee populations have been declining for many years, due to disease, loss of habitat and poor beekeeping practices. A newly approved vaccine helps fight American Foulbrood disease.
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A good pairing: Northwest scientists helping wineries defeat wildfire smoke
There are 17 researchers working on the issue of smoke-exposed wine grapes between University of California-Davis, Oregon State University, and Washington State University.

Lower Yakima Valley dirt to hitch a ride to space this week
How do you grow plants in space? Soil from the Washington's Lower Yakima Valley could help provide some key answers.

How We Adapt: Climate Change on the West Coast
Join us for a conversation July 29 with Marketplace's Molly Wood and West Coast reporters.
China says Mars probe stable; no word on reusable spacecraft
China’s National Space Administration says the country's Mars probe Tianwen-1 is now more than 9 million miles from Earth en route to the red planet since launching in July

Could This University Of Oregon Professor Restore Vision To The Blind?
University of Oregon professor Richard Taylor and his collaborator Simon Brown recently patented a new technology that could restore vision to the blind - and that's just the tip of the iceberg.