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Exro Technologies Is A Disruptor In The Electric Motor Industry

Posted on Tue Dec 1, 2020, 3:03 am

Exro offers a one of a kind solution that improves electric engine performance and lowers costs. The company has focused its attention on capturing mobility applications by partnering with eight ...

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The sea change of a whaler

Posted on Tue Dec 1, 2020, 12:43 am

James Hart was the last of the Australian whaling ship masters. Forever an Irishman, and of course called Paddy in that loose, matey Australian naming style, he was a seaman with a quiet voice, a ...

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Five Things for Monday, including Elon Musk's EV misadventure

Posted on Mon Nov 30, 2020, 5:52 am

There are plenty of serious things to cover in today's Five Things, but we'll start with something lighter. Elon Musk, an icon of innovation in space travel and electric vehicles, is apparently not a ...

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Inactivation-mimicking block of the epithelial calcium channel TRPV6

Posted on Fri Nov 27, 2020, 11:47 am

1 Department of Nephrology and Hypertension and Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 15, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. 2 Institute of Biophysics, Johannes ...

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How secure are your AI and machine learning projects?

Posted on Thu Nov 26, 2020, 5:43 pm

The more experienced organizations are with AI, the more concerned they are about cybersecurity risks, says Jeff Loucks, executive director of Deloitte's Center for Technology, Media and ...

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Breitbart's Latest Ill-Researched Conspiracy Theory Hit Job on Elena Kagan, J...

Posted on Thu Nov 26, 2020, 4:00 pm

Taking a page from the successful hit campaign the Republican right ran against former White House Green Jobs Advisor Van Jones, one of rightwing activist Andrew Breitbart's website's "Andrew ...

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Pandemic boosts sales for Dell and HP as revenues exceed estimates

Posted on Wed Nov 25, 2020, 8:43 am

Michael Dell and HP chief executive officer Enrique Lores are trying to revamp their PC makers into more profitable businesses. Both companies have taken steps to cut operating expenses during the ...

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Silicon Photonics Design

Posted on Tue Nov 24, 2020, 2:39 pm

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York Comprehensive High School commencement Friday

Posted on Tue Nov 24, 2020, 8:12 am

He plans to attend Clemson University: Mathematics and Business. Salutorian is Benjamin Allen Spencer, son of Craig and Susan Spencer. He plans to attend University of South Carolina Honors College.

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Tijuana River Valley Cross-Border Research and Future Vision

Posted on Mon Nov 23, 2020, 9:19 pm

Scientists involved in this vision include Andrew Allen, Clarissa Anderson, Andrew Barton, Jeff Bowman, Bruce Cornuelle, Falk Feddersen, Sarah Giddings, Mark Merrifield, Kimberly Prather ... please ...

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G6 Materials Corp.

Posted on Mon Nov 23, 2020, 1:01 pm

Stocks: Real-time U.S. stock quotes reflect trades reported through Nasdaq only; comprehensive quotes and volume reflect trading in all markets and are delayed at least 15 minutes. International ...

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Don't blame us for news businesses revenue decline: Google

Posted on Mon Nov 23, 2020, 4:28 am

As Australia debates the draft News Media Bargaining Code that would govern the relationship between news businesses and digital platforms, Google on Monday said that making it responsible for decline ...

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20 Highlights of MD&M West 2015

Posted on Sat Nov 21, 2020, 4:00 pm

12. Mind Control: How a Single Channel EEG Could Change the World | 10:10 a.m. The inventor of the iBrain and CEO of NeuroVigil, Philip Low will discuss the potential of his portable brain scanning ...

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The devastating aftermath of car smashing into home - and the terrifying CCTV...

Posted on Sat Nov 21, 2020, 11:49 am

Pep Guardiola speaks for the first time since signing his contract extension Best Black Friday deals for 2020 Lorraine forced to live pause interview after Martin Lewis sparks concern Manchester ...

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What in Baltimore are you thankful for this year?

Posted on Sat Nov 21, 2020, 10:52 am

The third-place team, UMGC-Team4, which scored a total of 6,350 points, was composed of Michael Copeland-Clarke, William Rotchford, Dustin Noe, and David Beyviel, all current UMGC students with ...

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Posted on Thu Nov 19, 2020, 3:59 pm

Broncos Fans Can Help Fight Domestic Violence With Old CellphonesOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and old phones can help support a great cause as Verizon Wireless has teamed up with ...

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Getaway Guide: Weekend Road Trip To Salt Lake City, UT

Posted on Thu Nov 19, 2020, 3:59 pm

With Living Planet Aquarium, that is exactly what guests will find. Founded by marine biologist Brent Andersen, Living Planet is a world-class aquarium. It provides educational activities and ...

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'Alive Inside' doc shows how music can combat Alzheimers and dementia

Posted on Wed Nov 18, 2020, 6:01 pm

But that's exactly what might happen if you go see "Alive Inside," a new film that ... and rarely get a visitor. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett lets his images do the most powerful talking ...

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Qiming Venture Partners Announces Final Closing of US$ 1.2 Billion Fund VII

Posted on Wed Nov 18, 2020, 5:12 am

SHANGHAI, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Qiming Venture Partners today announced the final closing of Qiming Venture Partners Fund VII, a $1.2 billion fund focuses on early-stage Healthcare and TMT ...

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Bigg Boss: House of fizzled-out romances

Posted on Wed Nov 18, 2020, 1:49 am

Apart from the fights, the ongoing season 14 of Bigg Boss is running high on mush. From Pavitra Punia and Eijaz Khan to Jasmin Bhasin and Aly Goni, love is in the air, it seems. Yet, looking at past ...

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EnerG2, Backed by OVP and Firelake, Wants to Own Energy Storage in the Electr...

Posted on Tue Nov 17, 2020, 4:00 pm

I had a chance to speak in-depth with EnerG2 chief executive Rick Luebbe and OVP venture partner Rick LeFaivre about the company, its strategy, and what it could mean for the future of cleantech ...

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Posted on Tue Nov 17, 2020, 4:00 pm

Stephen Evans drove on after injuring professional rider Jean-Pierre de Villiers, a court hears. Andrew Segal BBC South West A Devon MP thinks the county will be placed in the middle tier of ...

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Global warming an urgent problem

Posted on Mon Nov 16, 2020, 3:59 pm

At least one climate scientist, Wieslaw Maslowski of the Naval Postgraduate School, projects a blue, ice-free Arctic Ocean in summers by 2013, an event that has never occurred before, as long as ...

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Billboard Pro Spotlight Live Virtual Event: Songs for Sale

Posted on Mon Nov 16, 2020, 9:42 am

© 2020 Billboard. All rights reserved. Billboard is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. On Dec. 3, the Billboard Pro Spotlight Series tackles the current ...

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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC unveil new home kit

Posted on Sun Nov 15, 2020, 4:41 am

Crafted with precision, the jersey that echoes a loud blue, just like our passionate fans, features an all-over pattern that includes all elements that drive passion in our supporters: The crest ...

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Verdego Aero Running Diesel-Electric (Jet A) Hybrid Propulsion System

Posted on Fri Nov 13, 2020, 7:34 am

Chief Executive Officer Eric Bartsch says, "VerdeGo Aero is positioned to offer the most efficient, most cost effective, low emissions hybrid system for demanding commercial aviation missions.

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NanoXplore Announces Purchase Order From Martinrea International Inc. for Pas...

Posted on Thu Nov 12, 2020, 1:00 am

Soroush Nazarpour, President & CEO of NanoXplore, commented: "After a long development process, I am very pleased that our graphene will be introduced to passenger vehicle programs in early 2021.

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OtoNexus Medical Technologies Wins Prestigious Most Valued Company Award at K...

Posted on Tue Nov 10, 2020, 1:40 pm

"Our goal is to decrease the usage of antibiotic therapy by 50% for the treatment of middle ear infections," said Caitlin Cameron, CEO OtoNexus Medical Technologies. We are delighted that ...

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Wipro's Azim Premji emerges as most generous Indian in FY20

Posted on Tue Nov 10, 2020, 1:02 am

MUMBAI: IT major Wipro's Azim Premji donated Rs 22 crore a day or Rs 7,904 crore in a year to emerge as the most generous Indian in FY20 and top a list of philanthropy. Premji pipped HCL ...

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West Wireless Health Institute Joins Xconomy Forum on Health IT

Posted on Mon Nov 9, 2020, 4:00 pm

joining already-scheduled talks by MediPacs CEO Mark McWilliams and Independa CEO Kian Saneii. As the first prototype device to come out of the Institute, Casey says Sense4Baby represents an ...

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Can We Eat Our Way To A Healthier Microbiome? It's Complicated

Posted on Sun Nov 8, 2020, 8:17 am

and we know a bunch about associations between microbes and health," says microbiome researcher Rob Knight. What researchers don't yet know is how to put the whole picture together. Are certain ...

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Globalstar Receives Terrestrial Authorization in Canada, Brazil and Kenya - S...

Posted on Thu Nov 5, 2020, 4:37 pm

We are working closely with XCOM Labs on potential deployments for Band n53 in dense small cell environments where the increase in capacity is most meaningful. Paul Jacobs, Founder & CEO of XCOM ...

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American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC)

Posted on Wed Nov 4, 2020, 4:00 pm

Daniel McGahn, Chairman, President and CEO of American Superconductor (AMSC) joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss what policy changes he expects under a Biden administration, and how his company ...

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Future technologies

Posted on Tue Nov 3, 2020, 4:00 pm

Technology holds the ability to solve some of society's problems, but can generate new issues or require measures that people are unwilling to take, said Dennis Bushnell, chief scientist at the NASA ...

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Ireland Notebook: A Look at National Labs and Research Centers

Posted on Mon Nov 2, 2020, 4:00 pm

In Dublin, I sat down with Mark Ferguson, director general of Science Foundation Ireland, which oversees the national research centers, to learn more. I later took a trip to Cork and Limerick ...

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Graphene-enhanced composites in the works

Posted on Mon Nov 2, 2020, 4:00 pm

Ray Gibbs, Haydale Chief Executive, added: "We have identified the composites market as a strategic sector for our functionalized graphene and other nano materials with HCS being a fundamental route ...

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Here's What NVIDIA Corporation's (NASDAQ:NVDA) Shareholder Ownership Structur...

Posted on Mon Nov 2, 2020, 11:59 am

NVIDIA is a pretty big company ... Additionally, the company's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang directly holds 3.5% of the total shares outstanding. A deeper look at our ownership data shows that the top ...

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Posted on Mon Nov 2, 2020, 11:00 am

Dr. Shawn Iadonato, CEO of Kineta, Inc., will discuss the clinical stage biotechnology company committed to developing disruptive life science technologies that address unmet patient needs especially ...

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AWS is opening yet another cloud computing region

Posted on Mon Nov 2, 2020, 6:28 am

SEE: Power checklist: Local email server-to-cloud migration (TechRepublic Premium) Amazon's CTO Werner Vogels, announcing that AWS was coming to Switzerland in a blog post, said: "Over the years ...

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Schneider Electric's New CTO Is Earmarking IT/OT Convergence as the Future

Posted on Sun Nov 1, 2020, 4:00 pm

Schneider Electric recently appointed Prith Banerjee as chief technology officer to push the ... where he examined energy management systems for buildings; and Accenture, focusing on the IoT. All of ...

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Posted on Sun Nov 1, 2020, 2:11 am

Cory Doctorow is the author of Attack Surface, Walkaway and Radicalized. He writes at Pluralistic.net. Scorned for the Supreme Court, Judge Robert Bork nevertheless cast a lasting shadow over ...

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Posted on Thu Oct 29, 2020, 5:00 pm

Before founding Nantero, Greg Schmergel was Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy for About Inc., the fifth-largest Web property. Previously, he was President and CEO of ExpertCentral.com Inc ...

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Business Resilience Starts With Data-Driven Scenario Planning

Posted on Wed Oct 28, 2020, 12:57 pm

and Peter Schwartz, SVP Strategic Planning at Salesforce, name five fundamental uncertainties (along with additional trends in technology, environment, politics and more) that will shape our post ...

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Notable Labs Announces Partnership With All4Cure

Posted on Wed Oct 28, 2020, 6:08 am

"Our partnership with Notable is an important step forward for All4Cure, which is helping to shape the future of cancer research," said Tony Blau, CEO and founder of All4Cure. "Our patient ...

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Amprius Raises $25 Million: Is the Battery Component Market for Real?

Posted on Tue Oct 27, 2020, 12:00 pm

Policy & regulation are aligning with renewables cost declines to make projects more profitable and portfolios more sustainable. The Grid Edge comprises technologies, solutions and business models ...

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Here Comes the Revenge of the Electric Car

Posted on Tue Oct 27, 2020, 12:00 pm

Policy & regulation are aligning with renewables cost declines to make projects more profitable and portfolios more sustainable. The Grid Edge comprises technologies, solutions and business models ...

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Political Idol 2020 at The York Theatre Company

Posted on Mon Oct 26, 2020, 5:00 pm

Film: IN THE FAMILY WAY), Joe DiSalle, Scott Foster, and Robert Yarnall, Creative team includes Sara Jean Tosetti (Costume Designer), Quentin Madia (Choreography), James Rushin (Audio Engineer ...

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Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft launch virtual ImmuneRACE study to inf...

Posted on Fri Oct 23, 2020, 5:00 pm

"We are dedicated to being part of the solution against COVID-19," said Peter Lee, corporate vice president, AI and Research, Microsoft. "Immune response data may augment what we have been ...

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8 Firefighters Hurt Battling Md. House Fire

Posted on Wed Oct 21, 2020, 5:07 pm

It took firefighters about an hour to knock the fire down. Fire department spokesman Mark Brady says the family of five that lives in the home escaped unharmed. He says one resident was awakened ...

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iRobot Q3 surges amid direct sales, e-commerce and home robot demand

Posted on Wed Oct 21, 2020, 12:41 am

In prepared remarks, iRobot CEO Colin Angle said the company saw strong demand. As a result of the excellent progress we made this past quarter and growing confidence in the strength of expected ...

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