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Mouse brains and more in 3D: Seattle microscopy startup lands $4M to visualize medical specimens

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Lightspeed is developing an end-to-end microscopy system for pathologists, and the new funding will be used to commercialize the platform. Samples are optically cleared using chemicals, mounted intact on an open-top system, and rapidly scanned.

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Tribal company and Oregon battery startup create unique partnership in pursuit of clean energy

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Puyallup Tribe of Indians Photo / Hailey Palmer) A startup developing long-duration batteries is teaming up with a Pacific Northwest tribe to build innovative energy storage devices. A Skip Tech employee mixes a chemical solution for battery cell testing at the company headquarters in Portland, Ore.

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Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?

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Similarly, clothing brand Under Armour recently produced an ad that used AI-generated 3D models of the British boxer Anthony Joshua, based on videos they took of him in the past. Normally, a CCO develops ideas about what the market needs and communicates them to a design team, which produces sketches to then be reviewed by the CCO.

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NASA awards millions to boost technology innovations created by small businesses

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One grant would support the development of a lunar power distribution system. JX Crystals: Based in Issaquah, JX Crystals proposes developing and demonstrating a compact, high-efficiency power beaming system that could couple a laser source to an infrared receiver for power distribution from the edge of a moon crater to a charging station.

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Top500: The Supercomputers Advancing Cyber Security, Renewable Energy, and Black Hole Research

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Active in 69 countries, Eni works across the value chain—from natural gas and oil to electric and renewable energy generation, traditional and bio-refining and chemicals. Global energy company Eni was recognized for its HPC5 supercomputer , a powerful and sustainable system used to research new energy sources. Rmax [TFlop/s], 51,720.76

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Top 7 Innovations in K-12 Education

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Innovative methods are being sought out to help students excel and achieve overall development. That is how technological innovations made their way into classrooms; to help students develop a deeper understanding of subjects and improve the learning experience. Let us have a look at top 7 innovations in K-12 education: 1.

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New high-tech lab at Fred Hutch creates 3D maps of proteins to aid therapeutics and vaccine research

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Melody Campbell was an undergraduate student when she first noticed the beauty and power of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), a technique that uses extreme temperatures and an electron microscope to create 3D maps of proteins. Scientists then use an electron microscope and computer algorithms to create a 3D model of the structure.

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