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X-ray vision in the warehouse: ThruWave raises $6.4M to help online retailers see through packages

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ThruWave’s sensors mount alongside conveyor belts and make 3D images of the items inside via antennas and what the company calls “compressive sensing.” ThruWave is also working with In-Q-Tel, a nonprofit investor for U.S. government agencies, to use its packing screening technology for national security applications.

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Tech Moves: AWS product head joins Faculty; Bezos Earth Fund hires BlackRock leader; and more

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He was also founder and CEO of i3D, which enhanced the interconnectivity of web platforms with the virtual 3D world of the product Second Life, and was an engineer at Redmond, Wash.-based Bodnar was previously chief strategy officer at the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where he founded its Center for Climate-Aligned Finance.

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Virginia Announces Research Commercialization Awards

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million to fund targeted areas of promising research and commercialization, including advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and energy and life sciences. and State Agricultural/Economic Objectives , Dr. James Lambert, $99,988, Energy. Charlottesville), Thermal Management for Energy Efficient Computing , Mr. BlueTherm Corp.

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‘Most unusual and difficult year of my life’: Personal and pandemic struggles aside, Bill Gates is hopeful

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“The private sector is playing a central and necessary role alongside governments and nonprofits.” One of his predictions for workplace technology, especially as it relates to virtual meetings will be a move away from 2D camera image grids to the metaverse and a 3D space with digital avatars. GeekWire Photo).

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Google Earth’s historical 3D time lapses show the ravages of climate change

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Google Earth is getting a new 3D time-lapse feature that lets you observe how Earth has changed from 1984 to 2020, allowing you to see just how much the devastating effects of climate change have already shaped the geography of the planet. terapixel-sized video mosaic.

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The best snowboarding gadgets for 2020

The Verge

It’s one of the only boards out there that has a 3D base, meaning the nose and tail are slightly spoon-shaped, giving it more float in powder, and less catchiness. When worn it bends freely with your back, but when it takes a high-energy impact it deforms and stiffens at the same time, so it both absorbs and spreads out the impact.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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She has worked on projects about diverse issues such as water security, the future of energy, the future of youth, intelligent buildings, the development of cities over the next few decades, and planning for Egypt in 2030. Recently, her focus areas have included the future of work, mobility, energy, food, and societal change.

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