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‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup

GeekWire

Aquagga Photo) It would be fair to expect the destroyer of toxic “forever chemicals” to be a massive, intimidating device. The long-lived chemicals are great at deflecting water, stains and grease — but they escape from products and now contaminate drinking water across the nation and are even detected in breast milk.

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Dow turns to AI to accelerate chemical search

CIO Business Intelligence

With several million compounds to choose from, chemists often must resort to intuition when trying to solve complex problems around chemical processes. US multinational Dow Chemical was working with a pulp and paper manufacturer to improve inefficiencies in its chemical process with a goal of producing a better, safer pulp yield.

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BluePallet aims to disrupt industrial commerce with ‘decentralized’ marketplace for chemical products

GeekWire

The company operates a marketplace for the chemical industry. Founded last year, BluePallet aims to change the way chemical producers, distributors, and end users connect with each other. BluePallet was originally called Echo Chemical Exchange, which recently merged with fintech startup Velloci. Someone has to broker every deal.

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Palantir Issues Additional Details About Industrials Capabilities to be Shown at “Double Click” on Wednesday, April 14, 2021

CTOvision

Palantir’s customers in Industrials span automotive, distribution, heavy manufacturing, chemicals, utilities, and others. These customers rely on Foundry to optimize operations and maintenance, forecast network […].

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Armis, Honeywell Uncover Vulnerabilities in Honeywell Systems

Tech Republic Security

Newly discovered vulnerabilities in distributed control systems could allow attackers access to systems supporting industrial, energy, chemical and other operations.

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How new public transportation technology is prioritizing passenger safety

CIO Business Intelligence

Large amounts of data are integrated from multiple sources—such as computer-aided dispatch, video sensors, record management systems and third-party databases—and compiled into a consolidated, accurate and real-time view of the public transit network and beyond. Networking The author of this content is a paid contributor for Verizon.

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IDG Contributor Network: Can SD-WANs meet standards requirements?

Network World

At one recent client, a chemical company, the team was looking to transition from MPLS to SD-WAN. The security group, though, could not accept the fact that SD-WANs met the requirements stipulated by CFATS (Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards) guiding the chemical industry. This is particularly true for security teams.

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