Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) and Congressman Bill Foster (D, IL-11), Co-Chairs of the National Labs Caucus, introduced the Quantum Network Infrastructure Act of 2020. The creation of an expansive quantum network would allow quantum computers to communicate faster, more reliably and more securely across longer distances. However, the establishment of a large quantum … [Read more...] about Rep. Zeldin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Advance Quantum Technology
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DOE Invests $34 Million to Develop Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Systems
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 12 projects to receive approximately $34 million in federal funding under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems and Hybrid Electrolyzer Technology Development. This FOA seeks to develop advanced technologies that can progress the present state of small-scale … [Read more...] about DOE Invests $34 Million to Develop Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Systems
Fully-autonomous research ship Mayflower to sail across the Atlantic without crew
The fully autonomous unmanned ship will travel from Plymouth, UK to Plymouth, Massachusetts. … [Read more...] about Fully-autonomous research ship Mayflower to sail across the Atlantic without crew
magniX Selected as Electric Propulsion Provider for Universal Hydrogen’s Carbon-Free Aircraft
magniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, today announced it has entered a partnership with Universal Hydrogen, an end-to-end fuel logistics company making hydrogen-powered commercial flight a near-term reality. To promote near-term adoption of hydrogen in commercial aviation, Universal Hydrogen is developing a retrofit conversion kit for the De Havilland … [Read more...] about magniX Selected as Electric Propulsion Provider for Universal Hydrogen’s Carbon-Free Aircraft
NVIDIA to Acquire Arm for $40 Billion, Creating World’s Premier Computing Company for the Age of AI
NVIDIA and SoftBank Group Corp. (SBG) today announced a definitive agreement under which NVIDIA will acquire Arm Limited from SBG and the SoftBank Vision Fund (together, “SoftBank”) in a transaction valued at $40 billion. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to NVIDIA’s non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP earnings per share. The combination brings together … [Read more...] about NVIDIA to Acquire Arm for $40 Billion, Creating World’s Premier Computing Company for the Age of AI
Nokia to support Telefónica’s 5G deployment across Spain
Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that it is set to support Telefónica in its efforts to deploy 5G services to 75 percent of the Spanish population by the end of the year. The move will mean that Nokia will continue its long-standing partnership with Telefónica as the only vendor to supply 5G radio technology to all of its 5G operations across Europe. Nokia has supported … [Read more...] about Nokia to support Telefónica’s 5G deployment across Spain
Bioserver.net – computation on living neurons is now available online
AlpVision SA, a global leader in advanced signal processing applications, just announced at the 2020-Intelligent Health Summit that the online access to the real-time electrical activity of living neurons is now available on BioServer.net (https://bioserver.net/live), AlpVision proprietary platform. As announced by AlpVision's CEO, Dr. Fred Jordan and AlpVision's President, … [Read more...] about Bioserver.net – computation on living neurons is now available online
Air Liquide finalizes agreement with Sasol to acquire the biggest oxygen production site in the world with a plan to reduce its CO2 emissions by 30%
Following the announcement on July 29, 2020, Air Liquide (Paris:AI) has now entered into a business purchase agreement with Sasol for Air Liquide to acquire the biggest oxygen production site in the world located in Secunda, South Africa. In addition to the benefits this would bring in terms of safety, reliability and efficiency, the solution provided by Air Liquide would … [Read more...] about Air Liquide finalizes agreement with Sasol to acquire the biggest oxygen production site in the world with a plan to reduce its CO2 emissions by 30%
MCI WET Develops Containerized Seawater Reverse Osmosis Systems for Middle East Power Plants
MCI Water Equipment Technologies is meeting and exceeding the global challenge to provide high quality purified water MCI Water Equipment Technologies was awarded 50 containerized seawater reverse osmosis systems deployed to the Middle East. The systems are designed to handle varying feed water quality to different sites. Learn more about MCI WET@ … [Read more...] about MCI WET Develops Containerized Seawater Reverse Osmosis Systems for Middle East Power Plants
SiFive and Barcelona Supercomputing Center Advance Industry Adoption of RISC-V Vector Extension
SiFive, Inc., the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, today announced several new updates to their leading RISC-V portfolio in the areas of security, and vector processing. In collaboration with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, SiFive created an API for vector intrinsics for popular open-source compilers GCC, and LLVM. Additionally, … [Read more...] about SiFive and Barcelona Supercomputing Center Advance Industry Adoption of RISC-V Vector Extension