What’s New: Today, Intel breaks beyond the 5 GHz barrier for laptops with the launch of the 10th Gen Intel® Core™ H-series mobile processors. Headlined by the 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10980HK1 processor, the H-series delivers desktop-caliber performance that gamers and creators can take anywhere. “Today’s introduction of the 10th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile platform … [Read more...] about 10th Gen Intel Core H-series Introduces the World’s Fastest Mobile Processor at 5.3 GHz
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CoVent-19 Challenge Asks Millions of Designers and Engineers to Respond to the Ventilator Crisis
A dozen Boston area anesthesiology residents have launched an eight-week hackathon hosted on GrabCAD.com to design a rapidly deployable, minimum viable mechanical ventilator for patients with COVID-19-related ventilator-dependent lung injury. The CoVent-19 Challenge is open to teams and individuals anywhere, and finalists will work directly with Stratasys 3D printing experts … [Read more...] about CoVent-19 Challenge Asks Millions of Designers and Engineers to Respond to the Ventilator Crisis
redT and Avalon have merged as Invinity Energy Systems, a global leader in Vanadium Flow Batteries
Leading UK & North American flow battery firms – redT and Avalon – combine to create a global vanadium flow battery company – Invinity Energy Systems. Combined company will be active across all key international energy storage markets: Europe, North America, Asia, Australasia and Africa. Vanadium flow batteries are a form of non-degrading energy storage, already deployed … [Read more...] about redT and Avalon have merged as Invinity Energy Systems, a global leader in Vanadium Flow Batteries
Your Computer Can Help Scientists Seeking Potential COVID-19 Treatments
IBM's World Community Grid hosts Scripps Research project to help scientists virtually screen chemical compounds that might help fight COVID-19 IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that anyone in the world with a PC, laptop or Mac and an Internet connection could help scientists seek chemical compounds that might be effective against COVID-19. To do so, volunteers' devices will … [Read more...] about Your Computer Can Help Scientists Seeking Potential COVID-19 Treatments
Synvertec Raises $1.5M From China Light & Power – OSEG to Help Bring Clean Energy Safely to the Electrical Grid
TEL AVIV, Israel, March 31, 2020 - Synvertec, a developer of state-of-the-art software that supports the transition to renewable & distributed energy generation, announced today that it has raised $1.5M from China Light & Power - OSEG (CLP-OSEG) Energy Innovation. The investment will help support Synvertec's Asia expansion as well as allow it to build out its R&D … [Read more...] about Synvertec Raises $1.5M From China Light & Power – OSEG to Help Bring Clean Energy Safely to the Electrical Grid
D-Wave Provides Free Quantum Cloud Access for Global Response to COVID-19
D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced the immediate availability of free access to its quantum systems via the Leap quantum cloud service for anyone working on responses to the COVID-19 crisis. Joining the effort are partners and customers including CINECA, DENSO, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Kyocera Corporation, … [Read more...] about D-Wave Provides Free Quantum Cloud Access for Global Response to COVID-19
FDA Approves First Plasma Therapy For Houston Methodist COVID-19 Patient
Houston Methodist received FDA approval Saturday to become the first academic medical center in the nation to transfuse donated plasma from a recovered COVID-19 patient into a critically ill patient. This treatment was fast-tracked to the bedside over the weekend as the death toll in the COVID-19 pandemic soared to more than 2,000 people across the United States, with more than … [Read more...] about FDA Approves First Plasma Therapy For Houston Methodist COVID-19 Patient
Dexter Successful Validation Brings Distalmotion Surgical Robot One-step Closer to Commercialization
Distalmotion, a Swiss-based medical device company removing the complexity out of robotic surgery to fast track its widespread adoption in minimally invasive surgical care, announced today the successful validation of its surgical robot Dexter. By confirming that it is safe for use and meets surgeons and nurses requirements, Dexter successful validation brings Distalmotion … [Read more...] about Dexter Successful Validation Brings Distalmotion Surgical Robot One-step Closer to Commercialization
Department of Energy to Provide $22 Million for Research on Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Air
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide up to $22 million for research aimed at achieving breakthroughs in the effort to capture carbon dioxide directly from ambient air. The initiative encompasses two concurrent funding announcements—one by DOE’s Office of Science (SC) and another by DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE)—and will span the spectrum from … [Read more...] about Department of Energy to Provide $22 Million for Research on Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Air
Bloom Energy, State of California, Almo Partner to Refurbish Ventilators for Healthcare System as COVID-19 Spreads Throughout U.S.
Bloom Energy Corp. (NYSE: BE) and Almo Corporation today announced they are joining forces to refurbish unused, out-of-warranty ventilators and ship them to state agencies and hospitals throughout the country, particularly as an increasing number of patients experience critical respiratory issues as a result of COVID-19. As part of this process, Bloom is refurbishing the … [Read more...] about Bloom Energy, State of California, Almo Partner to Refurbish Ventilators for Healthcare System as COVID-19 Spreads Throughout U.S.