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.
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Italian Researchers Identify New SARS-CoV-2 Gene Variants That Provide Clues to Coronavirus’s Epidemiology
Scientists say early data, generated with new NGS research panel from Thermo Fisher Scientific, suggest coronavirus is genetically stable, and could increase the effectiveness of vaccines in development Two teams of infectious disease researchers in Italy say they have further analyzed the SARS-CoV-2 genome from samples acquired locally to generate early data that reveal a … [Read more...] about Italian Researchers Identify New SARS-CoV-2 Gene Variants That Provide Clues to Coronavirus’s Epidemiology
Online Learning Platform Eurekly Experiences Surge as COVID-19 Pandemic Spreads
As the COVID-19 pandemic forces schools to close and people to self-quarantine at home, the demand for online learning continues to climb exponentially. Eurekly, founded in New Zealand and launched in the U.S. last month, is in a unique position to support parents, students, teachers, tutors and all learners. Its online learning platform has experienced a surge in site sessions … [Read more...] about Online Learning Platform Eurekly Experiences Surge as COVID-19 Pandemic Spreads
Milken Institute launches COVID-19 treatment and vaccine tracker
The Milken Institute is launching a resource to help the public and policymakers track progress in the development of treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. The tracker is available online at https://milkeninstitute.org/covid-19-tracker. It is developed and maintained by FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, with an Advisory Council comprised of a Nobel Laureate … [Read more...] about Milken Institute launches COVID-19 treatment and vaccine tracker
Renewables: Total Enters Floating Offshore Wind with a First Project in the UK
Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT) positions itself on the floating offshore wind segment in line with its strategy to develop renewable energy. The Group has signed an agreement with the developer Simply Blue Energy to acquire 80% stake in the pioneering floating wind project Erebus located in the Celtic Sea, in Wales. The project will have a 96 megawatts capacity and will … [Read more...] about Renewables: Total Enters Floating Offshore Wind with a First Project in the UK
Four Companies Offering Talent Intelligence Platforms Named IDC Innovators
International Data Corporation (IDC) today published an IDC Innovators report profiling four companies offering ground-breaking tools in Talent Intelligence. The four companies are Claro, Eightfold, SeekOut, and Stratigens. IDC defines Talent Intelligence (TI) as the gathering and subsequent analysis of internal and/or external labor data in order to inform talent strategies … [Read more...] about Four Companies Offering Talent Intelligence Platforms Named IDC Innovators
Oklo Submits the First Combined License Application for an Advanced Fission Plant
Oklo’s combined license application for the Aurora powerhouse is the first to be submitted for an advanced fission plant. Oklo is the first to submit a combined license application using an entirely new structure to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The existing application and regulatory structures are based on historical nuclear reactor designs, and Oklo’s modernized … [Read more...] about Oklo Submits the First Combined License Application for an Advanced Fission Plant
Seagate Launches World’s First PCIe SSD Built for Business NAS
New IronWolf 510 SSD PCIe Gen3, M.2 NVMe delivers high-endurance performance for 24×7 caching and storage. Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in data solutions, today announced the latest in high-performance solutions for multi-user NAS environments, adding to their award-winning IronWolf® SSD product line. Seagate’s IronWolf 510 is an M.2 NVMe SSD with … [Read more...] about Seagate Launches World’s First PCIe SSD Built for Business NAS
Nutanix Brings Invisible Infrastructure to Big Data and Analytics
Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced it extended the Nutanix platform with new features for big data and analytics applications, as well as unstructured data storage. These capabilities, part of Nutanix Objects 2.0, include the ability to manage object data across multiple Nutanix clusters for achieving massive scale, increased object storage … [Read more...] about Nutanix Brings Invisible Infrastructure to Big Data and Analytics
Primus Power: The Future Of Energy Storage Beyond Lithium Ion
Over the past decade, prices for solar panels and wind farms have reached all-time lows. However, the price for lithium ion batteries, the leading energy storage technology, has remained too high. So researchers are exploring other alternatives, including flow batteries, thermal batteries, and gravity-based systems. Overall, the energy storage market is predicted to attract … [Read more...] about Primus Power: The Future Of Energy Storage Beyond Lithium Ion