Will Turntide"s Reluctance Motor Disrupt EVs?
The company's motor offers outstanding efficiency in HVAC systems for buildings; will e-cars be next? Image: Turntide Technologies Turntide Technologies, a startup backed by Bill Gates and Amazon, originally pitched its new ve.....»»
With $8.4M raised, strawberry-picking robotics startup Traptic begins commercial deployment
We first covered Traptic back in 2019, when it appeared as a Battlefield finalist on stage at Disrupt SF. Today, the South Bay robotics startup is announcing some major progress. For starters, it began commercial deployment of its strawberry-picking.....»»
Discovery of the role of a key gene in the development of ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, attacks nerve cells known as motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, gradually leading to paralysis. The loss of function of an important gene, C9orf72, may affect communication between motor neurons and mus.....»»
SYN Ventures Debuts with $165+ Million Fund to Invest in Companies Ready to Disrupt the Cybersecurity Industry
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SYN Ventures formally launched its $165+ million debut fund today focused on early-stage technology companies that can disrupt the security industry The post SYN Ventures Debuts with $165+ Million Fu.....»»
Sustainable tech developer Turntide Technologies raises $225M
Turntide Technologies, a sustainable technology developer, has announced $225 million in convertible note financing that it says will help fund projects to reduce carbon emissions in the commercial buildings, agriculture and transportation industries.....»»
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is coming to Disrupt
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is coming to Disrupt.....»»
Veo CEO Candice Xie has a plan for building a sustainable scooter company, and it’s working
"I think because of the VC money and also the hype in the industry, a lot of people just forget how easy and simple the business should be." Startups are the embodiment of frenetic action. The rush to grow, outrun, and disrupt runs in the l.....»»
SARS-CoV-2 virus can find alternate route to infect cells
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, gets inside cells to cause infection. All current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics were designed to disrupt this route into cells,.....»»
Boston Dynamics is officially part of Hyundai Motor Group
Car manufacturing expertise could supercharge Boston Dynamics' commercial hopes. Spot and Atlas meet a Hyundai car. Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday t.....»»
Scientists design superfast molecular motor
Light-driven molecular motors have been around for over 20 years. These motors typically take microseconds to nanoseconds for one revolution. Thomas Jansen, associate professor of physics at the University of Groningen, and Master's student Atreya Ma.....»»
Scientists explain the crucial role of motor proteins in cell division
Proper chromosome segregation into two future daughter cells requires the mitotic spindle to elongate in anaphase. However, although some candidate proteins are implicated in this process, the molecular mechanism that drives spindle elongation in hum.....»»
ASC 100: Toyota No. 1 by revenue; half of top 50 with strongest revenue growth are Chinese firms
Digitimes, an Asia-based premium source of tech supply information, has just released its 2021 Asia Supply Chain 100 (ASC100) research results. In terms of 2020 revenue, Japan's Toyota Motor, South Korea's Samsung Electronics and Taiwan's Hon Hai Pre.....»»
Insulators turn up the heat on quantum bits
Physicists have long suspected that dielectric materials may significantly disrupt ion-trap quantum computers. Now, researchers led by Tracy Northup have developed a new method to quantify this source of error for the first time. For the future opera.....»»
Fast heart, slow heart: Changes in the molecular motor myosin explain the difference
The human heart contracts about 70 times per minute, while that of a rat contracts over 300 times; what accounts for this difference? In a new study publishing 10th June in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, led by Michael Geeves and Mark Wass of.....»»
Join Accel’s Arun Mathew at TechCrunch Disrupt in our debate around alt-financing
Join Accel’s Arun Mathew at TechCrunch Disrupt in our debate around alt-financing.....»»
Apple to increase VCM orders starting June for new iPhones
Taiwan-based voice coil motor (VCM) suppliers expect order pull-ins from Apple to gradually turn strong starting from June as the US brand is expected to release its next-generation iPhones later this year, according to sources from the upstream supp.....»»
Motor neurons derived from patients point to new possible drug target for ALS
Researchers now report a high-throughput target and drug discovery platform using motor neurons made from ALS patients. Using the platform, they confirmed two known targets and identified an existing class of drugs -- agonists to the dopamine D2 rece.....»»
Don’t trust that SPAC deck
The continuing saga of Lordstown Motor’s struggles as a public company took a new turn today as the electric truck manufacturer made yet more news. Bad news. Shares of Lordstown are down sharply today after the company reported in an SEC filing.....»»
Infrared imaging leaves invasive pythons nowhere to hide
For more than 25 years, Burmese pythons have been living and breeding in the Florida Everglades, where they prey on native wildlife and disrupt the region's delicate ecosystems. A new study shows that infrared cameras could make it easier to spot the.....»»
Researchers reveal the inner workings of a viral DNA-packaging motor
Researchers have discovered the detailed inner workings of the molecular motor that packages genetic material into double-stranded DNA viruses. The advance provides insight into a critical step in the reproduction cycle of viruses such as pox-, herpe.....»»
New tool activates deep brain neurons by combining ultrasound, genetics
A team has developed a new brain stimulation technique using focused ultrasound that is able to turn specific types of neurons in the brain on and off and precisely control motor activity without surgical device implantation......»»