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Photonics engineering contest to drive breakthroughs in photonic chip applications

Photonics engineering contest to drive breakthroughs in photonic chip applications

Winner of the contest will receive €50,000 in services from the ecosystem, backed by a €60 million startup fund – The engineering contest is a global competition for innovative ideas for PIC-based solutions that address some of the world’s most pressing societal...

Published on: October 21, 2024

New 3D Printing Technique by TU Delft and MIT

New 3D Printing Technique by TU Delft and MIT

Researchers at Delft University of Technology and MIT have developed a novel 3D printing technique called Speed-Modulated Ironing, enabling high-resolution surface textures and colour gradients using just a single materialMaterial extrusion 3D printing is being used for an increasingly wide range of...

Published on: October 21, 2024

Kioxia to show Octram, 64Gbit MRAM, NAND memory boost

Kioxia to show Octram, 64Gbit MRAM, NAND memory boost

Kioxia is showing several emerging memory technologies it is developing at the IEDM 2024 conference in December.The emerging memory technologies include a new type of DRAM using oxide semiconductors with a focus on reducing power consumption, MRAM suitable for larger capacities for...

Published on: October 21, 2024

Virginia Tech grant to boost performance of quantum computers

Virginia Tech grant to boost performance of quantum computers

In a bid to enable quantum computers to outperform classical computers on problem-solving tasks, a Virginia Tech research team has a plan to bring this next milestone closer by applying an algorithm that can be tailored simultaneously to different types of quantum...

Published on: October 21, 2024

€90bn trusted investor network for European deep tech

€90bn trusted investor network for European deep tech

The European Commission has launched a Trusted Investors Network to co-invest with European venture capital funds on deep tech startups. The network aims to address the problems that startups have finding funding in Europe.The first group comprises 71 investors from across Europe, including...

Published on: October 21, 2024

Stereo vision 3D camera for AMRs and robotic arms

Stereo vision 3D camera for AMRs and robotic arms

The latest addition to the Gemini 330 series, the Gemini 335Lg stereo vision 3D camera Orbbec utilizes the advanced Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link 2 (GMSL2) and a FAKRA connector, ensuring secure and reliable connectivity for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in fulfillment centers,...

Published on: October 21, 2024

Digital control algorithm tops 99% AI data centre efficiency

Digital control algorithm tops 99% AI data centre efficiency

Navitas has developed a patented digital control for power supplies that use both GaN and SiC devices for peak efficiencies of 99.3% in AI data centre designs.The Navitas Intelliweave digital control algorithm works with GaNFast gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC silicon carbide...

Published on: October 21, 2024

e-Flower records neuronal activity with electronic petals

e-Flower records neuronal activity with electronic petals

EPFL researchers have developed a novel neural recording device called the “e-Flower” that gently wraps organoids in soft petalsNeural spheroids — 3D clusters of brain cells — are emerging as essential tools for understanding neural networks and studying neurological diseases in the...

Published on: October 21, 2024

The Netherlands Seeks Innovative Smart Grid Solutions for the Energy Transition

The Netherlands Seeks Innovative Smart Grid Solutions for the Energy Transition

Dutch, U.S. experts to share smart grids expertise and discuss investment opportunities with innovation missionThe Netherlands is pursuing solutions to make energy grids smarter, more sustainable and more resilient, as part of the country’s efforts to accelerate the global energy transition. In...

Published on: October 21, 2024

Startup in funding to reduce energy consumption in AI data centres 

Startup in funding to reduce energy consumption in AI data centres 

Oriole Networks — a startup using light to train Large Language Models with a fraction of the usual AI energy consumption — has raised an additional $22 million from leading investors to further scale its “super-brain” offering. The round was led by Plural...

Published on: October 21, 2024