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€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...
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,...
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...
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...
The Netherlands Seeks Innovative Smart Grid Solutions for the Energy Transition
sexy ursularDutch, 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....
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...
BeDimensional gains €20 million to make 2D materials
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has offered BeDimensional SpA (Genoa, Italy), €20 million to help it scale up its manufacturing of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride.The funding comes in the form of venture debt financing and BeDimensional said it would expand production...
US adds $2bn for grid projects
The US government has allocated an additional $2bn for 38 projects to boost the capacity and resilience of the electricity grid.The projects will upgrade nearly 1000 miles of transmission lines across 42 states for an extra 7.5GW of capacity, demand is still...
AI power curve prompts hyperscalers to go nuclear
Two leading hyperscalers – Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) – have announced plans to purchase electrical energy from nuclear sources to power their data centers.Google has said it has signed a contract to purchase energy from multiple small modular reactors (SMRs)...
India’s chip market set to surpass those of Europe, Japan
The Indian chip market is likely to be larger than that of Japan and of Europe in 2024 to judge by a recent market research report and sales trends.The Indian chip market was worth US$45 billion in 2023, according to research from...
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