Tag: physical sciences
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Quantum, AI Systems Company Gains $500M in New Funds
A developer of systems with quantum computing and artificial intelligence as a service, initially for security applications, is raising $500 million in new venture funds.
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Infographic – The Earth’s Converging Plates
Among the forces beneath the earth’s surface are the movements of tectonic plates, large shifting and sliding slabs of rock, where at their boundaries most earthquakes and volcanoes occur.
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Green Energy Chemical Company Starts-Up, Raises $15M
A new enterprise, spun-off from labs at Northwestern University, says it’s designing electrochemical processes and systems for nanoscale materials to help meet the climate crisis.
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AI-Aided Mobile App Shown to Screen for Melanoma
The developer of an app using algorithms to analyze images of skin lesions says clinical trial findings show the system detects melanoma more reliably than some physicians.
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Allergy Antibody Biotech Gains $40M in New Funds
A biotechnology enterprise creating engineered antibodies to treat severe food allergies is raising $40 million in its second venture financing round.
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Start-Up Creating Software to Simplify Biomedical Analytics
A new enterprise began public operations to provide researchers with better analytical tools for making sense of mountains of complex genomics and related biomedical data.
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Autism Device Company Gains Venture Funds, Joins Incubator
A new company creating precision light-activated treatments for autism spectrum disorder symptoms is raising more seed funds and joining a start-up incubator program.
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Light-Activated Treatment Kills Covid-19 Nasal Viruses
Clinical trial findings show a light-activated disinfectant process kills SARS-CoV-2 viruses in the nose causing Covid-19 infections without harming nasal tissue.
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Infographic – Chinese Companies Lead in A.I. Patents
Data in the chart are compiled by PatentSight, a service of LexisNexis, that show the seven leading holders of machine learning and other A.I. patents by company in 2017 and 2021.
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Audio Tone Therapy Shown to Relieve Insomnia
Clinical trial findings show an electronic system that reads brain waves and feeds back personalized audio tones helps people with insomnia achieve better sleep.