Author: Lily Evans
Image credits: Gilles Galoyer / Diam FabAs funding flows into deep tech to tackle tough global problems like climate change, PhD entrepreneurs from Europe's top universities and labs are increasingly turning their research into companies. . One example is Diamfab, a French spinout founded in 2019. Co-founders CEO Gauthier Chicot and CTO Khaled Drish both have PhDs in nanoelectronics, are prominent researchers in the field of semiconductor diamonds, and are French National He left the Neil Institute, a laboratory of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), and obtained the following two licensed patents. their belts. Since then, Chicot and…
Klein Vision's dream of a shape-shifting vehicle that can go from road car to airborne in minutes, requiring only a short landing strip, is one step closer. The company has licensed its technology to China's Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Company. Financial details are not disclosed, but The prototype cost $2.3 million to develop. The deal gives the Chinese company exclusive rights to manufacture and sell AirCars within specific geographic regions of China. The AirCar has retractable wings, a foldable tail, and a parachute deployment system. It takes 2 minutes and 15 seconds to change from sports car mode to…
Sometimes, legal tech is the perfect solution for the needs of your law firm, but sometimes, lawyers need to look outside the legal tech world at other technologies that can serve their legal practice better. Emily Gordon has always been a tech-forward attorney, and she’s got tons of recommendations for non-legaltech tech tools that have become the most effective solutions for her law firm. Then, Emily sticks around for the Rump Roast! The “Amara” in Emily’s firm, Amara Law, is actually her middle name, so Jared devised a middle-name trivia game: “Stuck in the Middle With You”. And, dear listener,…
BOAO, China (AP) – China is working on reforms to improve the technological level of its largely manufacturing-based economy and tap into green technologies that are expected to bring in about $1.4 trillion a year in revenue. a senior Communist Party official said on Thursday.Zhao Leiji, who heads China's Rubber Stamp Conference and holds full power over the Party, said, “All countries should ride the express train of China's development and cooperate in realizing world modernization characterized by peaceful development, mutually beneficial cooperation, and common prosperity.'' I sincerely welcome you to do so.” The Politburo Standing Committee said this to…
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A pilot model European Union program run by the Virginia Tech Center for European and Transatlantic Studies was unveiled Wednesday at Tallwood High School. After the successful implementation of the Model EU program in the Blacksburg area, Virginia Tech decided to pilot it in Virginia Beach, sponsored by Tallwood's Global Studies and World Language Academy. Both Tallwood High School and Ocean Lakes High School participated in the event, where students collaborated, negotiated, and drafted their own resolutions on the use of artificial intelligence and solid immigration policies across the European Union. We role-played the 27…
(NewsNation) — A new report suggests your car isn't just getting you from point A to point B, it might be spying on you. A New York Times investigation found that many cars monitor the behavior of their drivers and secretly share that data with insurance companies and others without their owners' knowledge. The report found that several major automakers are using optionally connected car apps to track driving metrics such as hard braking, hard acceleration, and speeding. This telematics data is analyzed by a data broker such as LexisNexis Risk Solutions to create a “risk score” that is provided…
The European Southern Observatory announced Wednesday that astronomers have discovered a powerful magnetic field swirling around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.New images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) show for the first time the ring of magnetic field surrounding the Sagittarius A* black hole in polarized light. This magnetic field is similar to that observed around the M87* black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy, and ESO says strong magnetic fields may be common to all black holes. is suggested. “What we are now seeing is a strong, twisted, organized magnetic field near…
Wednesday started with some difficult news for the Virginia Tech men's basketball team. Junior guard Sean Pedulla, who led the Hokies in scoring with over 16 points per game this season, announced he will enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. Pedulla announced that he is still considering a return to Blacksburg, but that is highly unlikely. Late Wednesday, sophomore guard MJ Collins entered the transfer portal. The 6-foot-4 Collins, a native of Clover, South Carolina, played in 32 games and started 28 this season. On average he played about 30 minutes per game, and per game he scored…
Kathryn McRae, CEO of Walmart International, at the Fortune Innovation Forum in Hong Kong on March 27, 2024. Graham Youden of Fortune For most people, AI first appeared in November 2022, when OpenAI released the buzzy AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT. This has spurred a rush to adopt generative AI. The CEO littered his earnings reports with references to new technology, and investors drove the stocks of his companies like Nvidia and Microsoft to record highs. But in reality, businesses were thinking about and using AI long before ChatGPT. “AI has been the lifeblood of most organizations for the past 10 years,”…
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — West Virginians are some of the best drivers in the nation, and they're also used to driving on some of the worst roads in the country, according to a recent study. Will they be able to learn to deftly navigate the roundabouts, the roundabouts that some local drivers don't trust? This roundabout is the first of its kind in Beckley. When West Virginia University Polytechnic Institute asked for public input on proposed traffic flow changes in February, many people in Beckley expressed concerns about the proposed traffic flow changes along Kanawha Avenue. in the University District,…