24Jul
22Jul
This New Plasma Boring Robot Can Dig Tunnels 100 Times Faster And 98% Cheaper
San Francisco-based startup Earthgrid is developing a plasma boring robot that can dig tunnels 100 times faster, and up to 98 percent cheaper than existing boring systems, a report from New Atlas reveals. The company aims to employ its technology to re-wire energy, internet, and utility grids in the U.S. Unlike conventional boring machines, which typically use massive cutting wheels to slowly excavate tunnels, Earthgrid’s robot blasts rocks with high temperatures to break and even vaporize them via a process...
21Jul
Lyfebulb-CVS Kidney Care Innovation Challenge winner OmniLife is transforming organ donation
For too long, treatment options for chronic kidney disease have remained unchanged. This has left the disease under-diagnosed and with outdated treatments that fail to meet patient needs — exacerbating deep inequities within kidney health. We cannot make change happen alone. Instead, we need ideas and insights from those impacted most by kidney disease. Inspired by this idea, we partnered with Lyfebulb to host the first Lyfebulb-CVS Kidney Care Innovation Challenge, bringing together ten inspiring organizations led by patient entrepreneurs...
21Jul
Wasabi’s ‘hot cloud storage’ gains traction as data security strategies evolve
On May 7, 2021, the computerized gas, diesel and home heating fuel system owned by Colonial Pipeline Inc. was hit by a ransomware attack that forced a shutdown of operations. With its impact on Colonial’s more than 5,500 miles of pipeline, the attack led to panic buying and long lines at gas stations throughout the Eastern U.S. and disrupted airline services at many airports for nearly a week. The brazen attack raised greater awareness around immutability, a process in cloud...
21Jul
Earthgrid aims to re-wire the USA using super-cheap tunnel tech
Bay Area startup Earthgrid says it's developing a plasma boring robot that can dig underground tunnels 100x faster and up to 98% cheaper than existing tech, and it plans to use it to start re-wiring America's energy, internet and utilities grids. You can do this without touching the rock walls at all, so the equipment can do entire tunnels without stopping if necessary. It can run entirely on electrical power, opening up the possibility of entirely emissions-free drilling, and both...
20Jul
Landsdowne Labs Awarded Competitive NSF Grant to Develop Novel Battery Coating
Landsdowne Labs, LLC, a spinout from the laboratories of MIT and Harvard scientists Drs. Robert Langer and Jeffrey Karp, has been awarded a $256,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further develop and design a novel battery coating to help prevent injury and reduce risk to the thousands of children who ingest batteries each year. “Every year, thousands of children swallow 'button batteries' ---small, high density, coinlike batteries increasingly used in consumer devices,” said Melissa Fensterstock, the Landsdowne...
19Jul
Three insights you might have missed from the ‘Secure Storage Hot Takes’ event
...During the recent “Secure Storage Hot Takes” event, cloud storage experts from Wasabi and The Hotchkiss School joined theCUBE’s industry analyst Dave Vellante to discuss modern storage solutions and give theCUBE’s community insights into why Wasabi’s hot storage solution has the hyperscalers looking over their shoulders. Read more >>
19Jul
ZetrOZ Systems Shares Successful Strategies for Managing a Robust Intellectual Property Portfolio
Running a successful medical device company requires deep knowledge of complex and specialized technologies, how to navigate regulatory requirements, and a thoughtful intellectual property (IP) protection strategy. ZetrOZ Systems' Dr. George Lewis, inventor of the sam® soft tissue healing pain relief ultrasound device, shares insights on how effective IP portfolio management can improve organizational efficiency that creates a competitive edge in today's health technology industry. Read more >>
16Jul
The 24 Best Canned Wine Releases of 2022
The canned wine market is being pulled in different directions. One way is chock full of affordable, mass-produced, widely available products of middling quality, often sharing shelf space with ready-to-drink cocktails and hard seltzers. Sales numbers continue to show that canned wines' popularity is growing. Marketing firm Grand View Research reported the canned wine market in 2021 was at $235.7 million in sales and forecasted that the global canned wine market will continue expanding, surpassing $570 million by 2028. Recent...
14Jul