Author: Zech
Inventing a new product that can be held in your hands and successfully delivered to a waiting market is sometimes likened to giving birth. If we knew from the beginning how hard it would be, fewer people would give birth. Over the course of 10 weeks this summer, Rev’s Prototyping Hardware Accelerator took product teams from ideas written on the back of a napkin to full-fledged startups. With projects ranging from categories from climate tech to agricultural innovations, and from canoe racing tools to improved tea dispensers, teams had access to industry experts who worked together to determine whether their…
Aerospace Xelerated has announced a Romanian Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company as the winner of its startup pitch competition. LYNEports, a Romanian company specializing in AAM planning solutions, has been named the winner of this year’s Aerospace Xelerated Startup Pitch Competition. LYNEports, which won a cash prize of £5,000, was one of five finalists for the award, which highlighted the strong pitch of its founders, the potential of its product and its ability to drive change in the industry. “We are grateful for this opportunity and look forward to leveraging this platform and rewards to further our mission of merging…
She dove into research on early childhood development, trying to understand exactly how the flashing lights and sounds of baby toys affected her young son’s neural pathways, but she couldn’t find any answers.That experience led her and her friend Roderick Morris to co-found Boise, Idaho-based Lovevery in 2015. The company makes developmentally-focused toys, play equipment, and learning guides for parents for children ages 0-5.The company made $226 million in revenue last year, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It, and Rolf said the company aims to reach profitability this year.Loveberry’s toys were inspired by the toys Rolf handcrafted for…
Steelmaking dates back millennia and was first commercialized on a mass scale in the mid-19th century.U.S. Steel South Works at the mouth of the Calumet River on the far South Side became the largest steel mill in the world in the 19th century and was long the economic heart of Chicago’s Southeast Side.But the massive lakefront site has lain fallow since the mill was shuttered in 1992, leaving behind only the ruins of a massive iron ore wall where ships once deposited the raw material needed for steelmaking.Now the site of one of the world’s oldest industries will become home…
Sony has revealed that the PSVR 2 Steam app will be released on August 6th, making the PSVR 2 headset compatible with VR games from the PC Store.In addition to the headset, players will also need a PSVR 2 Sense controller and a PSVR 2 PC adapter, which costs $60. A DisplayPort cable compatible with DisplayPort 1.4 is also required. If you want to use your PSVR 2 to play VR games and apps on Steam, you’ll need to keep the PSVR 2 app installed on your PC after the initial setup is complete.When using a PSVR 2 headset with…
A Kentucky-based group has announced plans to build a 6 GW nuclear power plant fleet in the United States, capitalizing on bipartisan support for nuclear technology and the need to build more baseload, zero-carbon energy sources. Lexington-based The Nuclear Company said its business model will rely on “proven licensed technology and a design-once, build-many approach.” The company said in a July 18 news release that it will develop “standardized processes and schedules to sequence work and minimize delays, including instantly moving construction expertise from one site to the next to increase efficiencies.” “The Nuclear Company is committed to solving America’s…
The GSMA said it expects mobile traffic in Asia Pacific to quadruple between 2023 and 2030. The latest Asia Pacific (APAC) Mobility Report from the Global Services Organization (GSMA) shows just how important mobile technologies and services are to the region, with the region set to grow its GDP by a combined total of $1.2 billion in 2023.That’s $880 billion in economic value. The report also highlights some key trends and trends to watch – read on for the top five. 1. Mobile traffic in Asia Pacific will quadruple The GSMA expects mobile traffic in Asia Pacific to quadruple between…
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Powered by Sony’s Altair ALT1255 NB-IoT chipset, the NE310L2 features best-in-class power consumption and an ultra-small footprint. LG U+ certification enables the NE310L2 to be used immediately in smart meters, industrial sensors, asset tracking devices and other battery-powered, cost-sensitive LPWA NB-IoT applications on one of South Korea’s largest networks. Telit Cinterion, a company that enables end-to-end IoT solutions, announced that LG U+ has certified its NE310L2 series of LTE Cat NB2 modules for use on its network. Featuring best-in-class power consumption and an ultra-small footprint, these modules are ideal for low-bandwidth, cost-sensitive applications that require long battery life and extended…
“Don’t be stingy and give only a pittance to young entrepreneurs,” Mohandas Pai, chairman of Aarin Capital, told the government after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced setting up a venture capital fund worth Rs 1,000 crore to boost India’s space sector as part of the Union Budget for 2024-25.”A Rs 1,000 crore fund for space tech startups is not a big amount. It is just a nominal amount. India is a big country. Why has the government allocated Rs 11.11 trillion capex for the infrastructure sector and only Rs 1,000 crore for space startups? They should have allocated Rs 10,000…