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Scrona has big manufacturing plans for its tiny 3D printing

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These days, the ETH Zurich spinoff has even bigger ambitions, with plans to scale its tiny printing tech in a bid to bring additive manufacturing/3D printing into the world of mass manufacturing. million grant from the Swiss Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, bringing the round a bit shy of an even $10 million.

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Massachusetts startup OPT Industries is perfecting a 3D-printed nasal swab for COVID-19 tests

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One small company that stepped into the fray of swab production was the two-year-old OPT Industries, a Massachusetts-based company with 15 employees involved in additive manufacturing (think 3D printing) of dense microfiber structures. We are right now working with two clinical partners to do clinical research on that,” Ou notes.

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10 highest-paying IT skills for 2024

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These roles include data scientist, machine learning engineer, software engineer, research scientist, full-stack developer, deep learning engineer, software architect, and field programmable gate array (FPGA) engineer. It is used to execute and improve machine learning tasks such as NLP, computer vision, and deep learning.

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Austin-based ICON awarded $57.2 million NASA contract for lunar construction tech

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million contract is a continuation of a previous Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) dual-use contract with the U.S. ICON, which is best-known for its 3D-printed homes, has been working on Project Olympus for some time. Air Force, which was partly funded by NASA. The company was awarded the initial SBIR grant from the U.S.

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Taipei-based computer vision startup eYs3D gets $7M Series A

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eYs3D Microelectronics , a fabless design house that focuses on end-to-end software and hardware systems for computer vision technology, has raised a $7 million Series A. The new funding will also be used to expand eYs3D’s product development and launch a series of 3D computer vision modules.

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Generally Intelligent secures cash from OpenAI vets to build capable AI systems

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A new AI research company is launching out of stealth today with an ambitious goal: to research the fundamentals of human intelligence that machines currently lack.

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Sneaker fit startup Neatsy.ai gets $1M seed after B2B pivot

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Neasty’s approach relies on 3D scanning technology found in the iPhone X or later (aka, the TruthDepth camera for FaceID) — so (currently) it only works for a subset of iOS users. Neatsy wants to reduce sneaker returns with 3D foot scans. But it’s eyeing expanding its fit recommendations with the seed funding.

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