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UniSieve’s filters use special crystals to reduce industrial emissions

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The energy-intensive process of separating and purifying chemicals and gases is a big reason why industries like plastic manufacturing cause so much pollution. UniSieve is already making revenue and currently has over 24 clients, including chemical and energy companies. Today the Zurich-based startup announced it has raised $5.5

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Japanese healthcare startup Bisu raises $3.2M seed round to launch its lab-on-a-chip product

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In one of the latest developments, Bisu — a Tokyo-headquartered healthcare startup that has built a lab-grade testing device that can be used at home for diagnostics that translate into actionable health data — has raised $3.2 Bisu Body Coach is currently in beta testing in the U.S. and European Union.

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Vibrant raises $7.5M for a drug-free mechanical pill to treat constipation

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Vibrant, which is going through its third and final round of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testing, plans to launch in the U.S. Several years ago a group of doctors and engineers performed a test in a live pig’s colon, and accidentally pinched the side of the colon wall. in the next year.

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

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Called Generally Intelligent , it plans to do this by turning these fundamentals into an array of tasks to be solved and by designing and testing different systems’ ability to learn to solve them in highly complex 3D worlds built by their team. ” Image Credits: Generally Intelligent. .”

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Japan’s Terra Drone lands $70M Series B funding to accelerate global expansion 

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Terra Drone has about 500 customers including oil and gas companies like Shell, Chevron, BP, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Vopak and Japan’s Inpex Corporation as well as chemical companies like BASF and Kansai Electric Power. Terra Drone’s uncrewed traffic management.

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Manufacturing CIOs see bright future for the industry, thanks to IT

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Chris Nardecchia, SVP and chief digital and information officer, Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation Chris Nardecchia: I started as a chemical engineer doing chemical engineering things, building and operating chemical and nuclear processes, producing polymers and nuclear fuel, etc.

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Full Steam Ahead: CIO Kopal Raj of WABTEC on staying ‘on-track’ with AI, IoT and sustainability goals

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WABTEC products and locomotives have numerous embedded digital pieces – both hardware and software, which allow us to track performance, and assess their reliability and warranty for the customers. Our products are sometimes tested for a year before being launched in the field.