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Flite Material Sciences uses lasers, not chemical coatings, to keep ice and rust off surfaces

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And it would prompt Cohen to found his own startup, Flite Material Sciences , which debuted virtually at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield. ” Early research that tried to create these textures focused on a combination of gases and chemicals. “It moves material around or redeposits it back on without just burning it away.”

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Profet AI helps manufacturers build prediction models and industrial AI software

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The company’s flagship products are its AutoML Virtual Data Scientist Platform and Ready To Go Applications. They are intended for use by clients in the semiconductor, electronics, chemicals and textile manufacturing industries.

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Nanome raises $3 million to help scientists get up close with molecular structures in VR

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Part of that comes from the need to closely examine every relevant molecule, studying its chemical composition and interactions as well as its physical structure at the atomic level. San Diego-based startup Nanome uses virtual reality to solve that problem.

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Microsoft offers Dynamics users fresh incentives to move to the cloud

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The program was unveiled at the company’s Inspire virtual event for partners and resellers. The Accelerate, Innovate, and Move program (AIM) covers a broad range of on-premises business applications, including Dynamics AX, Dynamics CRM, Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV, Dynamics SL, and Dynamics 365 Business, Microsoft said.

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IT leaders explore footing amid shifting needs and the AI power struggle

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Some even implemented their own virtual personal assistants (VPAs), which included at least natural language processing—and sometimes more intelligence than that. Many IT leaders experimented with copilots and virtual assistants that helped users access existing systems.

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Shauntel Garvey of Reach Capital will join us to judge this year’s Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch

Now we’re very excited to reveal one of the fine people who will be judging Startup Battlefield at this year’s all-virtual event in September: Shauntel Garvey, a general partner at Reach Capital, a VC specializing in the world of education technology. We’re really looking forward to her input as a Startup Battlefield judge.

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Announcing the Startup Battlefield companies pitching at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

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Selected from the most competitive batch in TC history, selected founders from across the globe will pitch on the virtual stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. Startups will be competing for $100,000 in equity-free prize money and the attention of international press and top investors from around the world. With just over a 1.5%

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