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MIT spinoff, OPT, ramps up production of its 3D-printed nasal swab

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If you’ve heard of OPT Industries (and odds are you haven’t), it’s due to the MIT spinoff’s roll in printing a novel nasal swab. InstaSwab got some good ink in the design world due to its complex geometrical build constructed from ultra-thin polymer fibers measuring less than the width of a human hair.

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Firehawk’s rocket engines and 3D-printed fuel hit testing milestones ahead of first launch

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The breakthrough made by CEO Will Edwards and chief scientist Ron Jones was to give that fuel a structure and 3D print it in a specially engineered matrix. Firehawk CEO Will Edwards (left) and chief scientist Ron Jones hold 3D-printed fuel tubes Image Credits: Firehawk Aerospace.

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San Diego-based startup LifeVoxel raises $5 million seed funding for its AI diagnostic visualization platform

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The platform, dubbed Prescient, is used for diagnostics, workflow management and triage, taking away the stress of managing software and hardware technology from physicians and hospitals — and allowing them to focus on patient care.

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China’s game engine Cocos raises $50M, goes beyond games

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Cocos is best known for its cross-platform, open source engine for 2D mobile games, but many have argued it has fallen behind in the 3D era. To play catchup, the Beijing-based company added 3D capabilities to its engine last year. “The progression of mini games is a revolution in China,” suggested Stapley.

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Navigating the Landscape of Development Frameworks: A Guide for Aspiring Developers.

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Kotlin : A modern, concise, and expressive programming language that runs on the JVM, is fully interoperable with Java, and is officially recommended by Google for Android app development due to its safety and productivity features. It is beginner-friendly and widely used for 2D and 3D game development. Unreal Engine Online Learning.

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Investors discuss how labor shortage is shaking up the construction tech stack

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Due to the pandemic, many contech workers were unable to freely visit their job sites and realized they had less visibility than they’d like into what was happening onsite. To get a clear picture of where construction tech stands today, we spoke with five active investors in the space.

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Daily Crunch: PSG, Battery Ventures invest $100M in open source password manager Bitwarden 

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The EU’s AI Act could have a chilling effect — “if a company were to deploy an open source AI system that led to some disastrous outcome (…) it could sue the open source developers.”. Romain writes the move comes as natural gas prices soar across the continent due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and the Ukraine.