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

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To get a clear picture of where construction tech stands today, we spoke with five active investors in the space. 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. “Due

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Blackshark.ai’s digital twin of Earth attracts $20M in funding

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Blackshark.ai, the Austrian startup behind the digital globe you fly over in Microsoft’s Flight Simulator, has raised a $20M round A to develop and scale its replica-Earth tech. system has a canny understanding of what different buildings look like from above, even in sub-optimal lighting and incomplete imagery. Blackshark.ai

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Daily Crunch: Mobile gaming review — Playing on the Logitech G Cloud with Shadow

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Annie reports that venture capital firm Flourish launched Madica, an investment program providing “funding, technology support and mentorship to underrepresented founders across the continent.”. Supply chain challenges begone : Pantheon Design alleviates supply chain uncertainty with factory-grade 3D printing, Rita reports.

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AI-powered building design platform BeamUP emerges from stealth with $15M

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If teams don’t do their due diligence, they risk omitting from design documents important mechanical equipment, like exhaust fans and valves, for example, or failing to size electrical circuits appropriately for loads. “Construction and property management are among the last major industries to digitize.

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How Girl Power Talk fires up young tech workers and IT teams

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Girl Power Talk aims to help solve this by offering unique services that can help businesses meet target goals for projects, while empowering and uplifting young women in tech in the process. Initially, I was hesitant about entering the tech world due to my non-technical background,” she says.