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

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It also went through several accelerator programs, including TechStars and Centech in Montreal. ” Early research that tried to create these textures focused on a combination of gases and chemicals. The University of Rochester agreed to license the technology and Flite Materials Science was born in 2018 to commercialize it.

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Profet AI helps manufacturers build prediction models and industrial AI software

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

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Minerva Lithium uses absorbent material to change the way we extract lithium

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All of the other metals that get deposited at the base of the ponds — sodium, potassium, magnesium — get removed through exposure to harmful chemicals in order to access just the lithium. . The two went from regional to national intensive programs, traveling all over the U.S. Image Credits: Minerva Lithium.

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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. Discovery and research of new molecular compounds is an expensive business, with development costs exceeding $10 billion per substance in some cases.

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AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

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As part of farmers’ integrated pest program, they often spray fungicide applications 12 times per year in order to yield fruits and vegetables. Obloj said AgBiome is operating in a $60 billion market where the problems include products that put toxic chemicals into the ground that end up in water systems.

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Terraform Industries wants to solve climate change by making more hydrocarbons

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The system, called a Terraformer, then combines the hydrogen and CO 2 into a chemical reactor to make natural gas. According to Handmer, the chemical reactor is hitting 94% methane purity already, which means that it is making synthetic natural gas fully compatible with existing distribution pipelines. and Europe.”

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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

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” Korean petroleum refining company GS Holdings and chemical company Isu participated in Sopoong’s climate-focused fund as limited partners, Han said, adding that they will be more like strategic partners to Sopoong. If participating fellows succeed in founding a startup, Sopoong could make a seed investment, Han said.

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