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Los Angeles-based electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator EVgo said on Friday morning that it has scored a win in New Jersey, to install 30 new DC fast charging stalls in the state. According to EVgo, t

NGen commits funding to new $72 million production facility that involves Canadian tech startups Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen), Canada’s Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster, has committed to invest $16.8 million into a new protein production facility in Ontario aimed to address global food insecurity. “At $16.8 million in Supercluster funding, this project represents a high mark for NGen.” The project, which has a total commitment of $72.7 million, will bring...

Scale AI, Oceans Supercluster, NGen commit collective $17 million to new projects Three of Canada’s Superclusters have recently committed new funding for projects and initiatives aimed to bolster Canada’s innovation ecosystem. The latest investments were made by Scale AI, the Oceans Supercluster, and the Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster. The Superclusters’ contributions have a combined value of approximately $17.6 million. “Each cohort of projects reflects the organi...

Edmund Optics announces appointment of Robert Edmund as a SPIE Fellow Date Announced: 17 Feb 2021 Barrington, N.J.-- Edmund Optics, the premier provider of optical and imaging components, announced today the appointment of Robert Edmund as a SPIE Fellow. Every year, SPIE Members are promoted to Fellows of the Society. Per SPIE, Fellows are "Members of distinction who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging." ...

Breath analysis reveals details of body fat metabolism 17 Feb 2021 Tohoku University designs compact UV platform to measure acetone in exhaled breath. Breath taking: and testing for acetone Analysis of exhaled breath can potentially reveal useful information about a number of different health conditions, from cancer to bacterial infection, by detecting the trace presence of different molecules. Optical spectroscopy has provided a versatile range of instruments for spotting the volatile organi...

socaltech.com Los Angeles-based private equity investor Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. said last week that its new Kayne Anderson Renewable Infrastructure Fund has reached $50M in assets. The fund focuses on investing in companies that develop, build, own and operate the renewable power infrastructure necessary to transition global power generation to a cleaner future, including wind farms, solar parks, energy storage, and the infrastructure to bring that energy to market. Kayne Anders...

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Paul Richards/AFP via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Bill Gates says curbing climate change is more challenging than ending the coronavirus pandemic. In a new book set to publish this month, he lays out how to clean up the worst-emitting sectors. Insider interviewed Gates last month. Read our full conversation with the Microsoft billionaire.   In ...

Getty Images for Global Citizen, Mark Makela/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Bill Gates says we cant solve climate changes greatest challenges without innovation.  His number one priority for Biden is to fund clean-energy technologies, he told Insider.  Gates has also proposed a new government organization, modeled after NIH, and a shift in tax cr...

Last Tuesday, a landmark review was released revealing the "devastating cost to nature" of our economic decision-making.