Fossil fuel air pollution responsible for more than 8 million people worldwide in 2018.
More than 8 million people died in 2018 from fossil fuel pollution, significantly higher than previous research suggested, according to new research from Harvard University, in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, the University of Leicester and University College London. Researchers estimated that exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel emissions accounted for 18 percent of total global deaths in 2018 a little less than 1 out of 5.
Regions with the highest concentrations of fossil fuel-related air pollution including Eastern North America, Europe, and South-East Asia have the highest rates of mortality, according to the study published in the journal Environmental Research.
Metalenz gains $10M investment as it starts commercial development
05 Feb 2021
Harvard spinout, founded by Federico Capasso, aims to bring flat optics to consumer electronics and more.
Harvardâs Office of Technology Development, which cultivates the universityâs industrial research collaborations and oversees technology commercialization, has granted Boston-based Metalenz an exclusive, worldwide license to a portfolio of innovations in flat optics developed in the Harvard lab of Federico Capasso
$10 million investment
Metalenz made public its plans on February 4th as it announced $10 million in investment from a combination of Intel Capital, 3M Ventures, Applied Ventures, and TDK Ventures, and others. The funding and semiconductor manufacturing expertise will enable the further engineering of metalenses toward large-scale fabrication for consumer, healthcare, and automotive applications, using the established technology of semiconductor chip manufacturing
Harvard University recently announced that it is purchasing four battery-based electric buses as part of an effort to advance solutions for climate change, improve public health and support the university’s climate goals of becoming fossil fuel-free by 2050 and fossil fuel-neutral by 2026.
Mass. startup Metalenz, Inc., to bring flat optics to consumer electronics and more
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A startup company founded by applied physicists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) intends to transform consumer electronics by introducing a powerful technology for imaging and illumination that could replace conventional lenses with an ultrathin, flat optical microchip.
Harvard’s Office of Technology Development (OTD), which cultivates the University’s industrial research collaborations and oversees technology commercialization, has granted Boston-based Metalenz, Inc. an exclusive, worldwide license to a portfolio of innovations in flat optics developed in the Harvard lab of Federico Capasso. Metalenz made its plans public today and announced $10 million in investment from Intel Capital, 3M Ventures, Applied Ventures, and TDK Ventures, among others. The funding and semiconductor manufacturing expertise will enab
2 months ago
Mass. startup Metalenz, Inc., to bring flat optics to consumer electronics and more
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A startup company founded by applied physicists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) intends to transform consumer electronics by introducing a powerful technology for imaging and illumination that could replace conventional lenses with an ultrathin, flat optical microchip.
Harvard’s Office of Technology Development (OTD), which cultivates the University’s industrial research collaborations and oversees technology commercialization, has granted Boston-based Metalenz, Inc. an exclusive, worldwide license to a portfolio of innovations in flat optics developed in the Harvard lab of Federico Capasso. Metalenz made its plans public today and announced $10 million in investment from Intel Capital, 3M Ventures, Applied Ventures, and TDK Ventures, among others. The funding and s