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Nuvvon Secures $5.3M Seed Funding for Safe, Room-Temperature Solid Polymer Electrolyte Solid-State Batteries, Free of Sulfides and Oxides
Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) USA Overview U.S. solid-state battery startup Nuvvon has raised $5.3 million in seed funding to commercialize its pure solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) technology, enabling high-safety, high-energy-density, an... -
Isovolta Unveils Vitrimer Prepreg System for Recyclable and Repairable Thermosets, Targeting Electrical Insulation and Aerospace
CompositesWorld (via Facebook) Unknown Overview Isovolta has introduced a groundbreaking vitrimer prepreg system that combines the reprocessability of thermoplastics with the high cross-link density of thermosets, enabling both recycling... -
AI Materials Science Startup Discovered Materials Secures $9M Seed Funding to Accelerate Thermally Efficient Material Discovery for Semiconductor Overheating
AIM USA Overview Discovered Materials, an AI materials science startup, has raised $9 million in seed funding to identify novel, thermally efficient materials addressing the critical overheating problem in semiconductor chips. Their prop... -
North Carolina State Develops FRP Composite with Over 1,000 Self-Healing Cycles, Promising Century-Scale Lifespans for Critical Infrastructure
TorontoStarts USA Overview North Carolina State University researchers have engineered a groundbreaking fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite capable of self-healing over 1,000 times, significantly extending the lifespan of critical c... -
Engineered Enzymes Achieve Room-Temperature PET Plastic Depolymerization, Accelerating Circular Recycling
YouTube Global Overview A breakthrough technology utilizes engineered enzymes to depolymerize PET plastic at near-room temperature, offering a faster and cleaner recycling process than conventional methods. This innovation holds the pote... -
IonQ Completes $1.8B Acquisition of SkyWater Technology, Becoming the Only Vertically Integrated Full-Stack Quantum Computing Company
Value Add Pulse USA Overview IonQ has finalized its $1.8 billion acquisition of semiconductor foundry SkyWater Technology, establishing itself as the sole vertically integrated, full-stack quantum computing platform company. This strateg... -
Google Cloud Unveils PQC Migration Roadmap, Setting 2027/2028 Completion Targets for Key Risk Areas to Complement 2029 Company-Wide Commitment
PostQuantum.com USA Overview Google Cloud has released its Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) transition roadmap, setting completion targets for three risk areas in 2027 and 2028, complementing its company-wide commitment announced in March... -
DARPA Selects IonQ for Next-Generation Atomic Clock Production, Extending Contract by $28M to Supply 125 Units to U.S. Government
IonQ USA Overview IonQ secured a $28 million contract extension through DARPA's "It's About Time" program to produce next-generation atomic clocks. Under this agreement, IonQ will advance the scalable production of its Evergreen-05 optic... -
STMicroelectronics Unveils ST54M, First PQC-Enabled Secure Element Integrating Hardware-Based Post-Quantum Cryptography for Automotive Applications
EE Times Switzerland Overview STMicroelectronics announced ST54M, its first PQC-enabled secure element chip, which integrates dedicated hardware-based Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). This device combines NFC, secure element, eSIM suppor... -
IonQ Commits $15M Over Five Years to Establish Quantum Communications Research Center in Chattanooga, Leading U.S. Quantum Computing Network Development
Times Free Press (via Facebook) USA Overview Maryland-based IonQ announced a $15 million, five-year commitment to establish a quantum communications research center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This initiative aims to accelerate the constr...
