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TANAKA Memorial Foundation Announces Recipients of Precious Metals Research Grants

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Freitag, März 29, 2024

TOKYO, Mar 29, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - The TANAKA Memorial Foundation's Representative Director, Hideya Okamoto, announced the recipients of the FY2023 Precious Metals Research Grants.

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  • TOKYO, Mar 29, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - The TANAKA Memorial Foundation's Representative Director, Hideya Okamoto, announced the recipients of the FY2023 Precious Metals Research Grants.
  • This year, the program's 25th year, the Umekichi Tanaka Award was established in honor of the founder, Umekichi Tanaka, who was instrumental in expanding the industrial use of precious metals, and researchers were invited to apply for the program in a wide range of fields where precious metals can make contributions to the research and development of new technologies, and research and development can be applied to precious metals.
  • The recipients and an overview of the Precious Metals Research Grants are indicated below.
  • Purpose of Business: To provide grants for research related to precious metals to contribute to the development and cultivation of new fields for precious metals, and to the development of science, technology, and the social economy.

A new spin on materials analysis

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Mittwoch, April 17, 2024

Electron spin states can now be probed at much higher resolution and more efficiently, opening new opportunities in materials analysis and data processing technologies.

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  • Electron spin states can now be probed at much higher resolution and more efficiently, opening new opportunities in materials analysis and data processing technologies.
  • TSUKUBA, Japan, Apr 17, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - Researchers Koichiro Yaji and Shunsuke Tsuda at the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan have developed an improved type of microscope that can visualize key aspects of electron spin states in materials.
  • The quantum mechanical property of electrons called spin is more complex than the spin of objects in our everyday world but is related to it as a measure of an electron's angular momentum.
  • The spin states of electrons can have a significant impact on the electronic and magnetic behavior of the materials they are part of.

Rocket Lab Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results Reflecting Year-on-Year Revenue Growth of 69%, Sequential Quarterly Growth of 55%, and Continued Growth in Q2 2024

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Montag, Mai 6, 2024

Meaningful progress made on the production and testing of two Rocket Lab spacecraft for NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars.

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  • Meaningful progress made on the production and testing of two Rocket Lab spacecraft for NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars.
  • For the second quarter of 2024, Rocket Lab expects:
    Revenue between $105 million and $110 million.
  • ET) today to discuss these business highlights and financial results for our first quarter, to provide our outlook for the second quarter, and other updates.
  • The live webcast and a replay of the webcast will be available on Rocket Lab’s Investor Relations website: https://investors.rocketlabusa.com/events-and-presentations/events .

Rocket Lab Selects Subcontractors to Support SDA Satellite Constellation Development

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Montag, Mai 6, 2024

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has completed the selection of subcontractors to provide payloads and ground systems for the 18 satellites the Company is developing for SDA (Space Development Agency).

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  • Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has completed the selection of subcontractors to provide payloads and ground systems for the 18 satellites the Company is developing for SDA (Space Development Agency).
  • As prime contractor, Rocket Lab also leads the procurement and integration of the payloads and other subsystems and has selected the following companies as subcontractors to support the program.
  • We’re excited to continue this heritage by delivering a reliable satellite constellation to SDA in support of PWSA,” said Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Peter Beck.
  • Rocket Lab spacecraft have been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as the first private commercial mission to Venus.

GE HealthCare Launches New Era of AI-Enhanced, Personalized Oncology Solutions at ESTRO 2024 Congress

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Mittwoch, Mai 1, 2024

Additionally, the company will showcase the newly acquired MIM Software portfolio, as well as other key innovations from GE HealthCare.

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  • Additionally, the company will showcase the newly acquired MIM Software portfolio, as well as other key innovations from GE HealthCare.
  • “At GE HealthCare, we are committed to advancing the frontiers of oncology treatment through AI-driven technologies that transform and optimize the care continuum,” said Dr. Taha Kass-Hout, chief technology and science officer of GE HealthCare.
  • At ESTRO 2024, GE HealthCare will also be showcasing the newly updated iRT platform, which was originally launched at ESTRO 2023.
  • To learn more about GE HealthCare’s latest innovations within oncology care, please visit the ESTRO 2024 Congress booth #220 in Glasgow from May 3-7 or visit the website here .

Asteroid Institute and Google Cloud Identify 27,500 New Asteroids, Revolutionizing Minor Planet Discovery with Cloud Technology

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Dienstag, April 30, 2024

MILL VALLEY, Calif. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asteroid Institute, a program of B612 Foundation, and Google Cloud today announced the most significant results of their partnership to date: identifying 27,500 new, high-confidence asteroid discovery candidates. The work, which took place over several weeks, has the potential to enable the mapping of the solar system and protect the Earth from collisions, advancing the field of minor planet discovery.

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  • In partnership with the University of Washington's DiRAC Institute, Asteroid Institute developed a novel algorithm called Tracklet-less Heliocentric Orbit Recovery (THOR), which runs on a cloud-based, open-source astrodynamics platform called Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping (ADAM).
  • Google Cloud's Office of the CTO collaborated with Asteroid Institute to help it scale and tune its algorithms on ADAM using Google Cloud.
  • Large-scale image storage: Asteroid Institute leverages Google Cloud Storage for millions of images from NOIRLab to use in verification of asteroid discoveries, as well as durable storage for billions of data points across the asteroid discovery pipeline.
  • Asteroid Institute and Google Cloud have partnered since 2017 with the goal of transforming asteroid discovery.

Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellites ~500km Apart to Separate Orbits For KAIST and NASA

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Mittwoch, April 24, 2024

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today deployed two satellites to two different orbits approximately 500km apart on its 47th Electron mission.

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  • Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today deployed two satellites to two different orbits approximately 500km apart on its 47th Electron mission.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240423558620/en/
    Successful lift-off for Rocket Lab's 47th Electron launch carrying two missions for KAIST and NASA.
  • mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 10:32 NZST on April 24th, 2024 with payloads for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and NASA.
  • NEONSAT-1 will perform Earth-observation of the Korean Peninsula for KAIST, which will then pair the satellite’s data with artificial intelligence to monitor for natural disasters in the region.

Morphoceuticals Names Jim Jenson, PhD as CEO to Advance AI-Guided Regenerative Medicine Technology

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Donnerstag, April 18, 2024

Morphoceuticals Inc. , a new biotechnology company pioneering AI-guided electroceuticals for tissue repair and organ regeneration, today announced the appointment of veteran biotech executive Jim Jenson, PhD, as CEO.

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  • Morphoceuticals Inc. , a new biotechnology company pioneering AI-guided electroceuticals for tissue repair and organ regeneration, today announced the appointment of veteran biotech executive Jim Jenson, PhD, as CEO.
  • Jenson joins a growing team and will lead the company as it advances its novel regenerative medicine technology platform.
  • Jenson has more than 35 years of experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, as both an entrepreneur and executive leader.
  • He most recently served as the Co-founder and CEO of CytoSite Biopharma Inc., which develops new technology to predict and monitor responses to immuno-oncology therapy.

Rocket Lab Announces Board Change

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Donnerstag, April 18, 2024

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) today announced that after 11 years of dedicated service, Dr. Sven Strohband will not stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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  • Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) today announced that after 11 years of dedicated service, Dr. Sven Strohband will not stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  • Dr. Strohband has served as a member of Rocket Lab's Board of Directors since 2013.
  • “Sven has shown Rocket Lab unwavering commitment since our fledging days, serving as a trusted voice offering invaluable insight and support through critical milestones including funding rounds, our first Electron launch, NASDAQ listing, expansion into space systems and everything in between,” said Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck.
  • Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success.

IDTechEx Discusses Membrane Materials for PEM Fuel Cells in the Post-PFAS World

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Dienstag, April 16, 2024

BOSTON, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Membrane materials are of fundamental importance for fuel cells, even giving their name to the specific type of fuel cell, as is the case for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells.

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  • BOSTON, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Membrane materials are of fundamental importance for fuel cells, even giving their name to the specific type of fuel cell, as is the case for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells.
  • The IDTechEx report on the topic, " Materials for PEM Fuel Cells 2024-2034: Technologies, Markets, Players ", gives a detailed technical overview of membranes and other key components for PEM fuel cells and predicts the beginning of a transition away from PFAS membranes to alternatives within the next three to five years.
  • Proposed PFAS regulations will necessitate the development of alternative membrane materials for PEM fuel cells.
  • For more details on the materials demand, trends, and emerging novel alternatives to the incumbents for PEM fuel cells, see the IDTechEx market report "Materials for PEM Fuel Cells 2024-2034: Technologies, Markets, Players".