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Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Teams up with Walmart to Cultivate Compassion Across America

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To launch its second year of the Lots of Compassion program, Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day joined forces with Walmart to spread goodness across the nation. The initiative, which kicked off earlier this month, works to cultivate compassion by transforming vacant lots into community gardens. The revitalization of the lots is supported through sales of the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day brand's iconic Compassion Flower product line. For every Compassion Flower Hand Soap sold on MrsMeyers.com, in-store at Walmart and on Walmart.com, $1 will be donated (up to $200K annually), directly benefiting community garden endeavors nationwide. As part of a five-year commitment, Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day pledged to provide up to $1 million for the program through 2028.

Key Points: 
  • The initiative, which kicked off earlier this month, works to cultivate compassion by transforming vacant lots into community gardens.
  • The revitalization of the lots is supported through sales of the Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day brand's iconic Compassion Flower product line.
  • As part of a five-year commitment, Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day pledged to provide up to $1 million for the program through 2028.
  • JOIN MRS. MEYER'S CLEAN DAY IN PLANTING SEEDS OF COMPASSION:
    Along with purchasing Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Compassion Flower products, people can contribute to Lots of Compassion by:
    Applying to receive funds to transform vacant or untended land into gardens for community growth.

CHASM Joins Industry Consortium Led by fka GmbH to Develop Test Methods for LiDAR Performance Evaluation in Adverse Weather Conditions

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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CANTON, Mass., April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CHASM Advanced Materials is pleased to announce its participation in a new industrial consortium being launched by fka GmbH together with the Driving Vision News (DVN) network. The consortium's objective is to create a test methodology for performance evaluation of LiDAR sensors when subjected to non-ideal or adverse conditions.

Key Points: 
  • New industry consortium led by fka GmbH and the Driving Vision News (DVN) network seeks to develop a universal test methodology for cost-effective LiDAR performance evaluation in all weather conditions.
  • The consortium's objective is to create a test methodology for performance evaluation of LiDAR sensors when subjected to non-ideal or adverse conditions.
  • "Given the potential for LiDAR to improve safe autonomous driving, we are thrilled to collaborate with the industry's top LiDAR technology companies to ensure a universal methodology for cost-effective LiDAR performance evaluation in all weather conditions."
  • In order to address these "corner-cases" for LiDAR sensors, fka and DVN have formed a consortium to develop test methods to evaluate LiDAR performance under adverse weather, contamination and interference conditions.

Align Spaces Straight as an Arrow with Cutting-edge Laser Levels from Fanttik

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Monday, April 15, 2024
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With a variety of options, Fanttik has your home improvement and industrial work covered with laser precision.

Key Points: 
  • With a variety of options, Fanttik has your home improvement and industrial work covered with laser precision.
  • The announcement highlights the launch of the D16 Apex – the ideal self-leveling laser level for professional construction grade use.
  • The D2 line of Fanttik laser levels has a broad coverage of 120° horizontal and 120° vertical coverage with 120° vertical/horizontal beam spreads.
  • The newest offering - the D16 Apex takes precision to a new level with OSRAM green laser technology, illuminating double that of regular red beam levels.

Hover Named "Data Solution of the Year for Insurance" in 2024 Data Breakthrough Awards

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hover, the technology company that transforms smartphone photos of a home into precise 3D data of a property, today announces its recognition as "Data Solution of the Year for Insurance" in the 5th annual 2024 Data Breakthrough Awards program, recognizing the best companies, products, and services in this new era of digital data.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hover , the technology company that transforms smartphone photos of a home into precise 3D data of a property, today announces its recognition as "Data Solution of the Year for Insurance" in the 5th annual 2024 Data Breakthrough Awards program, recognizing the best companies, products, and services in this new era of digital data.
  • "This recognition validates our solution, which has enabled hundreds of thousands of insurance and construction professionals to improve the speed, accuracy, and customer satisfaction with reliable 3D property data."
  • "We're thrilled to be named a top data solution for insurance by the Data Breakthrough committee," said Ali Azhar, Hover's Chief Business Development Officer.
  • The Data Breakthrough Awards is the premier awards program founded to recognize the data technology innovators, leaders, and visionaries from around the world in a range of categories, including data analytics, big data, business intelligence, data storage and many more.

BMI Showcases Innovative Land Record Solutions at Leading Surveying Conferences

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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SUNNVYALE, Calif., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The BMI team was excited to attend their first surveyor conferences this year, in January and March, respectively. By offering a digital archive of historic land records from 39 counties in California, as well as select counties in Arizona and Nevada, BMI enables professionals to streamline their workflow and enhance efficiency when researching properties.

Key Points: 
  • The BMI team headed to two surveyor conferences to meet the folks that use historic land records to do their jobs.
  • In January, BMI participated in the CSU Fresno Geomatics Conference, a premier event for land surveying professionals in California and hosted Fresno State's Geomatics Engineering Club.
  • This event underscored the importance of accessibility to historical land records and highlighted BMI's role in facilitating a more efficient surveying process.
  • BMI's participation facilitated valuable discussions on industry trends, challenges, and the growing need for digital solutions in land surveying.

MeerKAT: the South African radio telescope that’s transformed our understanding of the cosmos

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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In the heart of this landscape, near the small Northern Cape town of Carnarvon, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory operates a technological marvel that has transformed our understanding of the cosmos.

Key Points: 
  • In the heart of this landscape, near the small Northern Cape town of Carnarvon, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory operates a technological marvel that has transformed our understanding of the cosmos.
  • The MeerKAT radio telescope has unlocked cosmic mysteries.
  • Read more:
    How the SKA telescope is boosting South Africa's knowledge economy

    Over the past five years, MeerKAT has made remarkable contributions to both South African and international science.

  • Here are just four of MeerKAT’s major breakthroughs that I’ve been involved in, and why the findings matter for our understanding of the Universe.

Fascinating findings

  • This allowed our team to see for the first time magnetic filaments that surround the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy.
  • A supermassive black hole is an extremely dense object with the mass of a million suns.
  • The research provided valuable insights into the dynamic processes that shape the galactic environment.
  • The Laduma, Mightee and Mhongoose surveys aim to map the distribution of galaxies and neutral hydrogen gas.

Growth and learning

  • Members of local communities around the site have been employed during both the construction and operation stages.
  • Engagements with those communities, and particularly with schools in the area, are breaking down barriers to participation in astronomy.
  • For instance, I have been able to collaborate with astronomers from the UK, Australia, the Netherlands and the US.


Ed Elson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Stonehenge may have aligned with the Moon as well as the Sun

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Friday, April 19, 2024
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Six months later a smaller crowd congregates around the Heel stone to witness the midwinter Sun setting within the stone circle.

Key Points: 
  • Six months later a smaller crowd congregates around the Heel stone to witness the midwinter Sun setting within the stone circle.
  • But a hypothesis has been around for 60 years that part of Stonehenge also aligns with moonrise and moonset at what is called a major lunar standstill.
  • There is now an abundance of archaeological evidence that indicates the solar alignment was part of the architectural design of Stonehenge.

Lunar standstill

  • It is these longer sides that are thought to align with the major lunar standstill.
  • These southern and northern limits of moonrise (or set) change on a cycle of 18.6 years between a minimum and a maximum range – the so-called minor and major lunar standstills, respectively.
  • The major lunar standstill is a period of about one and a half to two years when the northernmost and southernmost moonrises (or sets) are furthest apart.
  • The strongest evidence we have for people marking the major lunar standstill comes from the US southwest.
  • Of six cutting dates, four correspond to major lunar standstill years between the years AD1018 and AD1093, indicating that the site was renewed, maintained or expanded on consecutive major standstills.
  • Returning to southern England, archaeologists think there is a connection between the major lunar standstill and the earliest construction phase of Stonehenge (3000-2500 BC), before the sarsen stones were brought in.
  • The major lunar standstill hypothesis, however, raises more questions than it answers.

A search for answers

  • It’s unclear whether the Moon would have been strong enough to cast shadows and how they would have interacted with the other stones.
  • This collaboration will result in events showcasing and debating the lunar alignments at both Stonehenge and at Chimney Rock.


Erica Ellingson receives funding from the US Department of Agriculture. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Amanda Chadburn and Fabio Silva do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Signature Fencing, A Temporary Fencing Solutions Company, Launches Their New User-Friendly Quoting Tool

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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Signature Fencing, A Temporary Fencing Solutions Company, Launches Their New User-Friendly Quoting Tool

Key Points: 
  • Signature Fencing, A Temporary Fencing Solutions Company, Launches Their New User-Friendly Quoting Tool
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    At the heart of Signature Fencing is a deeply rooted passion to help businesses and team members reach their goals.
  • "Our dedication to making the temporary fencing process as seamless and transparent as possible is how we contribute to their success," says Mark Freedle, Founder and CEO of Signature Fencing.
  • Understanding that construction fencing can be an overlooked yet critical component of project planning, Signature Fencing has developed a quick and efficient online quoting system.
  • To explore the online quoting tool and learn more about how Signature Fencing can assist with temporary fencing needs, visit their website at https://www.SignatureFencing.com .

Mobilicom Launches New Cybersecure Mesh Networking Solution for Long-Range Uncrewed Platforms

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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This ruggedized unit, which boasts a stronger amplifier than prior generation products, works together with Mobilicom’s MCU mesh networking aerial products to deliver high-performance cybersecure mobile mesh  wireless IP networking, high-definition video and data for mid-sized long-range uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Key Points: 
  • This ruggedized unit, which boasts a stronger amplifier than prior generation products, works together with Mobilicom’s MCU mesh networking aerial products to deliver high-performance cybersecure mobile mesh  wireless IP networking, high-definition video and data for mid-sized long-range uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs).
  • MCU-300 expands the coverage distance up to 100 miles while fortifying stability, resilience, and durability.
  • The MCU-300, like the rest of the MCU product line, is U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) compliant.
  • Our field proven MCU product family has been integrated into uncrewed ground, aerial and maritime platforms by numerous manufacturers, building our well-established track record of success across a wide range of use cases,” stated Mobilicom CEO and Founder Oren Elkayam.

Global Tactical UAV Industry Research 2023-2033: Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Rising Geopolitical Tensions and Security Concerns Fueling Developments and Expansion - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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As technology continues to evolve, these tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play a crucial role in addressing emerging threats and safeguarding national security interests.

Key Points: 
  • As technology continues to evolve, these tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play a crucial role in addressing emerging threats and safeguarding national security interests.
  • The tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market is experiencing a transformative surge, presenting a paradigm shift in military and security solutions globally.
  • The global tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market based on UAV type is led by fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
  • Competitive Strategy: Key players in the tactical UAV market analyzed and profiled in the study involve tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) products offering companies.