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ResMed Notifies Customers About Updated Instructions and Labeling for Masks with Magnets Due to Potential Interference with Certain Medical Devices

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

This voluntary field correction does not require a return of a mask with magnets unless the patient is contraindicated.

Key Points: 
  • This voluntary field correction does not require a return of a mask with magnets unless the patient is contraindicated.
  • All ResMed masks containing magnets are safe when used in accordance with the Field Safety Notice and updated Instructions for Use in the guides of affected masks.
  • Refer to the ResMed Magnet Update website for more information about the updates issued to contraindications and warning labels.
  • ResMed voluntarily updated its contraindications and warning labels in response to new information obtained through post-market surveillance and industry practices.

Rigetti Launches the Novera QPU, the Company’s First Commercially Available QPU

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

The Novera QPU is manufactured in Rigetti’s Fab-1, the industry’s first dedicated and integrated quantum device manufacturing facility.

Key Points: 
  • The Novera QPU is manufactured in Rigetti’s Fab-1, the industry’s first dedicated and integrated quantum device manufacturing facility.
  • The Novera QPU includes all of the hardware below the mixing chamber plate (MXC) of a dilution refrigerator.
  • The Novera QPU is designed to be integrated with commercially available dilution refrigerators and control systems.
  • The Novera QPU is available to order at rigetti.com/novera starting at $900,000 and ships within 4-6 weeks after the order is confirmed and shipping and logistics are finalized.

Weebit Nano’s ReRAM IP achieves high temperature qualification in SkyWater Technology’s S130 process

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Monday, November 20, 2023

This qualification, based on a one-transistor one-resistor (1T1R) memory module leverages the previous qualification of Weebit ReRAM IP at these temperatures and is now ready for production tapeout at SkyWater.

Key Points: 
  • This qualification, based on a one-transistor one-resistor (1T1R) memory module leverages the previous qualification of Weebit ReRAM IP at these temperatures and is now ready for production tapeout at SkyWater.
  • Such qualification demonstrates the quality and repeatability of Weebit’s embedded ReRAM IP for applications requiring high-temperature reliability.
  • The S130 process by SkyWater is a silicon proven mixed-signal CMOS platform targeting automotive and industrial applications.
  • We are delighted to mark another qualification milestone with Weebit.”
    The Weebit ReRAM IP module is available with full support in SkyWater’s S130 process design kit.

Quantum Technology Pioneers Qubitekk and Qunnect Achieve First Equipment Interoperability on EPB Quantum Network℠ powered by Qubitekk

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first industry collaboration to establish quantum networking interoperability on a commercial network, leading quantum networking hardware companies Qubitekk and Qunnect conducted a compatibility demonstration from Dec. 4-6, 2023, at EPB Quantum Network ℠ powered by Qubitekk, the nation's first commercially available quantum network.

Key Points: 
  • CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first industry collaboration to establish quantum networking interoperability on a commercial network, leading quantum networking hardware companies Qubitekk and Qunnect conducted a compatibility demonstration from Dec. 4-6, 2023, at EPB Quantum Network ℠ powered by Qubitekk, the nation's first commercially available quantum network.
  • Qunnect brought its commercial-grade Automatic Polarization Controller (QU-APC), previously tested on its New York-based GothamQ quantum network, for evaluation on EPB Quantum Network.
  • EPB Quantum Network combines fiber optic connectivity managed by EPB and commercially available quantum networking hardware from Qubitekk, including entangled photon sources, measurement, preparation, timing and control modules as well as Qubitekk's own APC and other devices.
  • "Collaborating with Qubitekk and EPB on this compatibility project was an important step for us," said Noel Goddard, Qunnect CEO.

Certified EMF Protection Device, Waveguard Reaches A Milestone of Empowering 125,000 Customers Across 45 Countries

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

The company has made a lasting impact on the lives of over 125,000 customers in 45 countries.

Key Points: 
  • The company has made a lasting impact on the lives of over 125,000 customers in 45 countries.
  • Thiers' story is one of resilience, which is reflected in his journey of three years hitchhiking across Europe.
  • After experiencing for multiple months a digital detox, without cell phone reception, electricity, or even running water in a national park within Finland.
  • Waveguard's success of having over 125,000 customers in 45 countries is a sign of their dedication to delivering real solutions.

Glaukos Announces FDA Approval of iDose® TR (travoprost intracameral implant)

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

“The FDA approval of iDose TR represents a significant milestone for Glaukos following an extensive pioneering journey since the inception of the original idea nearly 15 years ago.

Key Points: 
  • “The FDA approval of iDose TR represents a significant milestone for Glaukos following an extensive pioneering journey since the inception of the original idea nearly 15 years ago.
  • The FDA approval and Phase 3 data referenced below is for the slow-release iDose TR model, consistent with the company’s NDA submission and commercialization plans.
  • Alongside the iDose TR approval announcement, Glaukos is proud to introduce the iDose Your Dose Initiative.
  • ET (5:30 a.m. PT) to discuss the FDA approval of iDose TR.

Aon and PGA TOUR evolve partnership to increase use of real-time analytics and highlight how decision-making drives performance

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. and DUBLIN, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The PGA TOUR today announced that its partnership with Aon, a leading global professional services firm, will integrate the use of real-time analytics and capitalize on changes to the TOUR's reimagined 2024 schedule to create more drama and insights for fans.

Key Points: 
  • First, Aon will headline the Aon Next 10 and the Aon Swing 5, which recognize better decision-making and the elite performance required to earn access into in-season Signature Events.
  • To help complete the Signature Event fields, there are two new programs that will give players the opportunity to compete head-to-head against the PGA TOUR's best.
  • Aon Swing 5: Top five FedExCup points earners, not already exempt, from the swings of Full-Field Events leading up to each Signature Event.
  • "We view the Aon Next 10 and Aon Swing 5 as an opportunity to further innovate around our reimagined schedule," said Tyler Dennis, PGA TOUR Chief Competitions Officer.

Aon and PGA TOUR evolve partnership to increase use of real-time analytics and highlight how decision-making drives performance

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, December 14, 2023

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. and DUBLIN, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The PGA TOUR today announced that its partnership with Aon, a leading global professional services firm, will integrate the use of real-time analytics and capitalize on changes to the TOUR's reimagined 2024 schedule to create more drama and insights for fans.

Key Points: 
  • First, Aon will headline the Aon Next 10 and the Aon Swing 5, which recognize better decision-making and the elite performance required to earn access into in-season Signature Events.
  • To help complete the Signature Event fields, there are two new programs that will give players the opportunity to compete head-to-head against the PGA TOUR's best.
  • Aon Swing 5: Top five FedExCup points earners, not already exempt, from the swings of Full-Field Events leading up to each Signature Event.
  • "We view the Aon Next 10 and Aon Swing 5 as an opportunity to further innovate around our reimagined schedule," said Tyler Dennis, PGA TOUR Chief Competitions Officer.

Chung-Ang University Scientist Develops New Antiferromagnetic Superconducting Spin Valves

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Friday, November 24, 2023

In response to these challenges, researchers have engineered spin-triplet superconducting valves capable of switching superconducting currents on and off as per the need.

Key Points: 
  • In response to these challenges, researchers have engineered spin-triplet superconducting valves capable of switching superconducting currents on and off as per the need.
  • To make the fabrication of spin-triplet superconducting valves easier, a team of researchers led by Assistant Professor Kun-Rok Jeon from the Department of Physics at Chung-Ang University, Korea, has now developed an antiferromagnetic analogue of the spin-triplet supercurrent spin valves.
  • The functionality of the SQUID demonstrates the potential of antiferromagnetic spin valves in the realm of superconducting spintronics.
  • Title of original paper: Chiral antiferromagnetic Josephson junctions as spin-triplet supercurrent spin valves and d.c. SQUIDs

Kanazawa University research: Researchers fix the chirality of helical proteins

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

KANAZAWA, Japan, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Nature Communications how they can control chirality inversion in α helical peptides.

Key Points: 
  • KANAZAWA, Japan, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Nature Communications how they can control chirality inversion in α helical peptides.
  • Now Naoki Ousaka, Mark J. MacLachlan and Shigehisa Akine at Kanazawa University in Japan have shown how they can control and fix the coil direction.
  • Helical proteins are chiral molecules, which means that the molecule's shape cannot be fitted into its mirror image.
  • In nature helical proteins often have other chiral components, such as sugars or amino acids, and these will determine which way the protein coils.