Digital imaging pioneer Russell Kirsch dies at 91 – TechCrunch
Russell Kirsch, whose research going back to the ’50s underlies the entire field of digital imaging, died earlier this week at the age of 91. It’s hard to overstate the...
Mission Bio raises $70 million to help scale its tech for improving the development of targeted cancer therapies – TechCrunch
California-based startup Mission Bio has raised a new $70 million Series C funding round, led by Novo Growth and including participating from Soleus Capital and existing investors Mayfield, Cota and...
Terrifying videos of Lake Fire are being shared by reporters
Fires have engulfed 10,000 acres of the Angeles National Forest near Lake Hughes, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, California, with mandatory evacuations in place for the area. According to...
Plastics could help build a sustainable future — yes, you read that right
The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are nearly indestructible in natural conditions but are discarded worldwide on a large scale. The world produces around 359 million metric...
India’s first private space launch startup Skyroot succeeds with upper stage engine fire test – TechCrunch
The private space launch industry has expanded significantly since the debut of SpaceX, but some markets, like India, are just now getting the regulatory support to clear the way for...
Mammoth Biosciences lands exclusive license to new CRISPR proteins that could boost gene editing precision – TechCrunch
CRISPR pioneer Mammoth Biosciences has secured an exclusive license to a new family of CRISPR proteins, from UC Berkeley, which covers R&D and commercialization across all potential fields. This is...
The race to building a fully functional quantum stack – TechCrunch
More posts by this contributor SpaceTech Is Venture Capital’s Final Frontier Security For Startups Quantum computers exploit the seemingly bizarre yet proven nature of the universe that until a particle...
How Jurassic sea creatures spent years crossing oceans on rafts
The English town of Lyme Regis is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. It was here in the 1830s that William Buckland, better known for the discovery of...
Demise of Canada’s last ice shelf seen in vivid satellite images
The Arctic is unraveling. This rapidly warming region — now heating up three times faster than the global average — has a new casualty. Last week, the Canadian Ice Service...
What herd immunity looks like in a maximum security prison
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