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NGK Spark Plug & HAKUTO-R to test solid-state lithium battery technology on the moon in 2021

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announced that NGK Spark Plug has agreed to participate as a corporate partner of the world’s first commercial lunar exploration program “ HAKUTO – R ”. ispace raised nearly US$95 million in Series A funding—the largest on record in Japan and more than almost any other space company.

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WiTricity extends recent funding for a total of $52M

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Stage 1 Ventures led the first tranche of $34 million with participation from Air Waves Wireless Electricity and a strategic investment by Mitsubishi Corporation through its US subsidiary, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas). Jack Watanabe, President of Climeon Japan, a clean energy company.

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Nvidia hold surge drives marketplace price akin $1 trillion

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Likewise, Nvidia’s Omniverse platform — near to a third-dimensional model of Google Medical doctors that permit groups to paintings on merchandise concurrently — has been followed by way of automakers to backup them design and assemble each automobiles and factories. Google guardian Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp. Within the U.S.,

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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PP100 gap exists between vehicles that have an Android Automotive OS without Google Automotive Services (51.1 The parent corporation receiving the most model-level awards is General Motors Company (seven awards), followed by Hyundai Motor Group (five) and Toyota Motor Corporation (four). Nissan Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co.,

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GaN company Transphorm raises $35M; Japanese firms lead round; business alliance for commercialization

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INCJ is a public-private partnership between the Japanese government and 27 major corporations, including Sharp, Sumitomo Electric, Toshiba and General Electric Company, Japan. GaN (Gallium nitride) power conversion company Transphorm Inc. This brings the total capital raised from all rounds to $104 million.

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IEEE Honors Iconic Engineers

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CERF Google, LLC Reston, Va. DEBOY Infineon Technologies Austria AG Villach, Austria TATSUHIKO FUJIHIRA Fuji Electric Matsumoto, Japan “For contributions to the concept and realization of superjunction power devices that significantly improve power efficiency.” Meet the recipients of the 2023 IEEE Medals and Recognitions.

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GaN company Transphorm closes $70M investment round

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KKR’s investment follows initial rounds of funding led by funds affiliated with Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Foundation Capital, Google Ventures, Soros Quantum Strategic Partners, INCJ, Fujitsu, Transphorm will use this funding to support its growth, product innovation and expansion.

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