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Cashierless tech in convenience stores | Ohio companies’ funding rounds
Cashierless retail in convenience stores RALEIGH, NC—AI is having a big moment in retail. North Carolina companies Vontier and Gilbarco Veeder-Root partnered to develop a cashierless retail concept called Nomad…
Read MoreBlood test detects Parkinson’s disease | Keeping firefighters safe
Blood test detects Parkinson’s disease early DURHAM, NC—Researchers at Duke University has developed a blood test that detects Parkinson’s disease, a major advancement for the disease, which afflicts 10 million…
Read MoreU-M startup uses sound waves to fight disease | Nashville healthcare firm ranked No. 1 by Inc. Magazine
Curing disease with sound wave energy ANN ARBOR, MI—A University of Michigan startup is commercializing medical technology that offers an incisionless and non-toxic way to destroy disease tissue via sound wave…
Read MoreCompany wants to create human hand device | TitleTech closes on $70 million fund
Grasp Robotics part of Robotic Factory PITTSBURGH, PA—Revanth Damerla is a student at the University of Michigan who wants to duplicate all the functions of the human hand into a…
Read MoreKC company acquired for over $1 billion | Missouri S&T develops breath diagnostic machine
Kansas City’s Archer Technologies acquired for over $1 billion OVERLAND PARK, KS—Archer Technologies, a provider of governance, risk, and compliance software, has been acquired by a private equity firm in…
Read MoreNew MRI machine reduces patient time up to 75% | KCRise raises $34 million VC fund
New MRI machine reduces patient time spend up to 75% EAST LANSING, MI–As a diagnostic tool, MRIs can be a trying experience. Getting an MRI is intimidating, especially if you…
Read MoreGPS tech could ease racetrack injuries for horses | Digibee raises $60 million in funding round
GPS tech could cut down on horse injuries/deaths LOUISVILLE, KY—Renowned Kentucky racetrack Churchill Downs has suspended their operations in order to review on why 12 horses died at the track…
Read MoreA faster commercial passenger plane | Good news for veggie haters
Getting there faster LOUIS, MO—While we’re still holding out forteleportation, this might just be the next best thing for now. The Boeing Company has won a $2.6 million contract to…
Read MoreAstrobotic to go to moon this summer | Using AI to predict health changes
Astrobotic goes to the moon PITTSBURGH, PA—Aerospace startup Astrobotic Technology Inc., launched out of Carnegie Mellon, has been developing space robotics technology for lunar and planetary missions since 2007. Now it…
Read MoreA safe alternative to freight trains? | A smart backboard
Nurse practitioner invents device to help children receive anesthesia without anxiety CINCINNATI, OH–Each year, millions of kids across the country undergo medical procedures requiring anesthesia. A nurse practitioner at Cincinnati…
Read MoreA domestic violence app | Capturing carbon emissions
Women’s shelter rolls out domestic violence app PITTSBURGH, PA – On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. The Women’s…
Read MoreWisconsin startup finalist at SXSW pitch competition | Epilepsy device receives FDA clearance
Wisconsin startup named finalist at SXSW HARTLAND, WI–Wearable Technologies, led by Deepak Arora, was one of five finalists in the artificial intelligence, voice and robotics technology category of the international SXSW Pitch…
Read MoreMaking medicine from ocean waste | Universities seek to make fentanyl less dangerous
Researchers recycle waste from the ocean to make medicine LAWRENCE, KS–Researchers at the University of Kansas are working to transform plastic waste from the ocean into components to be used…
Read MoreStartup uses ChatGPT to create online course | CVG’s tech to make life easier for travelers
Startup uses ChatGPT to create online course MINNEAPOLIS, MN–While it only launched in November 2022, OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has been making waves for its ability to write in a human-like…
Read MoreDuke researchers design DNA | Treatments for childhood obesity and cancer
Flyover Country is filled with researchers who are working on life-saving technology. Here are just a few standouts we wanted to mention this week: Duke researchers design DNA DURHAM, NC–A…
Read MoreSmart trash tech | Digital music everyone can create
Smart trash tech PITTSBURGH, PA–Want to help the environment but you’re kinda lazy? CleanRobotics is a recycling tech company that has created a smart recycling bin called TrashBot: When you…
Read MoreUniversity research that debuted at CES
CES (Consumer Technology Show), the annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association, bills itself as the “most influential tech event in the world.” Indeed, visitors to the show…
Read MoreAstrobotic to develop lander for ULA | Startups and legal weed
Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic to develop lander for moon mission PITTSBURGH, PA–United Launch Alliance (ULA) (a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing) is nearing completion of the development of the next-generation…
Read MoreAutomating ‘personalized’ emails | Making pig livers humanlike
Automating ‘personalized’ emails? PITTSBURGH, PA–If you’re in the recruitment biz, you know that personalized emails have a better chance at getting replies than cold emails. Three students at Carnegie Mellon…
Read MoreShopping with a virtual cart | Ohio’s Genetesis founders recognized by Forbes
Shopping with a virtual cart KANSAS CITY, MO–A store in Kansas City is testing a new technology that lets customers shop with a virtual cart. You swipe your credit or…
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