The legal battle between Rivian (RIVN) and Tesla got much more interesting. Rivian’s request to dismiss Tesla’s lawsuit was denied by a California state judge on Tuesday, paving the way for trial. Rivian’s legal battle with Tesla began in 2020 after Tesla filed a lawsuit claiming Rivian stole trade secrets by hiring its former employees. […]
An oil pump jack is shown in a field in Stanton, Texas, on June 27, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures rebounded on Wednesday, breaking a three-day losing streak as stockpiles fell, gasoline demand rose and wildfires in Canada raised the risk of supply disruptions. U.S. crude […]
Remember the ELF? It was one of the first ever electric bike cars to actually reach production. Nearly a thousand of the hand-built three-wheeled electric vehicles were delivered between 2013 and 2019, when an unfortunate bankruptcy seemed to mark a regrettable end to the world’s first production electric bike car. But just like any good […]
NHS England and Prostate Cancer Research have launched a collaborative research initiative called Prostate Progress which will see the NHS Research Secure Data Environment linking pseudonymised clinical data with patient-reported outcomes, enabling researchers to access “rich, integrated datasets” about prostate cancer care and experiences. Through the project and its combination of the two sets of […]
Infection solutions company ActivePure is aiming to revolutionise how environments from hospitals to elite sports facilities stay clean with its air purification system that harnesses NASA space technology, as Stephanie Price reports. Covid-19 has put the spotlight on infection control, with hospitals and public spaces ramping up efforts to stay clean. At an innovation event […]
An international team of researchers is using AI to train robotic dogs to respond to their masters. The project is sponsored through a one-year seed grant from the Institute for Future Technologies (IFT) – a partnership between New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). Assistant Professor Kasthuri Jayarajah of NJIT’s […]
New Zealand is no stranger to health tech innovation – from co-discovering the molecular structure of DNA to inventing the disposable syringe. Today, its health tech industry continues to lead the way with groundbreaking healthcare solutions to make tomorrow a better day for people globally. For instance,
It’s safe to say that the rise of cloud computing has positively impacted the healthcare sector. It’s done so by improving internal operations, connectivity within organisations, and overall enhancing patient care. The ability to grant access from even the most remote of locations is something we wouldn’t have even fathomed a few decades ago, so […]
A cure for an ultrarare disease, progeria, could be on the horizon. The disease speeds up aging in children and dramatically shortens their lives. But, until recently, there was no path toward a highly effective treatment. Now, a small group of academics and government scientists, including Dr. Francis Collins, the former director of the National […]
Innovate UK has awarded funding for a project aiming to research how post-market intelligence can be better captured and utilised to safely accelerate medical device innovation and adoption, run by partners including Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College London, and the Global Medical Device Nomenclature Agency (GMDN). Project lead Dr Emmanuel Akinluyi […]
