3D-printed stem cells could help treat brain injuries

Oct05
by on October 5, 2023 at 2:54 pm
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In a scientific first, researchers at theUniversity of Oxford have 3D printed stem cells that can mimic the architecture of the cerebral cortex, the human brain’s outer layer. The technique could potentially be used to treat brain injuries. Such injuries typically cause significant damage to the cerebral cortex, leading to movement, cognition, and communication challenges. Currently, there’s no effective treatment for severe cases, which negatively impacts the patients’ quality of life. Hoping to change this, the research team fabricated a two-layered brain tissue by 3D printing human neural stem cells. To achieve this, the researchers used human induced pluripotent stem…

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This blisteringly hot AI-powered grill cooks food ‘up to 10x faster’

Oct04
by on October 4, 2023 at 2:48 pm
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UK startup Seergrills has invented the world’s first AI-enabled grill that is so insanely hot  it can cook food up to 10x faster than conventional methods.  The mean BBQ machine — dubbed Perfecta — achieves this feat using proprietary NeuralFire technology. This consists of two vertical infrared burners which rapid-cook anything from steak to pizza at a blistering 900ºC. For comparison, recipes typically suggest steak be cooked on a gas grill at around 250ºC. To power the grill, users begin by placing their chosen item into the vertical grill, selecting the desired doneness and sear level on a touchscreen display,…

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Swiss startup opens plant that permanently stores CO2 in waste concrete

Oct03
by on October 3, 2023 at 3:09 pm
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Neustark, a spin-off from Switzerland’s ETH Zurich university, has inaugurated its first commercial-scale carbon capture plant in the EU, located at a construction waste recycling facility on the outskirts of Berlin.  The plant, built in partnership with building and recycling company Heim, has the capacity to permanently store over 1,000 tons of CO₂ per year by injecting the gas into granules of demolition concrete. The CO₂, which is captured at nearby biogas plants and would otherwise have entered the atmosphere, binds with the concrete through a process called mineralisation. This chemical reaction turns the CO₂ into limestone, binding it to…

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Amsterdam’s Orquesta raises €800,000 for no-code LLM gateway

Oct02
by on October 2, 2023 at 3:39 pm
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Amsterdam-based startup Orquesta today announced an oversubscribed €800,000 pre-seed funding round. The company has developed a platform through which companies can integrate various Large Language Models (LLMs) directly into their business operations.  Generative AI and LLMs have been developing at breakneck speed over the past year — a velocity seemingly matched  by investor appetite for all things GenAI. Indeed, just last week, Europe’s homegrown contribution in the form of Mistral 7B was made available free of charge to the public.  Adding to the plethora of offerings, the technology itself will keep on developing rapidly (to where and to what end…

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Paris-based Mistral releases first generative AI model — and it’s totally free

Sep29
by on September 29, 2023 at 1:05 pm
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Europe’s startup contribution to the generative AI bonanza, Mistral, has released its first model. Mistral 7B is free to download and be used anywhere — including locally.  French AI developer Mistral says its Large Language Model is optimal for low latency, text summarisation, classification, text completion, and code completion. The startup has opted to release Mistral 7B under the Apache 2.0 licence, which has no restrictions on use or reproduction beyond attribution. “Working with open models is the best way for both vendors and users to build a sustainable business around AI solutions,” the company commented in a blog post…

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