ESA’s new ‘Moon on Earth’ can launch a ‘European renaissance’ in spacetech

A new recreation of the Moon on Earth has sparked hopes of a “European renaissance” in space. Known as LUNA, the futuristic facility was inaugurated today in Cologne, Germany. The…

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London, Paris, Amsterdam are the leading VC ecosystems in Europe, report finds

London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin are the leading VC ecosystems in Europe, but the region is significantly lagging behind the US and Asia. That’s according to the latest report by…

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‘World’s first’ fully autonomous underwater robot is piloted by AI

UK-based scaleup Beam, born from the recent merger of offshore tech companies Rovco and Vaarst, has launched the “world’s first” autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by AI.   The mini-sub…

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Milan startup opens world-first production facility for glass-based quantum photonic chips

NATO-backed Ephos announced today the opening of a production facility dedicated to glass-based quantum photonic chips — a world first, according to the startup. These chips can power quantum applications…

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