Watch out Spot, this robot dog from Switzerland can do parkour

Boston Dynamics’ robot dog “Spot” has become somewhat of an internet sensation, no doubt thanks to its (perhaps disturbingly) killer dance moves or displays of super-strength.    But Spot is far…

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Finnish startup bags €29M to decarbonise this niche building material

From bricklaying robots to zero-carbon cement, startups are shaking up construction in a high-tech bid to build better, greener structures.  One of these early-stage ventures is Finland-based Aisti. Founded in…

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Upvest — which powers stock trading on Revolut, N26, Bunq — secures €100M

If you live in Europe and you use a neobank, you’ve likely been interacting with Upvest’s investment products without even knowing it. The Berlin-based startup runs a stock-trading API that…

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Dutch startup’s new battery material could wean Europe off Chinese graphite

Amsterdam-based startup CarbonX has secured €4mn to industrialise a new anode material that could help Europe reduce its reliance on China for graphite, a substance which makes up half the…

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Propelling satellites with electricity and salt? No problem for this Parisian startup

In 2018, Elon Musk put a Tesla in space. Like many of the billionaire’s antics, it was a publicity stunt. However, it pointed to an undeniable truth: the future of…

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Aachen spinout FibreCoat secures €20mn to bring super-fibres to spacecraft

German startup FibreCoat has bagged €20mn in Series B funding as it looks to bring its super-resistant materials to the burgeoning space industry.  FibreCoat spunout from RWTH Aachen University in…

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Google Deepmind’s new weather forecaster blows away the competition

Google Deepmind researchers have built an AI weather forecasting tool that makes faster and more accurate predictions than the best system available today. Dubbed GenCast, the new model outperformed the…

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Dr. Rob’s new AI model promises to cut aircraft design time from months to days

UK startup PhysicsX, founded by former Formula 1 engineering whizz Robin “Dr. Rob” Tuluie, has unveiled an AI tool that could fast-track the time it takes to design a new…

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