New Program Helps Dual-Use Hardware Startups Accelerate Product Development

To stimulate and access hardware technology innovation in the private sector, the Defense Department launched a program called National Security Innovation Capital. Located in Mountain View, California, NSIC addresses the shortfall of trusted funding from private venture capital sources for the development of new hardware technologies that have both commercial and national security applications, said…

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To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?

(Reuters) – Last September, in the arid hills of northern Nevada, a cluster of flowers found nowhere else on earth died mysteriously overnight. Conservationists were quick to suspect ioneer Ltd, an Australian firm that wants to mine the lithium that lies beneath the flowers for use in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. One conservation group alleged…

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AML reimagines magnet technology for electric propulsion

The aerospace industry is seeing rapid changes in aircraft design, applications, propulsion, and performance requirements. If eVTOLs are to reach their full potential and meet the requirements of customers and regulators, they must achieve very high levels of performance and reliability. Magnets drive electric motors. Today, there are many companies looking to innovate in electric…

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