Christmas trees delivered by drone?
(Source: Parallel Flight Technologies) December 17, 2020 — La Selva Beach, CA Stuck inside for the holidays? Parallel Flight Technologies will deliver..
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The FarmWise Titan FT-35 makes Time’s “Best Inventions of 2020”
By James HerreraMonterey Herald December 15, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Photo: The FarmWise Titan FT-35 was named to TIME’s list of The Best Inventions of..
Watch: Saving Animals with Drone Technology
(Contributed) December 15, 2020 — La Selva Beach, CA Learn how drones are used for animal rescue Parallel Flight Technologies hosted a webinar with..
Narinder Kapany, known as the ‘father of fiber optics,’ dies at 94
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz December 15, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Narinder Kapany. Source: UCSC) Narinder Singh Kapany, a pioneering scientist,..
Bank of America Names Digital NEST as Neighborhood Champion in Recognition of Work to Advance Economic Mobility in Monterey Bay Area
(Contributed) December 15, 2020 — Monterey, CA Program Provides $50,000 in Grant Support and an Opportunity for Virtual Leadership Training Bank of..
UCSC expands COVID-19 testing to support community needs with gift from Bud and Rebecca Colligan
(Contributed) December 15, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: A gift from Bud and Rebecca Colligan is providing crucial funding to expand COVID-19 testing..
UCSC scientists discuss how the mRNA vaccine works
By James McGirkBaskin School of Engineering December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA “If there is a silver lining to this pandemic it’s that we’ve had a..
Uber sells air taxi business Elevate to Joby Aviation
By Phil LeBeau CNBC December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA (Photo: Joby air taxi eVTOL demonstrator. After more than six years of secret..
Watch: Intellectual Property in AgTech
(Source: Vimeo) December 10, 2020 — Salinas, CA Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology (WGCIT) recently hosted a ‘Lunch and Learn’..
New serological assay provides rapid, accurate testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
(Contributed) December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: UCSC professors Rebecca DuBois, right, and Jacqueline Kimmey are part of a team of researchers..
Marine mammals’ adaptations to low oxygen offer new perspective on COVID-19
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (PHoto: Beau Richter, head trainer for the Marine Mammal Physiology Project at UCSC’s..
ApisProtect launches honey bee monitoring technology for commercial beekeepers in the U.S.
(Contributed) December 10, 2020 — Cork, Ireland and Salinas, CA (Image above: ApisProtect’s honey bee monitor for commercial beekeepers. Source:..
Robotic etiquette: Engineering improved human-robot interaction
(Source: Inquiry, UCSC Research Magazine) December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Associate professor of computational media Leila Takayama works in..
CA Notify tracing app is now available
(Contributed) December 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA With COVID-19-related case counts, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise, the State of California is..
Uber in talks to sell air taxi business to Joby Aviation
By Dan Primack and Kia KokalitchevaAxios December 2, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Uber is in advanced talks to sell its Uber Elevate unit to Joby Aviation,..
Community Speed Investing event set for December 10
(Contributed) December 2, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA New Funding Model Empowers Community Funding of Startups For decades, only accredited investors were able..
Digital NEST expanding to Gilroy (and beyond)
By Tony NuñezGilroy Dispatch December 2, 2020 — Gilroy, CA (Photo above: Gilroy Mayor-elect Marie Blankley and Digital NEST Founder and Executive..
How Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism
By Charles DuhiggThe New Yorker Even the worst-run startup can beat competitors if investors prop it up. The V.C. firm Benchmark helped enable WeWork to make..
Under the Santa Cruz Radar: Quantar Technology Inc.
By Michael MellonPresident/GM Quantar Technology Inc.Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 1, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Ultra-High-Vacuum..
Paystand: The Card Network Killer
By Daniella BourguettsPaystand December 1, 2020 — Scotts Valley, CA We’re nearing the end of 2020 — a year that brought unprecedented challenges..
Closing the digital gap will take persistence
By Freny CooperCOO and Program Manager for Broadband Initiative, Monterey Bay Economic Partnership December 1, 2020 — Marina, CA (Photo above: Freny..
UCSC iGEM team wins gold, nominated for best environmental project
By Rose MiyatsuUC Santa Cruz December 1, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Covid-19 and wildfires made lab work especially challenging for the students..
How can we use machine learning to provide insights about COVID-19?
By Matt PatersonData Scientist, Cloud Brigade December 1, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA The Problem How can we use Machine Learning to provide insights that will..
ApisProtect wins Start-Up Pitch Competition at the 6th Annual Women in Tech Festival
(Contributed) November 19, 2020 — Salinas, CA and Cork, Ireland This year hundreds of applications were received for the 6th Annual Women in Tech..
UCSC HCI Lab seeks to interview community members in Creative EDG2’s pursuit to provide students with real-world experiential learning
By Amelia Wang, Graduate Student, Baskin School of Engineering, UCSC, and David Lee, Assistant Professor, Computational Media, Faculty Director, Tech4Good Lab,..