E-Learning Innovator Nucleos secures Seed Funding from the National Science Foundation
(Contributed) November 15, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Secure technology platform providing cloud-based education to prisoners is awarded National Science..
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Listen: The Era of Heavy Lift Drones: Joshua Resnick, CEO Parallel Flight Technologies
(Source: Drone Radio Show) November 18, 2020 — La Selva Beach, CA What’s a heavy lift drone and how can it help transport cargo or support industrial..
Radioactive elements may be crucial to the habitability of rocky planets
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz November 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: These illustrations show three versions of a rocky planet with different..
Tom Steyer to Speak at MBEP State of the Region on Intersection of Environmental and Economic Policy
(Contributed) November 18, 2020 — Marina, CA Tom Steyer, business and climate leader and former 2020 presidential candidate will join the Monterey..
SVG Ventures Partners with Extreme Tech Challenge for THRIVE Global Initiative
By Helen HartnettThrive Agrifood November 18, 2020 — Los Gatos, CA SVG Ventures | THRIVE, a leading global Agrifood Venture and Innovation Platform..
Digital NEST announces expanded presence in Salinas and plans for new site in Gilroy
(Contributed) November 16, 2020 — Watsonville, CA (Photo above: Digital NEST’s new Salinas site is located at the former downtown firehouse...
Monarch Media has been acquired
(Contributed) November 12, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat has written a wide variety of articles over the years about..
The Microsoft Teams certifies Poly Sync 20 smart speaker phone
By xxPoly November 12, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: The Microsoft Teams certifies Poly Sync 20 USB/Bluetooth smart speakerphone, above. Contributed.)..
New genome alignment tool empowers large-scale studies of vertebrate evolution
November 12, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz (Image above: Comparative genomics sheds new light on the diversity of birds and other..
Poly Recognized by Nemertes as Top Provider in Video Conferencing Systems
(Contributed) November 11, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA IT leaders and C-level executives rank Poly best in class for video collaboration in 2020 Poly today was..
Parallel Flight Technologies joins startup accelerator Avanta Studios
By Sara Beth DohertyParallel Flight TechnologiesSpecial to Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 12, 2020 — La Selva Beach, CA (Photo: Computer generated image..
Wildfire brings destruction and opportunity to researcher’s field site
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz November 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Hydrologist Margaret Zimmer’s research team performed a post-fire assessment of..
Novel technique spotlights neuronal uptake of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz November 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Confocal microscope images of cells with and without the cellular prion protein,..
SmartHectar And AgTech Insight Announce Corporate Innovation and Implementation Services With The Launch Of Enable Latin America
(Contributed) November 5, 2020 — Salinas, CA Driving innovation throughout the Ag and food ecosystems can be a challenge which is why SmartHectar, AgTech..
SupplyShift: Lenovo and PMI Commit to Product Transparency, Release Sustainability Scores and Rankings Publicly
(Contributed) November 5, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA and Phoenix, AZ The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) and SupplyShift announce that Lenovo and PMI..
Resurrecting War Plan Blue: NPS Workshop Re-examines U.S. War Preparedness
By Matthew SchehlNaval Postgraduate School November 3, 2020 — Monterey, CA (Image above: How will emerging technologies contribute to enhancing the..
New $53 million grant to create a world-wide fleet of robotic floats to monitor ocean health
(Contributed) November 3, 2020 — Moss Landing, CA (Image above: This illustration shows how biogeochemical floats spend most of their time 1,000 meters..
Western Growers Partners with Agri-TechE Ecosystem to Accelerate Field Harvest Automation
(Contributed) November 3, 2020 — Salinas, CA The partnership will focus on connecting farmers, scientists, academics, technologists and entrepreneurs in..
Big Ideas contest offers up to $20,000 for big ideas in social innovation
(Source: UCSC) November 3, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Big Ideas is the University of California’s leading early-stage social innovation competition. Now in..
Genetic analysis system yields new insights into bacterial pneumonia
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz November 3, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Researchers developed an inducible CRISPR interference system to turn off..
SellHound Announces New CTO, CMO, Board Members
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 29, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA SellHound has announced that Keith..
Decentralized fact checking and exploration platform, Wiseper, selected to participate in LaunchPad Fellowship
(Contributed) October 28, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UCSC Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Fatemeh Mirzaei is one of 40 chosen for..
Paystand: What Payments Should B2B Businesses Accept?
By Daniella BourguettsPaystand October 28, 2020 — Scotts Valley, CA (Image above: Chart shows percentage of merchants using multiple payment methods...
DigitalNEST to celebrate 6th anniversary and expansion of Salinas location
(Contributed) October 28, 2020 — Watsonville, CA On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, DigitalNEST will celebrate the organization’s 6th anniversary online..
Watch: Parallel Flight Technologies featured on The Weather Channel
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 28, 2020 — La Selva Beach, CA The Weather Channel recently featured..