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ALC Consolidated and Growers Insight Announce Strategic Affiliation to Connect Farmers, Analytic Test Results with Innovation Execution
(Contributed) September 29, 2020 — Salinas, CA & Santa Maria, CA ALC Consolidated, a California agricultural service and product sales company and Growers Insight, the Ag producer’s innovation planning and implementation experts, have formed an affiliation alliance to […]
SupplyShift and Anthesis announce strategic alliance to accelerate supply chain sustainability action
(Contributed) September 29, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Anthesis, the sustainability activator, and SupplyShift, the leading software network for responsible supply chains, recently announced a strategic business alliance to accelerate supplier engagement and action on […]
UCSC engineers developing all-electric power train for future aircraft
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz September 29, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Leila Parsa is Leila Parsa a professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering. Source: UCSC) Funding […]
Bioelectronic device achieves unprecedented control of cell membrane voltage
By Tim StephenUC Santa Cruz September 29, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Above photo: The device used to control membrane voltage in living cells involves an array of bioelectronic proton pumps that add or remove […]
Santa Cruz Food Bank Seeks Tech Community Support with “Tech Feeds Hope” Initiative
By Susan LovegrenChair of Tech Feeds Hope committee, Member of Board of Trustees at Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz CountySpecial to Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 29, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Creating […]
Polaris and Zero Motorcycles team up to make electric off-road vehicles and snowmobiles
By Andrew J. HawkinsThe Verge September 29, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo source: Xinhua/Zou Zheng via Getty Images) 10-year exclusive partnership to manufacture electric power sports vehicles: By partnering with Zero, Polaris hopes to […]
Parallel Flight Technologies announces the design of their new beta-level aircraft
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 24, 2020 — La Selva Beach, CA (Image above: Computer generated image of Parallel Flight Technologies’ beta-level drone, currently under construction. Contributed.) Parallel Flight Technologies […]
Digital NEST has supported youth virtually during the pandemic and now begins to welcome members back
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 23, 2020 — Watsonville, CA (Photo above: Jenna Rodriguez is the Development Coordinator at Digital NEST. Source: LinkedIn) Digital NEST closed in-person activities in March […]
New art game explores intersection of personal trauma and climate induced wildfires
By Scott RappaportUC Santa Cruz September 22, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: (c) Kristine Eudey, 2019, micha cárdenas, “Sin Sol, Prototype” as part of “Arch”, Leslie-Lohman Museum) Set 50 years in the future, […]
ApisProtect uses unique sensor technology to monitor honey bees to ensure global food supply
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 22, 2020 – Salinas, CA and Ireland ApisProtect’s new beekeeping technology combines the sensor data on hive conditions, strength and activity levels with its proprietary […]