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Enterprise

Leveraging Diagon’s Expertise in Tesla’s Supply Chain to Boost Small Businesses

It was while sourcing manufacturing equipment for Tesla factories that Will Drewery drew inspiration for Diagon, a startup that helps manufacturers procure equipment. Companies in fields like automotive and aerospace can identify qualified suppliers from Diagon’s network of equipment suppliers, system integrators and service providers. East Coast originsThe journey to Diagon for Drewery, who spent most of his career as an equipment buyer, started in Pittsburgh. “This is why I felt the market needs a Diagon,” Drewery said. “Now we are developing tools that help customers find suppliers better or help them interpret and summarize quotes better,” Drewery said.

Max Chen
April 17, 2024

Robotics & AI

‘Mice Cells’ Harvested Muscle Tissue Empower ‘Biohybrid’ Robotics Movement

While these systems have soft forms, however, many of their components are still rigid like their more traditional counterparts. Researchers are working to bring flexible elements to create locomotion for these soft robots. Researchers at the school are using live muscle tissue in tandem with synthetic robot parts for a classification of robots known as “biohybrid.”MIT Professor of Engineering Ritu Raman confirmed the process with TechCrunch, noting, “We build the muscle tissues from mouse cells, and then we put the muscle tissues on our robot’s skeleton. Biological muscle tissue can be difficult to work with and generally unpredictable. The flexures still needed to be tweaked to the specifications of the robot, ultimately opting for structures with 1/100th the stiffness of the muscle tissue.

Kira Kim
April 10, 2024
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Transportation

“Unveiling the 2024 Dodge Charger: Electric Power, Donuts, Drifts, and a Hellcat Roar”

The two new Dodge Charger EV coupes — the 2024 Charger Daytona Scat Pack and the milder Daytona R/T trim — are scheduled to enter production in mid-2024. Gas-powered two-door and four-door Dodge Charger vehicles are also scheduled to begin production in the first quarter of 2025. The 2024 Dodge Charger launch comes at a precarious time for U.S. and European automakers attempting to navigate an ever-changing EV landscape, where Chinese manufacturers continue to gain ground. So that’s why we keep it flat out.”EV nuts and boltsThe 2024 Charger Daytona Scat Pack and Daytona R/T trim will come standard with all-wheel drive and a 100.5 kilowatt-hour battery pack. Those driving modes, which are available in the Scat Pack trim, perform like they sound.