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Dow turns to AI to accelerate chemical search

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With several million compounds to choose from, chemists often must resort to intuition when trying to solve complex problems around chemical processes. US multinational Dow Chemical was working with a pulp and paper manufacturer to improve inefficiencies in its chemical process with a goal of producing a better, safer pulp yield.

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Hydrogen fuel startup spins out of Bill Gates-backed R&D effort, lands $7.8M

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Peregrine Hydrogen leadership and co-founders, from left: Friðrik Lárusson, CEO; Stefan Omelchenko, vice president of operations and strategy; and Matthew Shaner, chief technology officer. startup developing technology for producing clean hydrogen fuel, raised $7.8 Not pictured: co-founder and advisor Ian McKay.

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Seattle clean tech startup lands $1.4M for eco-friendly soy-based suds for shampoos, detergents

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Included are Chief Technology Officer Shawn Eady (far left) and CEO Christoph Krumm (center right, open lab coat). The tech: Sironix has developed a suite of surfactants, which are the chemicals that make shampoo foamy and lifts oily stains out of fabrics. million in new funding.

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Tech Moves: Top Blue Origin engineer joins SpaceX; Axon hires HTC Vive exec; Porch adds to board

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Prior to joining Convoy in 2018, Kreiner was CEO of Cal Net Technology Group and a managing partner at Olympic Valley Capital. New Athira execs Mark Worthington, general counsel, and Rachel Lenington, chief technology officer and head of product development strategy. Athira Photos). The Bothell, Wash.-based

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Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

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Two years ago the professors co-founded Banyu Carbon , a Seattle-based startup developing technology for extracting carbon dioxide from the ocean, which in turn lowers the levels in the atmosphere. The secret sauce in Banyu’s technology is a special chemical called a “reversible photoacid.”

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

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He has assisted the top management in planning IT strategies and leveraging technologies for rationalizing manpower, enhancing organizational productivity, and improving the efficiency of operations. Amit Goel joins Blox as CTO. Real estate buying platform Blox has appointed Amit Goel as its chief technology officer, based in Mumbai.

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Who will be the Next Tech Titan? Cast your vote in the GeekWire Awards

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Related coverage: Flexe is Seattle’s newest unicorn: Warehousing startup lands $119M, reaches $1B valuation Group14 Technologies Group14 Technologies Chief Technology Officer Rick Costantino, left, and CEO Rick Luebbe inside of the company’s manufacturing factory in Woodinville.

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