360° Reports
Snapshots of technology, research, and business activities across tech sectors and industries
360° Reports in Mergeflow are snapshots of current technology, research, and business activities related to a specific topic. Here we post new 360° Reports on topics from various industries and tech sectors.
360° Reports we have made so far
About every week, we make a new 360° Report on a new topic from a different industry or tech sector. When you look at 360° Reports, you get a first glimpse of what our SaaS software looks like from the inside.
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Methane Emissions
13 Oct 2021
Increasing methane emissions are a major contributor to the rising concentration of greenhouse gases, and are responsible for up to one-third of near-term global heating. But R&D and investments in methane-emission-mitigating technologies are rising. Innovations include methane leak monitoring technologies, making sustainable fertilizers, and better understanding and engineering of relevant microbiota.
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Battery Management Systems
05 Oct 2021
Battery management systems are electronics and software that manage a rechargeable battery or battery pack. They ensure safe and efficient operation of the battery. For example, they protect the battery from operating outside its safe operating limits, monitor its state, and control the immediate environment of the battery.
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Battery Recycling
28 Sep 2021
Batteries contain a variety of valuable materials. This, along with the ever-increasing demand for batteries in applications like mobility and grid storage, will make battery recycling an increasingly important technology field.
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Ginkgo Bioworks
21 Sep 2021
Ginkgo Bioworks is a synthetic biology company. They went public on the NYSE on Sept 17, 2021. Ginkgo designs microorganisms for producing materials and medicines, waste treatment, and other applications. This 360° Report features some recent venture investments, market analyses, patents, R&D, news, and other data related to Ginkgo.
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5G and Decentralized Computing
14 Sep 2021
5G cellular networks are an enabling infrastructure for decentralized computing. Applications for decentralized computing include robotics, manufacturing, drones, healthcare, smart city, and IoT more generally.
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Flow Batteries
07 Sep 2021
Flow batteries are rechargeable batteries in which electrolyte flows through electrochemical cells. A flow battery may be used like a fuel cell (old fuel is removed and new fuel injected) or like a rechargeable battery (electric power is used to regenerate fuel).
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Electroceuticals
23 Aug 2021
Electroceuticals target organs' neural circuits in order to treat various diseases. In this therapy, neural impulses are delivered to specific targets in the neural circuitry. The therapy can be applied via implantable devices, or by non-invasive means (e.g. transcranial magnetic stimulation).
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Cultured Meat
18 Aug 2021
Cultured meat is produced in the lab, from animal cell cultures. It is produced using tissue engineering techniques traditionally used in regenerative medicines.
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Solid-State Batteries
10 Aug 2021
Solid-state batteries have higher energy density and are safer than liquid or polymer gel batteries. But they are also more expensive—at least so far.
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Structure of the ACE2 protein. Based on PyMOL rendering of PDB 1r42. Image from Wikipedia.
ACE2 Receptors
03 Aug 2021
ACE2 acts as a receptor for COVID-19. But ACE2 also plays a critical role in regulating many other processes in the body.
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