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Individual Look for the cult screwdriver: Style your Bosch Ixo now as you wish

Bosch Group

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<p><em>Individual Look for the cult screwdriver: Style your Bosch Ixo now as you wish</em></p>

Favorite design per MyIxo Configurator MyIxo Configurator new in the Bosch Heroes E-Shop Individual color combinations and Ixo adapters can be ordered directly Ixo of the latest generation with Speed Control 30 percent shorter charging time and thus ready for use faster than ever

Building of Finland’s first quantum computer begins – VTT partners with quantum startup IQM

IQM Finland Oy

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VTT and IQM have entered into an agreement to establish a co-innovation partnership and begin building Finland’s first quantum computer. The cooperation will bring together top expertise in quantum technologies and enable a leap in Finland’s quantum capabilities. The government of Finland has granted the project EUR 20.7 million funding.

Another metro line win for KONE in China

KONE Oyj

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<p><em>Another metro line win for KONE in China</em></p>

KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to supply 187 elevators and escalators to Metro Line 9 in Northwest China’s Xi’an, an important cultural, industrial and educational center in the region and one of the oldest cities in the entire country.

Europe is on its way to quantum leadership: IQM raises €39 M in Series A funding

IQM Finland Oy

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IQM Quantum Computers (IQM) the European leader in building superconducting quantum computers, today announced that it has raised €39 M in Series A funding, bringing the total amount of funding raised to date to €71 M. 

Bosch: world’s first fully integrated split screen for motorcycles rolls out on the road

Bosch Group

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<p><em>Smartphone integration solution mySPIN</em></p>

Fully connected display for greater safety and convenience: Split screen on a 10.25-inch TFT display presenting both relevant vehicle information and riding content like navigation from smartphone apps without distracting the rider. 90 percent of riders use their smartphone to prepare or follow up on trip – the smartphone integration solution mySPIN makes riding safer and comfortable. Ducati and Kawasaki will introduce mySPIN to bring riding apps to their motorcycles.

Introducing KONE Office Flow and innovations for high-rise, making buildings smarter, safer and more adaptable for a changing urban world

KONE Oyj

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<p><em>Introducing KONE Office Flow and innovations for high-rise, making buildings smarter, safer and more adaptable for a changing urban world</em></p>

KONE Corporation, press release, November 5, 2020 - KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, today introduces a new solution for offices, high-rise buildings and commercial developments: KONE Office Flow™. It transforms how people can move in a lobby or from floor to floor, combining new connected services for elevators, personalized access management and adaptability over the lifetime of buildings, unlike anything in the industry. KONE Office Flow brings a next generation people flow experience to the office, to meet the evolving needs for smart and sustainable high-rise buildings.

Bio-Gate successfully markets antiviral and antibacterial Protective Film Spray for surfaces

Bio-Gate AG

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/ins   Protective Film Spray from Bio-Gate used for the first time in public transport in Nuremberg Advanced negotiations with further potential customers Successful commercialization for use in schools, public transport, banks and fitness studios

New Swedish technology to support a greener aviation recovery

AVTECH Sweden AB

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/ins   Flying is like competition sailing: it is all about using good winds and avoiding unfavorable air currents. To allow airlines to fully use the favorable winds there is a new weather optimization service available that shows exactly how the wind blows and where there is bad weather in the atmosphere. With this knowledge airlines can save hundreds of tons of fuel per month which also means less emissions.

Steerprop azimuth propulsion to propel shallow-draught icebreaking walk-to-work vessel

Steerprop Ltd.

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<p><em>Steerprop will deliver the azimuth propulsion system for a walk-to-work vessel serving offshore platforms east of Sakhalin Island. The vessel is commissioned by a joint venture between Russian firms Mercury Sakhalin and Pola. Image: Royal Niestern Sander</em></p>

/ins   The world’s first double acting, shallow-draught ice-breaking vessel, built by the Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander for the Russian companies Mercury Sakhalin and Pola, will be fitted with Finnish Steerprop’s azimuth units as its main propulsion and steering system. 

KONE to equip Nanfeihong Plaza mixed-use development in Xi’an, China

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<p><em>KONE to equip Nanfeihong Plaza mixed-use development in Xi’an, China</em></p>

KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to deliver 95 elevators and escalators to Nanfeihong Plaza, a new mixed-use development in Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province in Northwest China.