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Pentagon awards $7.1 million to expand U.S. production of cover glass for satellites

18 July 2026 at 17:59

Defense Production Act funding was awarded to Martin Materials Solutions, a small business that makes radiation-resistant cover glass used on spacecraft solar arrays and thermal-control systems

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A $5M startup claims rare earth-free electric motor breakthrough

13 July 2026 at 14:59

A Bengaluru startup called Vimag Labs just secured its fifth Indian patent for an electric motor that runs without any rare-earth magnets, using software and power electronics to generate its magnetic field instead.

It’s a small, $5-million company taking a swing at a problem that has stumped Tesla, GM, and every major automaker for years: how to build a competitive EV motor that doesn’t depend on China.

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