Richard Yonck
By Richard
UW Researcher Bingzhao Li Wins Activate Fellowship to Launch LEAP Photonics Startup for Chip-Based Beam-Steering LIDAR
University of Washington researcher Bingzhao Li received the Activate Fellowship to support his startup, LEAP Photonics, which aims to commercialize chip-scale LIDAR systems using acousto-optic beam steering. This innovation promises smaller, cheaper, and more durable solid-state LIDAR systems without moving parts for applications like autonomous vehicles and robotics.
mpathic launches empathy-as-a-service AI to suggest real-time wording fixes in Slack, Gmail
Bellevue startup mpathic offers an "empathy-as-a-service" AI that integrates with platforms like Slack and Gmail to suggest real-time text and email wording changes aimed at reducing miscommunication in the workplace. Founded by CEO and co-founder Grin Lord, the system draws on a decade of research and datasets to provide dynamic, psychology-informed phrasing recommendations before users hit send.
