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Michel was in a four-man sled piloted by Michael Vogt when it crashed Tuesday during training for this weekend's World Cup races in Altenberg. This weekend's Altenberg races are the last World Cup events prior to the world championships; there is one last World Cup weekend coming in mid-March to Lake Placid, New York. The Swiss team said Vogt “suffered a severe concussion and bruises” and push athletes Dominik Hufschmid and Andreas Haas also had slight injuries. The pair won a World Cup race in December and are third in the season-long standings. Vogt’s four-man bob crew is fourth in that discipline’s World Cup standings.

Persons: Sandro Michel, Michel, Michael Vogt, ” Michel, Training, Greg Cackett, ”, Vogt “, Dominik Hufschmid, Andreas Haas, Chris Spring, Mateusz Sochowicz, Vogt Organizations: —, Michel, Swiss, ” Locations: ALTENBERG, Germany, — Swiss, Altenberg, Dresden, British, Swiss, Winterberg, Lake Placid , New York, Canadian, China

☆ Check out the 17-slide pitch deck energy storage company Skeleton Technologies used to raise $114 million in a mix of debt and equity funding from Siemens and Marubeni
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Estonian energy tech company Skeleton Technologies has raised 108 million euros (around $114 million) from multinational Siemens and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni. Skeleton, which was founded back in 2009 in Tallinn, manufactures fast-charging energy storage systems for transport, maritime, the grid, and medical equipment. Its secret sauce is its own material, Curved Graphene, which increases how much energy can be stored in its supercapacitors. The fresh funds, which bring Skeleton's total raised to over 300 million euros (around $316 million), is a mixture of equity and debt. Marubeni, meanwhile, distributes Skeleton's products in Asia and helps it secure customers in the region.

Persons: Taavi Madiberk, Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway, Skeleton's, Madiberk Organizations: Technologies, Siemens, Strategic, Siemens Financial Services, Marubeni Corporation, North America Locations: Tallinn, Germany, Asia, North

☆ Mystery surrounds 19th century 'vampire' found buried in New England with his thigh bones crossed over his chest
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But in recent years, DNA analysis has helped scientists uncover the tale behind the "vampire's" remains. An annotated image shows the placement of the "Connecticut vampire" skull and bones in the grave. The "Connecticut vampire" likely died of tuberculosisFor decades, the "Connecticut vampire" was known only as "JB55," after the initial "JB" that had been carved into the brass tacks used to close the coffin. A 3D-scan of Barber's skull was combined with DNA analysis to estimate John Barber's features, shown here in an artist's illustration. Not everybody agrees, however, that this burial site qualifies as a bona fide "vampire" burial site.

Persons: John Barber, —, Jolly Roger, I'd, Nick Bellantoni, he'd, Michael Ross, Daniels, Ellen Greytak, John Baker, Baker, It's, Parabon NanoLabs, John Barber's, Parabon, Barber's, sickles, Scott, Matteo Borrini Organizations: Service, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Magazine, Armed Forces DNA, Inc, Liverpool John Moores University Locations: Connecticut, Wall, Silicon, Griswold , Connecticut, Virginia, New England

☆ Spain's entombed 'Ivory Lady' reveals leadership role of women in antiquity
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Researchers said on Thursday an analysis of tooth enamel showed that the body entombed at the site near Seville was not a man as previously thought, a finding that indicates the leadership role women played in this ancient society that predated the pyramids of Egypt - and perhaps elsewhere. In the British Isles, it is the peak time of Stonehenge, a major megalithic monument and sanctuary," García Sanjuán said. The 'Ivory Lady' reflects all these elements," García Sanjuán said. "This study throws new light on a problem we know preciously little about: the social and political role of women among early complex pre-state societies," García Sanjuán said. The "Ivory Lady" shows that women may have held high leadership positions during the Copper Age, a transitional period between the Stone Age and the more technologically sophisticated Bronze Age.

Persons: Miriam Lucianez Trivino, Leonardo García Sanjuán, Lady, García Sanjuán, Miriam Luciañez, Triviño, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, University of Seville, University of Seville's, University of Seville's Department of, Thomson Locations: Handout, Spain, African, Seville, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iberia, University of Seville's Department, Washington

☆ T-Rex skeleton sells for more than $6 mln at Swiss auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Cecile Mantovani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] View of the mouth of a 67-million-year-old T-Rex skeleton named "TRX-293 TRINITY Tyrannosaurus" is seen during a preview at Koller auction house in Zurich, Switzerland March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseZURICH, April 18 (Reuters) - The skeleton of a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex, a creature that roamed the Earth 67 million years ago, sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.13 million), less than expected, in Zurich on Tuesday. An undisclosed buyer offered the winning bid of 4.8 million Swiss francs, less than the 5 million to 8 million Swiss francs estimate, but the total price was higher with the buyer's premium and fees at Koller Auctions. It was the first time in Europe and the third time worldwide that an entire T-Rex skeleton of exceptional quality was offered at auction, Koller, Switzerland's largest auction house, said in a statement. Two other T-Rex models discovered in North America, called Sue and Stan, were sold for $8.4 million and $31 million respectively in 1998 and 2020.

☆ Home Depot's famous giant skeletons keep getting stolen from front yards
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Mary Meisenzahl | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A skeleton Halloween decoration was reported stolen from a Chicago front lawn on October 13, The Chicago Tribune reported, amounting to $600 in losses. Home Depot's skeletons have been popular since they first launched, leading to record Halloween sales for the home improvement chain in 2020. The $300 skeletons sold out by the end of September, ahead of Halloween. In October of 2022, the skeletons remain sold out at Home Depot and getting one isn't easy. "We encourage all our customers that experience this to reach out to local law enforcement," Home Depot told Insider in a statement.

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