Bay Area startup Prolific Machines is using light to control cells with precision and has raised more than $86 million in total. The technology comes from a field of research called optogenetics and could be used for sectors as varied as cultivated meat and neuroscience.
Proponents of West Sacramento co-housing project Washington Commons see it as a way to commune with neighbors, with the ability to still do your own thing.
Elk Grove startup Tiami Networks is in the Deutsche Telekom AG Hubraum technology incubator program in Berlin, where it's set for a demonstration day in August.