Hyundai and BASF are presenting their jointly developed i-flow concept car this month at the Geneva Motor Show. The innovations in the i-flow are the first included in any vehicle to date, and illustrate a great many possibilities for mobility in the future. For example, the interior of the i-flow offers a revolutionary seating concept, [...]
Filed under: News on March 5th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: brands, clean energy, efficiency, energy, Environment, global, innovation, Technology
If the high-tech development of a California-made fuel cell that produces electricity is a genuine clean-energy breakthrough, then American ingenuity will have reached some important new milestones.
First, it could indicate a significant revival of the U.S. technological innovation that has largely slipped away into the hands of China, Germany, and other nations. China is currently [...]
Filed under: News on March 1st, 2010 @ 9:26 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, economy, effective, efficiency, energy, Environment, funding, global, government, innovation, sustainability, Technology, US
Funding from the UK Innovation Investment Fund (UKIIF) was announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who claims it demonstrates a “commitment to the industries and the technologies.”
The UKIIF was announced by Brown last June and will target slow growing businesses, start-ups and spin-outs including those in the pre-profit and pre-revenue stages of development.
It was [...]
Filed under: News, Uncategorized on February 25th, 2010 @ 11:34 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, global, government, innovation, start-up, startup, strategy, sustainability, Technology
In a step that could lead to the establishment of a high tech center in Livermore, the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency has selected i-GATE (Innovation for Green Advanced Transportation Excellence) as one of six applicants to be recognized as inaugural members of the California iHub demonstration program.
I-GATE was submitted to the state by [...]
Filed under: News on February 22nd, 2010 @ 8:38 am
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According to Barron’s latest rankings, The World’s Most Respected Companies are companies whose shares have been strong performers. In fact, when it comes to calculating asset values, Wall Street is never at a loss. Investors pay up for respect, in part because respected companies tend to hold their value longer.
“Respected companies aren’t going to fall [...]
Filed under: News on February 19th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, entrepreneur, global, growth, industry, innovation, innovative, investment, markets, opportunity
Many of the athletes competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are bringing the same dedication to training and competing as they do to supporting their communities and the causes that inspire them. The following are a few of the individuals involved in philanthropic pursuits during this winter’s games:
• U.S. women’s hockey team captain Angela [...]
Filed under: News on February 17th, 2010 @ 11:11 am
Tagged with: Business, charity, Community, global, opportunity, philanthropy
The necessity for a radical change in Russia’s economic development has become evident in recent years. President Medvedev has responded by formulating principles of economic development and outlining the industrial priorities of the state. However, the success of Russia’s effort to modernize depends on real cooperation between government and society in taking concrete actions that [...]
Filed under: News on February 9th, 2010 @ 2:03 pm
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The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation recently announced the release of Searching for the Study of Israel: A Report on the Teaching of Israel on U.S. College Campuses 2008-09, prepared by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University.
An updated version of a 2006 report, Searching for the Study of Israel examines [...]
China has likely overtaken Germany as the world’s largest exporter of goods, but the boom in Chinese manufacturing that looks to have given it the crown will actually help German industry.
Many German exporters do not compete directly with the Chinese, as they have undergone a comprehensive modernization over the past two decades, moving away from [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on January 25th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, entrepreneur, global, growth, industry, markets
According to the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), developing nations are racing ahead of their richer counterparts in adopting eco-friendly transit solutions. Ahmedabad, India leads the pack, and was given the 2010 Sustainable Transport Award last week.
Since 2005, the award has been given out to cities that best use transport innovations to increase [...]
Filed under: News on January 21st, 2010 @ 8:00 am
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‘Younger than Moses: Idle Worship’ is an art exhibit featuring 22 artists in New York.
As part of the European Project FP7 research called “Integrated System for Transport Infastructures Surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing,” a team of researchers had been gathered from the countries of Israel, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Romania.
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