Determined to hold on to their title as most eco-friendly car company, Hyundai introduced a new gas-hybrid concept at this month’s Detroit Auto Show. But the Blue Will is much more than just a plug-in hybrid car.
The Blue Will’s glass roof integrates an array of dye-sensitive solar panels designed to collect the sun’s energy while [...]
Filed under: News on March 15th, 2010 @ 10:41 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, economy, efficiency, energy, innovation, markets, Technology
This week industrial engineer James Dyson stressed the role of science and engineering with the release of a new report entitled “Making the UK the leading high-tech exporter in Europe”.
Dyson – who is perhaps best known for his bagless vacuum cleaners – is calling for more investment and support for innovative engineering. Together with some [...]
Filed under: News on March 11th, 2010 @ 9:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, economy, global, markets, Technology
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Summit started on Monday, attracting thousands of investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers vying to reinvent the energy infrastructure to be cleaner and more efficient. At the conference, scientists and entrepreneurs will be showing off early stage clean tech ideas, such as kinetic energy storage systems and methods for low cost [...]
Filed under: News on March 3rd, 2010 @ 11:15 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, entrepreneur, Environment, innovation, investment, markets, sustainability, Technology
A near 10 percent drop in clean tech investments last year indicated that the U.S. might be losing its place as the world’s top investor and enabler of clean tech innovation.
Last year, U.S. clean tech investments dropped to a five year low, from 72 percent of the worldwide total in 2008 to 62 percent, [...]
Filed under: News on February 26th, 2010 @ 7:54 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, economy, government, growth, innovation, markets, networks, News, 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
From new smartphones to a whole new generation of wireless mobile technology, there are lots of exciting innovations coming out of the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona. My picks for some of the most interesting mobile tech coming out of the conference include:
• Windows Phone 7 Series – By re-imagining how its touchscreen smartphone interface [...]
Filed under: News on February 18th, 2010 @ 9:46 am
Tagged with: brands, innovation, innovative, markets, networks, Technology
This week, a business coalition formed by AT&T and the Henry Ford Community College announced the creation of the Michigan Alliance for High-Tech Skills Training, an industry-led job retraining program that will be available to displaced workers and interested students in Michigan this year.
Henry Ford Community College will design a curriculum to develop core competencies [...]
Filed under: News on February 12th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, efficiency, funding, government, infrastructure, jobs, markets
According to a report released last week by the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the biomedical industry is one of the most recession-resilient sectors in California’s hard-hit economy and a critical driver of innovation, job growth, and revenue that will help lead the state to economic recovery. However, the reports points to [...]
Filed under: News on February 8th, 2010 @ 9:02 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, growth, industry, innovation, markets, opportunities, Technology, US
The UK Innovation Investment Fund is off the ground with the first closing of the £125m Hermes Private Equity Environmental Innovation Fund.
The fund, managed by Hermes Private Equity, will immediately begin investing in low carbon and clean technology funds, and co-investing in companies to provide much-needed venture capital to help these innovative businesses grow. The [...]
Filed under: News on February 1st, 2010 @ 9:02 am
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Chemotherapy has been proven an effective treatment for cancer.
A new species of microbe is flourishing in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.