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Battelle-R&D Magazine forecast predicts 5.2% growth in 2012 global R&D spending to $1.4+T, largely driven by Asian economies; US companies and tech providers to boost energy R&D spending by 23.1% to $6.7B

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Global R&D spending 2011. Source: 2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast. The Battelle-R&D Magazine annual Global R&D Funding Forecast concludes that global research and development (R&D) spending will grow by about 5.2% Elsewhere in the world, growth remains strong and stable in the aftermath of the global recession.

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Ford tops 50 Best Global Green Brands list for 2014; Toyota, Honda and Nissan 2nd, 3rd and 4th

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Automakers took the top four slots in the 50 Best Global Green Brands list for 2014, published by Fortune magazine in conjunction with the consulting firm Deloitte and Interbrand. This year’s nominees were drawn from Interbrand’s annual Best Global Brands report, which ranks the world’s 100 most valuable brands. 2014 gap score.

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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Throughout her illustrious career, Myers has served as the Acting Director of Global E-Mobility at the World Resources Institute (WRI) and as the Executive Director of CharIN , an organization dedicated to advocating for global EV standardization, specifically with the Combined Charging System (CCS) connector. Canada, and beyond.

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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Audio Magazine/Internet Archive /Scotch As Smithsonian Magazine notes , the formulation he developed, combining cabinetmaker’s glue with glycerin, proved to be just the right level of easy-to-remove adhesive that it became an out-and-out phenomenon. Before World War II, one company did attempt to manufacture a tape recorder in the U.S.

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. One study surveyed by the CAR group found auto companies make up one-quarter of the top 20 corporate spenders on R&D globally. Click to enlarge.

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Noodoe EV Opens New Headquarters in Houston

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Noodoe EV, a global leader in EV charging technology, is expanding its US operations by relocating their headquarters from Irvine, California to Houston, Texas. JANUARY 19, 2022 Noodoe EV, a global leader in EV charging technology, is expanding its US operations by relocating their headquarters from Irvine, California to Houston, Texas.

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Biofuels surge under Obama?

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But in a cabinet filled with ethanol boosters, his coziness with corporate sponsors of biofuels research makes me wonder what solutions to the climate crisis will get top priority, and top dollar after January 20th. Corporate sponsors have an outsized influence on universities these days. Is Steven Chu BFF With BP?

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