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Daimler JV Beijing Benz Automotive named Factory of the Year by Produktion magazine

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Established by the industry journal Produktion and business consulting firm A.T. Kearney in 1992, the “Factory of the Year – Global Excellence in Operations” award is one of the most respected benchmarks for the manufacturing industry in Germany and around the world. The BBAC production line is flexible by design.

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Tesla’s Rebecca Tinucci makes it to TIME 100 Climate list for 2023

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They could also help push the overall electric vehicle industry forward. “In Other notable Tesla executives such as CEO Elon Musk, Design Chief Franz von Holzhausen, SVP Powertrain and Energy Engineering Drew Baglino, or Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy did not make the magazine’s list for 2023.

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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. After reviewing of the works of several researchers and government agencies, CAR developed a working definition to differentiate high-tech industries from other sectors.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. awarded him its prestigious Ho-Am Prize in 1993 for “building a solid foundation for Korea’s semiconductor industry.”

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Elon Musk makes it to TIME Magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential People in AI

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made it to TIME Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in the field of artificial intelligence, aptly dubbed the TIME100 AI. Thus, he became the co-founder of OpenAI, whose mission lies in the development of artificial intelligence that’s designed to help humanity.

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In Milan, a Party With T-Shaped Ice Cubes, Balloons and Pasta

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On Monday evening, T Magazine held its annual party to help kick off the Salone del Mobile design fair in Milan. For the sixth year, guests flocked to Villa Necchi Campiglio, the 1935 Rationalist-style home designed by the Italian architect Piero Portaluppi. The bar was even designed to look like its forest green facade.

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Argonne’s HyMag technology boosts usable magnetic flux density of permanent magnets by 10-30%

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Conventional permanent magnets composed of niobium, iron and boron became industrially widespread in the 1990s, yet they have resisted significant efforts to improve their performance, said Zhang, an Argonne materials scientist. C, which calls for a magnet design that is more robust (not demagnetized) at higher temperatures.

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