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Li-ion maker Boston-Power adds $30M in funding; China expansion

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Augmenting those capabilities, Boston-Power’s Westborough, Massachusetts-based team maintains responsibility for intellectual property development, research and development, global customer support, sales and business development and partnerships with advanced research organizations in the Boston area.

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Honda Aero begins production of HF120 turbofan at new Burlington plant

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The HF120 engine is the result of a joint venture established in 2004 between Honda and GE combining the R&D, engine production, and jet aviation expertise of the two companies. Early production of engines, prior to the startup of the new Honda Aero production facility, has been conducted by GE Aviation at its Lynn, Massachusetts facility.

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Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power announces $125M in new financing; focus on and support from China

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This organization will build upon the current generation of Boston-Power’s lithium-ion battery technology to develop new energy storage products and solutions. This includes transitioning a number of positions and responsibilities from its Westborough, Massachusetts offices.

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

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Today the Massachusetts company is the largest telematics service provider in the world. Between 1999 and 2004, he oversaw the development of the Cricket indoor location system. It was used in areas where GPS didn’t work well, such as hospitals, office buildings, and research centers. GPS only works outdoors,” Balakrishnan says.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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In the six years he worked in the position, he established a team to better manage external relations and completed fundraising for the engineering department’s Soda Hall , a classroom building. The next year he chaired the 2004 European Magnetic Sensors and Actuators Conference. He retired as professor emeritus in 1998.

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FAA Awards Contracts for $125M to 5 Companies to Accelerate More Environmentally Friendly Aviation Technology; Renewable Fuels, Engines, Wings and Flight Management

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This flight-test program builds on the success of Boeing’s Quiet Technology Demonstrators, which successfully highlighted a variety of noise reduction technologies during test flights aboard Boeing 777 aircraft from 2001 to 2005. —Ron Ron Rich, vice president of Propulsion Systems, Honeywell Aerospace. Pratt & Whitney.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

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When the air resources board relaxed its rules in 2003, it allowed car companies to receive credits toward zero-emission standards by building so-called partial-zero-emissions vehicles — super clean cars that produce little or no smog. 3Prong Power only works on Prius model years 2004 to 2009. Protheroe asked.

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