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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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SolidEnergy targeting rechargeable Li-metal smartphone battery in 2016, EV battery with 2x range in 2017

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In a 2004 paper in the Journal of Power Sources , Professor Sadoway of MIT observed that electrical conductivity of BCEs varied inversely with the glass transition temperature of one of the block components. —Sadoway (2004). SolidEneregy is collaborating with A123 Venture Technologies, a Massachusetts-based technology incubator.

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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 includes transitioning a number of positions and responsibilities from its Westborough, Massachusetts offices. Wu co-founded GSR Ventures in 2004, following a series of senior-level positions with Nortel Networks, Shanghai ASMC, Shanghai Nortel Semiconductors Corporation and Guangdong Nortel Telecom Corporation.

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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. Their research won several awards, and the system was covered by The Boston Globe. It combined radio frequency and ultrasound technologies.

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Satellite method provides insight into ozone-NOx-VOCs sensitivity for different locations

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Both are represented in the study by a major gas of each type, the VOC formaldehyde and NO 2 , that are measureable from space by the Dutch-Finnish Ozone Monitoring Instrument aboard NASA’s Aura satellite, launched in 2004.

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

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Donald Norton Ewart Power systems engineer Life Fellow, 92; died 7 November Ewart was a registered professional engineer in New York and Massachusetts who specialized in interconnected power systems. The next year he chaired the 2004 European Magnetic Sensors and Actuators Conference.

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