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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. 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% The team from Battelle and R&D Magazine forecast that a 2.1% billion in R&D in 2012, up 3.75% over 2011. Source: 2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast.

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

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Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Click to enlarge.

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Saifur Rahman is 2022 IEEE President-Elect

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Rahman is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech. Rahman is the founding editor in chief of the IEEE Electrification Magazine and the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. At press time, the results were unofficial until the IEEE Board of Directors accepts the IEEE Teller's Committee report in November.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs , a tireless tech visionary, an extraordinary innovator, and the cofounder of Apple. When he died on 5 October 2011 at age 56, he left a lasting legacy. Jobs also redefined what a high-tech corporate campus should look like, according to a 2011. This month marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of.

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On Friday, the Renault-Nissan Alliance said it expects to roll out electric cars (and charging infrastructure) as part of a pilot project in central China’s Wuhan by 2011. In February, China’s Chery Automobile unveiled an electric concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. Alex Koppelman Joan Walsh Me vs. G. Watch the debate.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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Virginia Tech. IEEE Electrification Magazine and the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. IEEE Millennium Medal for outstanding achievements and contributions to IEEE, the 2011 IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award , the 2012 IEEE PES Meritorious Service Award , and the 2013 IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award.

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The Sneaky Standard

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Intel revealed its hand in an interesting way, according to The San Francisco Examiner tech reporter Gina Smith : Until now, virtually everyone expected VESA’s so-called VL-Bus technology to be the standard for building local bus products. First used by Apple in 2011 , it has become common on laptops of all stripes in recent years.

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