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Six start-ups move into Volkswagen Gläserne Manufaktur from fourth competition

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They will start work in the Gläserne Manufaktur in mid-May 2019, where they will be able to develop their ideas for market readiness with the support of Volkswagen and the business development team of Saxony’s capital, Dresden. The Incubator has been around since August 2017.

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Robot Gift Guide 2022

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And if these robots aren’t enough for you, many of our picks from years past are still available: check out our guides from 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , and 2012. Lego Robotics Kits. Petoi’s quadrupedal robot kits are an adorable (and relatively affordable) way to get started with legged robotics.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Her team created a suite of low-cost medical devices, the NEST360 newborn tool kit, to improve neonatal health in sub-Saharan Africa. Before, I had no idea that college professors did something called research. The initiative developed the NEST360 newborn tool kit. Once I discovered it, I found that I loved it.”

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Volkswagen, BASF present “Science Award Electrochemistry” to Dr. Jennifer Rupp from MIT; solid-state batteries

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The BASF and Volkswagen international “ Science Award Electrochemistry 2017” ( earlier post ) this year goes to Dr. Jennifer Rupp at MIT. The winners of our Science Award are an excellent example of innovative and creative ideas in this field. — BASF creates chemistry for a sustainable future.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

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Although the tires weigh slightly more than standard air-filled tires, vehicles don’t need to be equipped with spares, jacks, repair kits, or tire-pressure sensors. They’re fitting about 50 vehicles in each of those fleets with Uptis tires, Roget explained, and the idea will be to capture as much data as possible.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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And this incremental nature of innovation means that controlling the spread, manufacturing, and further development of new ideas is almost impossible. Henn Tan, shown here in 2017, fought a series of mostly losing battles against those who pirated Trek 2000’s ThumbDrive design and against rival patent claims.

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Li-ion Reserve in the World: How it Revolutionised the EV Industry

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Tesla Motors began production in 2008 with the Roadster, which was essentially an AC Propulsion vehicle with kit-car parts replaced by one-grade-above-kit-car Lotus Elise pieces in the first generation. Watch]: Successful Electric Vehicle Business Ideas [READ]: Autonomous Electric Cars: Everything You Need to Know!

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