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BASF to concentrate plant biotechnology activities on main markets in North and South America

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The headquarters of BASF Plant Science will be moved from Limburgerhof, Germany, to Raleigh, North Carolina. Research and development activities will be concentrated mainly in Raleigh, Ghent, Belgium and Berlin, Germany. Stefan Marcinowski, member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF, responsible for plant biotechnology.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Raleigh, N.C. Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), San Jose, Calif. Arlington, Texas Environmental Insights Explorer for Buildings, $750,000 Google, Mountian View, Calif.

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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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Obama also launched a competition for a new manufacturing innovation institute to build US strength in manufacturing advanced composites, the first of four new competitions to be launched this year. ThermoCalc; TIMET; Trumpf, Inc.; UTRC; Wolf Robotics. Rockwell Collins; Rolls-Royce; Siemens; System Insights; The Dow Chemical Company; UPS.

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President Obama announces new $140M public-private manufacturing innovation institute focused on power electronics

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President Obama announced the selection of a consortium of businesses and universities, led by North Carolina State University, to lead a manufacturing innovation institute for next-generation power electronics. Earlier post.). reducing the size of a sub-station to a suit case).

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A Dab of Sunscreen Key To Solar Windows That Last Decades

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Transparent solar cells can transform buildings into. A new approach by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor might dramatically extend the working life of solar windows. If they succeed, "It will change the future of buildings," predicted. If all the buildings have this transparent device, they'll be able to power themselves."

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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universities and colleges to use their engineering and technical skills to mitigate and address the impact of climate change in their communities. Thirty-five students and several faculty members from the Ohio State University engineering college , in Columbus, designed an environmentally friendly solution.