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Honda begins joint research with Boston University in information security for AI; secure MPC

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Honda Research Institute (HRI), a Honda R&D subsidiary, and Boston University have agreed to begin joint research in the area of data security and privacy for artificial intelligence (AI) research. To accelerate its research in the area of information security, Honda has chosen the Rafik B.

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Energy Conversion Devices files Chapter 11, seeks sale of businesses; Ovonic Battery Company sold to BASF Corporation

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OBC), to BASF Corporation for the gross purchase price of $58 million in cash before transaction fees, minority participations, and working capital and other adjustments. Ovonyx holds the patents in, and is pursuing the commercialization of, phase-change random access memory (PCM or PRAM), also known as Ovonic Universal Memory (OUM).

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Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

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Bank of America’s member on the GCEP management committee will be James Mahoney, the bank’s corporate communications and public policy executive. —GCEP director Sally Benson, a professor of energy resources engineering at Stanford. Participating universities and sponsors can license the technology to other entities.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Whittingham, a young British chemist, joined the quest at Exxon Research and Engineering in New Jersey in the fall of 1972. In the winter of 1973, corporate managers summoned Whittingham to the company’s New York City offices to appear before a subcommittee of the Exxon board. “I But he found no takers.

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National Academies’ Gulf Research Program awards $10.8M to address systemic risk in offshore oil and gas operations

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The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is awarding $10.8 Oklahoma State University. Louisiana State University. University of Houston. Louisiana State University. University of Mississippi. Lead Organization. Description.

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Polaris to buy Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) from Chrysler

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GEM cars are used by local, state and national government agencies, resorts, master-planned communities, universities, medical and corporate campuses, as well as by sports teams, taxi-shuttle services and individual consumers. The six GEM passenger and utility models are legal on most streets with posted speeds of 35 mph or less.

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BP to Acquire Vereniums Cellulosic Biofuels Business for $98.3M; Verenium retaining Enzyme Business

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BP and Verenium Corporation announced an agreement for BP Biofuels North America to acquire Verenium’s cellulosic biofuels business, including the facilities in Jennings, LA and San Diego, CA, for $98.3 Lonnie Ingram at the University of Florida and originally licensed by Celunol. DLA Piper LLP (US) served as legal advisor to BP.

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