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Obama Administration releases National Bioeconomy Blueprint; health, food, energy and environment

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There is also a set of emerging trends in recent research that foreshadow major advances in the areas of health, biological-based energy production, agriculture, biomanufacturing, and environmental clean-up.On

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Tesla VP Public Policy Rohan Patel departs company after 8-year stint

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Patel announced his departure from Tesla in a post on his personal account in social media platform X. Lucky to have been a part of Barack Obama’s campaign/administration, and truly honored to have worked at Tesla to positively changing multiple industries. You all are my lifelong friends and I’ll always have your back.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Battery costs exceeded $500/kWh when President Obama launched his EV Everywhere Grand Challenge goal of making EVs that are as affordable and convenient for the American family as gasoline-powered vehicles, and low-cost, high performance batteries are a key component of the strategy to attain the President’s goal.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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To a large extent, I wouldn’t be the person I am today if not for the support from the IEEE and IEEE Foundation.” In 2018 he was in the inaugural cohort of the Obama Foundation ’s Leaders Africa program. To a large extent, I wouldn’t be the person I am today if not for the support from the IEEE and IEEE Foundation,” he says.

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Electric Cars: Yes We Will

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Case in point: we opened the paper on our arrival to see a full 1/4 page photo of this message greeting Obama from the sides of the train tracks on his big journey from Philadelphia to DC: Electric Cars: Yes We Can ! " Tags: Events washington dc Obama Production News plug-ins.

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In 1989, General Magic Saw the Future of Smartphones

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The user interface of the Motorola Envoy does that for me, even though I never owned one, or indeed any personal digital assistant. At its heart, General Magic was attempting to transform personal communications. Rabbits roam free to help spur creativity, personal hygiene seems optional, and pulling all-nighters is the norm.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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So far, President Barack Obama has announced no new federaleffort to promote the fuel, and federal funding for hydrogen fortransportation use in the 2009 budget dropped to $177.7 Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. “We

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