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The Pentagon's Invisible Hand in U.S. Manufacturing Success

The more you look at patterns of technological progress in the postwar era, the clearer it becomes that America's military has provided much of the seed-corn to grow today's technologically advanced economy.

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May 22, 2013

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UMC Sets up R&D Center in Singapore

The unit will undertake R&D collaborations with local research institutes....More
May 16, 2013

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Five Ways to Profit From the New Rapid Prototyping Movement

Product designers can offer attractive alternatives for prototyping work without compromising the production line....More
May 14, 2013

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Cornstarch May Provide Green Method to Extract Gold 1

Discovery offers potential for cheap, environmentally friendly alternative to cyanide....More
May 13, 2013

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Help Select the Most Meaningful Innovation of the Past 75 Years

Find details and see how you can participate in the IRI TechTournament, sponsored by IndustryWeek, which will select the most meaningful innovation of the past 75 years....More
May 8, 2013

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Electrolysis Method Described for Making 'Green' Iron

New molten oxide electrolysis method for extracting iron ore helps curb CO2 emissions while also releasing oxygen as a byproduct....More
May 7, 2013

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Technology: Taking Batteries Beyond Lithium Ion

To keep pace with the speed of technology, it may be time to change our batteries....More
May 7, 2013

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Batteries of the Future [SLIDESHOW]

New technologies with novel designs and unexplored materials are bubbling up in the market, promising to upend the battery industry.
May 6, 2013

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Every Dollar Must Go to Bridge Gaps to Mars: NASA

Despite hard economic times, NASA is committed landing a human on Mars by the 2030s to fulfill a 'human destiny' and break new boundaries in space exploration....More
Apr. 26, 2013

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Electric Car Research Center Opens in Spain

The research center installed in a former tobacco factory is an experiment to study the impact of the use of electric vehicles on the city and determine what would be needed to develop the widespread use of this type of car....More
Apr. 8, 2013

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Science and Research Hit Hard by Sequester Cuts 1

Automatic spending cuts take their toll on research grants and R&D funding, which some say ‘will unquestionably have a dramatic effect on innovation and the economy.’...More