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Attention entrepreneurs: it isn’t always about the technology. Often the real innovation lies in the distribution or business model. Take the problem of providing clean drinking water in developing countries. The... Read more »
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Brookfield Renewable Power, a Canadian energy company, is planning to open a new US headquarters in Marlborough, MA. The firm has a $13 billion portfolio in hydroelectric plants and wind... Read more »
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It’s not just pollen in the air these days. Renewable energy projects are blooming throughout New England. Now, Noble Environmental Power, a fast-growing wind-power company based in Essex, CT, has... Read more »
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AmberWave Systems, a semiconductor technology company based in Salem, NH, is acquiring Aonex Technologies, a subsidiary of Pasadena, CA-based Arrowhead Research, for $7.95 million plus royalties. AmberWave... Read more »
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CHiL Semiconductor, a Tewksbury, MA-based company that develops power-management technologies for energy-efficient computer chips, has raised $16.68 million in Series C funding, according to Private Equity Hub. The round... Read more »
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Certica Solutions, a Wakefield, MA-based software company that helps K-12 schools comply with the reporting requirements of government funding agencies, announced today that it has closed a $3.3 million funding... Read more »
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On Monday I had the privilege of hanging out with Xconomist George Church and a few other distinguished scientists—Craig Venter, Freeman Dyson, Robert Shapiro, Dimitar Sasselov, and Seth Lloyd—as they... Read more »
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The news that iRobot and Taser teamed up to unveil a “Taserbot” at a conference in Chicago this week made me wonder: where is commercial robotics around here really headed? Don’t... Read more »
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When Tim Swager talks about the future of nanomaterials, people listen. And when the respected nanotech leader says venture capitalists don’t get it when it comes to nano startups, you can’t... Read more »
