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President Obama Highlights Caltech Energy Research

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In last night's State of the Union Address , President Obama plugged an effort at Pasadena's California Institute of Technology to develop a way to convert solar energy, carbon dioxide, and water into fuel. Image: ETH-Caltech reactor) READ MORE>>.

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Caltech, UCLA, UCSD Rank Highly On Tech Transfer Ranking

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The California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of San Diego (UCSD) have all ranked very highly on a new ranking of universities for their technology transfer efforts, issued by The Milken Insitute , the Santa Monica-based thinktank. READ MORE>>.

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Caltech, French Research Group Team On Nanotech Commercialization

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Pasadena-based California Institute of Technology and French research and development institution CEA-Leti said this morning that the two are teaming up on a nanotechnology commercialization effort. Tags: caltech cei-leti nanotechnology nanosystem technology commercialization.

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Northrop Grumman Provides $17.5M To Caltech For Space Power Effort

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to Caltech , as part of an effort to develop space-based, solar power systems. The research effort is being led by Professors Harry A. northrop grumman space power solar beam laser caltech research' Northrop Grumman Corporation said yesterday that it will be providing up to $17.5M Atwater, Jr., READ MORE>>.

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Alta Devices, With Links to Caltech, Gains $72M

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A new startup with links to Caltech has just raised $72M in funding. Alta Devices< is based on the research of Caltech's Harry Atwater, Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science at Caltech, along with co-founder Eli Yablonovitch of UC Berkeley.

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Caltech Engineers Use Legos, Google Smartphone For Smart Petri Dish

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Researchers at the California Institute of Technology reported last week that they have created a "smart petri dish" which uses Google smart phones and Lego blocks, to automatically monitor cell growth in petri dishes. Caltech did not say if the team intends to commercialize the development. READ MORE>>.

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USC, Caltech License Technology To SFC Energy

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The University of Southern California , the California Insitute of Technology , and fuel cell development firm SFC Energy said late Tuesday that the three have executed on a license to a portfolio of U.S. The three said the technology was developed at the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, led by G. Surampudi, S.

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