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Caltech Engineers Use Legos, Google Smartphone For Smart Petri Dish

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In a paper presented in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the Caltech grad students said they created a system--assembled out of a commercially available Google smart phone and Lego building blocks--which automatically tracks the growth of cultures in petri dishes. READ MORE>>.

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CFX Battery Becomes Contour Energy, Out Of Stealth

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Azusa-based CFX Battery , the stealthy Caltech battery spinoff, said today that it has renamed itself Contour Energy , and emerged out of stealth mode. The first covers a study of Contour Energy's batteries for use in manned space missions, and another covers development of electrode materials, to advance Li-ion battery technology.

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Southern California Linked IPOs Grow

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The number of Southern California related initial public offerings is growing steadily upwards, as Gevo --originally started in Pasadena, and based on technology out of Caltech and UCLA--hit the market this morning. Gevo is just the latest in a surge of companies hitting the public markets which have Southern California links.

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Interview with Kos Galatsis, Carbonics

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Our employees come from Caltech, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, and we've employed people as far away as the University of Michigan. Engage with those customers, start validation and feasibility studies early, so you can understand their needs, wants, and specifications as soon as possible. So those resources have been fantastic.

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Catch #Mindshare50 Talks Live on TechZulu

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Neuroscientist at Caltech, UCLA’s Department of Neurosurgery, and NYUMoran is interested in attention, emotions regulations, and dreams. She is also a reknowned food advocate, studying how we can continue to sustain an expanding population while exploring studies and trends in food-based health and food production. 12pm: BODY.

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Interview with Jonathan Zweig, AppOnboard

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He was just a friend from church, and we actually connected at church through bible study. That's something I am very passionate about, supporting the So Cal ecosystem, which is why we hire heavily from USC, UCLA, Caltech, Occidental, and the other local schools. What's the biggest challenge for you?

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Angel Funding Advice

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If you can’t get product released and validated then do user studies. If you’re three s -hot kids from Stanford, Caltech or MIT you might be able to push valuation higher. But if you CAN find a way to even get your 0.1 One great company, AppFolio , filmed all of this user interaction and made the DVD available to me.

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