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Avatar's James Cameron Boots Up New 3D Technology Firm

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3D filmmaker James Cameron of Avatar fame announced Monday that he has launched a new, technology firm based in Burbank focused on creating 3D technology. The firm said that the company's technologies, products and services have been used in such projects as Avatar, TRON: Legacy, u2 3D and Resident Evil:Afterlife.

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eSolar In Deal With Sanmina-SCI

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Burbank-based utility-scale, solar power developer eSolar is looking to electronics contract manufacturer Sanmina SCI to optimize its component design and manufacturing, the two announced Monday. eSolar develops concentrating solar power technology used in utility scale solar installations. READ MORE>>.

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eSolar Ties With Flextronics

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Burbank-based eSolar , the developer of solar thermal power plant technology, said Monday that it has selected Flextronics to provide design services for its heliostats and solar collector systems. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Poly Plant Project Invests In Memory Firm

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Burbank-based Poly Plant Project , a developer of semiconductor process technology for building polysilicon for producing solar cells and modules, has invested in a Silicon Valley firm, 4DS. Poly Plant Project describes itself as helping companies design, plan and build world-class polysilicon production plants.

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Disney Names Playdom's Pleasants, Yahoo's Pitaro As Co-Presidents

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Burbank-based Walt Disney said this weekend that it has promoted John Pleasants, the former CEO of Playdom , as co-President of its Disney Interactive Media Group , along with James Pitaro, most recently of Yahoo! Pitaro will oversee Disney Online, which runs's Disney's branded web and social media sites.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

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What you might not realize is that the adorable droid was the brain child of Sphero, a robotics and digital technology company and an alumni to the Disney Accelerator program. Developers also choose Epic’s Unreal Engine for cinematic production, visualization, design and simulation. Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio.

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Milestones of Innovation 12: Overflight Of Russia’s Ultimate Weapons

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A year later, the U2 captured another stunner: images of tall, liquid-fuel missiles in central Asia – designed to hit targets as far off as New York. Weighing only 1,500 pounds, it was designed to be carried either by a bomber or a rocket. A test version exploded on Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands on Nov.

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