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InnoCentive, EMC and EDF recently announced a new Eco-Challenge seeking solutions for tracking shipments of used electronic components and subsystems and ensuring that they are disposed of responsibly. Safe, legal and transparent e-waste disposal is an ongoing concern for both industry and environmental groups, which want to make sure heavy metals and chemicals are not released as part of the recycling process. We asked Kathrin Winkler, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for EMC Corporation to tell us more about the Challenge. Hi Kathrin – thanks for talking with us about your Challenge.
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A l’EspaiCiència del Saló de l’Ensenyament participen 15 universitats, centres de recerca i tecnològics i d’altres institucions catalanes vinculades a la ciència. El nou joc científic interactiu per a smartphones “CodiCiència”, basat en codis QR, i l’experiència “Passaport Científic” fomentaran el coneixement i la participació mitjançant diferents sorteigs.Open Innovation: Internet Home Page
The IdeaConnection blog announced that the winner of the Million Dollar Zazzle Open Innovation Challenge was Selve, the luxury shoe individualizer. Selve won against competition from about 1,000 entrants No Comments • Read this post » MarketWatch website reports that the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has joined the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) to fund collective drug research aimed at bringing new, more effective medicines The CorpComms Magazine website announced that the Dutch brewing group Heineken has launched an online open innovation platform in a bid to unearth new sustainability ideas to help boost its green credentials.The The exnovate.org website reports on a study by Dr.
Cell phones, game controllers, laptop computers, mobile robots, even electric vehicles capable of re-charging themselves without ever being plugged in. Flat screen TV’s and digital picture frames that hang on the wall—without requiring a wire and plug for power. Industrial systems and medical devices made more reliable by eliminating trouble prone wiring and replaceable batteries. WiTricity Corp. is working to make this future a reality, developing wireless electricity technology that will operate safely and efficiently over distances ranging from centimeters to several meters—and will deliver power ranging from milliwatts to kilowatts. WiTricity Corp.’s vision is to develop a family of wireless electric power components that will enable OEM’s in a broad range of industries and applications to make their products truly “wireless.” Wireless electric power delivered over room scale distances, and with high efficiency.
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