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Building a Better Biofuel

April 30, 2009 – Ethanol could be the grand prize in the U.S.’s race for environmentally neutral energy independence. It derives from natural products like corn and sugar cane, and is high-octane, clean-burning and renewable. But there’s a hitch. It is expensive to manufacture a
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A Clean Break

April 30, 2009 – The race is on to wean the U.S. from fossil fuels. Economic, environmental and security concerns are fueling scientific pursuit of technologies that will produce clean and renewable energy to meet growing demand. The Obama Administration, vowing to double the na
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Meeting of the Minds Promotes Teamwork

April 23, 2009 – A gathering last week added important bedrock to CALIT2’s foundation of collaboration. The brainstorming-and-dinner session held at the new University Medical Center brought together 28 participants from CALIT2 with a comparable number from the School of Medicin
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Telepresence System Renamed

April 21, 2009 – A software package developed by CALIT2 researchers that can transform laptops and PDAs into teleconferencing or telemedicine apparatuses has a new name. The interactive platform initially known as “HBox” is now “Telios” – Telepresence Interactive Operating Syste
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