Tag Archives: patents

Curious Bends – tumour twin, ethical non-vegetarians, fixing Indian science, and more

Posted on August 24, 2015 by VM

Apologies for the unplanned summer holiday, but we’re back! 1. Was the tumour inside her brain her twin? (Audio) She moved from Hyderabad to do her PhD at Indiana University and began experiencing headaches and suffering from sleep disorders. Co-workers and friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brain tumour, Christiana Gigueres, patents, scavenging, skilled labour migration, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan | Leave a comment

Elon Musk’s altruism powertrain is just good business

Posted on June 16, 2014 by VM

In 1907, the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla sold all his patents to Westinghouse, Inc., for a heavily discounted $216,000, including one for alternating current. In 1943, he died penniless. In 2014, another Tesla has given away its patents but signs … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged battery swapping, Beter Place, Big Cars, electric vehicles, Elon Musk, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, lithium-ion battery cells, patents, Shai Agassi, Tesla Motors | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: patents

Curious Bends – tumour twin, ethical non-vegetarians, fixing Indian science, and more

Elon Musk’s altruism powertrain is just good business

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