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Wolverton: LEDs bringing good things to light
6/27/10 The Department of Energy is sponsoring the "L Prize," a competition to spur the development of LED bulbs that could replace the standard 60-watt incandescent bulbs and the halogen bulbs. LEDs are considered far more reliable and durable than incandescent or CFL bulbs; they generate light more efficiently. These new bulbs are predicted to soon be a normal fixture in all households.

Silicon Valley becoming a hub of electric vehicles
6/25/10 The recent stock market debut for Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors, the first by an automaker since Ford's in 1956, is a sign of the Silicon Valley’s role as a vibrant hub of the growing electric vehicle industry. Tesla intends to manufacture its all-electric Model S sedan at the former NUMMI plant in Fremont adding 132 workers in the first five months of this year; and once in full production, adding as many as 1,000 more jobs. The increasing interest in electric vehicles comes amid growing recognition that climate change must be fought, in part, with new technologies.

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