As a result, efforts are being made to develop upgrading processes that convert biomass into a fuel with improved properties with respect to logistics and end-use.
Aprey and team are currently raising $20 million to further develop Upgrade labs, a space in Santa Monica, CA, next to the Bulletproof retail store, where they are testing $1 million worth of gear that's used by special forces, astronauts, celebrities, and others.
So the U.S. Navy began developing upgrades to Aegis that would enable it to defend against the most widely proliferated ballistic missiles, which were relatively short-range and slow in speed -- in other words, targets that a system originally developed for dealing with aircraft might be able to address through relatively modest upgrades.
Similarly, Bern (www.bernunlimited.com) has developed Upgrade Audio Knit Inserts earflaps for men and women, which button into many of their helmets.
Under the SST-1 mission mandate, the several cryogenic sub-systems have been developed, upgraded and procured in prior to the SST-1 operation.
Fitch and his team are developing upgraded versions of phantasmidine that are similar enough to still ease pain, but without the toxicity.
Both young founders took to the TechCrunch Disrupt stage today to chat about their work in developing upgraded types of nuclear power generators designed to eat their own waste.
Looking forward, we believe Fitbit is in a unique position to stimulate new areas of demand by leveraging the data we collect to deliver a more personalized experience while developing upgraded versions of existing products and launching additional products to expand into new categories.
The computer maker said there was a "small chance" that it would develop an upgraded version in the future, but that it had no plans to do so.
That's why the Internet Engineering Task Force, a group of engineers that develop and upgrade open-source technical standards for the Internet, is working with communications companies on a new way to verify the source of voice-over-Internet calls.
