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The inclusion of food production also points to a broadening of the definition of green tech, which in the past referred more narrowly to technologies such as those for renewable electricity and biofuel production, electric car development and new materials and services that help consumers and businesses use energy more efficiently.
FORBES: Water, Food, Transportation: Where Green Tech Investments Will Go In 2013
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The development of new raw materials that go into the device is more important than that app which recommends a good plate of lasagna in Wicker Park.
FORBES: Hey Honey, Size Really Does Matter...Especially When It Comes To Mobile Devices
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Saga's research and development laboratory invents new designs and materials, helping to keep prices up.
ECONOMIST: Ending child labour can have unexpected consequences
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By applying billions of dollars to research and development into new manufacturing processes and materials like carbon fiber, companies like GE have kept some of their most expensive and profitable products in factories in the U.S. It means high-paying jobs for workers with a specialized skills and the psychological capacity to work in a variety of roles.
FORBES: GE Keeps Manufacturing Jobs In US -- For Highly Skilled
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Doing so requires development of countless shapes and sizes of packages, high-performance materials, new graphic capabilities, convenience features and package formats in even shorter production cycles.
FORBES: Written by Jack Knott