Watertown, MA-based WiTricity, a developer of a wireless charging system for electric cars and plug-in hybrids, has formed a technology partnership with Japan-based Toyota Motor Corporation. The deal includes a Toyota investment in WiTricity, reported to be in the single-digit millions of dollars, according to Scott Kirsner of the Boston Globe. Earlier this month, Delphi demoed a vehicle-charging system developed in partnership with WiTricity at a conference in Detroit. WiTricity started in 2007, based on wireless-power technology from MIT, and had raised just over $15 million as of last fall.
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Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. As former editor in chief, he overaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy's national network. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003.
Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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