January 14, 2010 – Thousands of people in the developing world have been given the gift of hearing thanks to the efforts of Howard Weinstein, and now people around the globe are starting to hear more and more about Weinstein and his project, Solar Ear.

Dec. 30, 2009 (Portland, OR) - Late last week, the full proceedings document was made available from the EV Roadmap Conference which was held in Portland, Oregon on Nov. 9. The day-long event was a convening of a broad coalition of the region's individuals, businesses, EV manufacturers and suppliers, nonprofits, and public sector organizations to discuss what work had been done towards preparing the Oregon for electric vehicle (EV) adoption and to coordinate efforts into a community of interest with a look at what was on the horizon for electric vehicles in 2010 and beyond.

Dec. 21, 2009 – The latest edition of the AshokaTech podcast was released late last week. The audio interview features Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow Bright Simons talking about his innovation – a mobile technology that could improve health and safety in West Africa, using an easy-to-use SMS identification system to eliminate the proliferation of fake pharmaceuticals.

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Dec. 17, 2009 - The innovative work of The Lemelson Foundation and some of our grantees – including RAMP India's Dr. Sathya Jeganathan, SELCO-India, and Kickstart – was showcased on Voice of America's (VOA) English language stations around the world recently.