Big Blue has launched an ambitious battery project  with the a goal of commercializing an experimental battery technology â lithium metal-air â in order to acheive over ten times the energy density of todayâs best batteries. This week, IBM will host a gathering of some of the worldâs top researchers in the field, including auto company researchers and others involved with batteries for electric cars, to talk about moving beyond lithium-ion technology. Lithium-ion is the battery technology of choice for mass market electric cars under development at Nissan, General Motors and Tesla Motors.
Stephen duMont, president of GM Defense, received his first Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to GM offices. Each year, the top 100 “executives of consequence” working in the government contracting sector are named to the prestigious Wash100 list. These individuals represent the best and the brightest in GovCon, and they
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) have partnered to construct a lunar rover to enable astronauts to explore the moon’s surface in support of NASA’s Artemis program. “Surface mobility is critical to enable and sustain long-term exploration of the lunar surface,” Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed’s space business and a
President Joe Biden said the U.S. should invest in its semiconductor infrastructure to address the current chip shortage, NBC News reported Tuesday. “These chips, these wafers … batteries, broadband — it’s all infrastructure. We need to build the infrastructure of today and not repair the one of yesterday,” Biden said Monday during the CEO Summit