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Western's Baja SAE team finishes 10th at nationals 2012-05-25
Manufacturer of the Year (Small Company)

Pro CNC got its start in 1997 when three Western Washington University graduates coming out of that school’s Vehicle Research Institute decided they wanted to design and build the next generation of energy-efficient car. To do that, they reasoned, they first needed a machine shop to make…

2012-04-30
Islander to Race Student Prototype Race Car in International Competition

Mercer Island High School 2008 graduate Bryant Idzik was recently selected as captain of the renowned Western Washington University Formula SAE Team for the 2011-2012 season.

2012-04-04
Student film contest, Tech Tonic Expo part of digital media event April 11 2012-03-09
Islander grad races to success

Bryant Idzik, a 2008 Mercer Island High School graduate, was selected captain of the renowned Western Washington University Formula SAE Team for the 2011-2012 season. WWU’s Formula SAE Team researches the performance and efficiency of formula-racing vehicles. They are in the midst of designing,…

2012-02-09
Liotech: World’s Largest Lithium Battery Plant Opens in Russia

The world’s largest lithium-ion battery plant, a joint venture between the Chinese lithium battery manufacturer Thunder Sky Group and Russian state run agency RUSNANO, was recently opened in Novosibirsk, Russia. The facility, referred to as Liotech, is expected to produce up to 500,000 lithium…

2012-01-19
Bellingham auto repair facility expands

Dan's Automotive, a Bellingham service and repair center, has moved to a larger facility in the same business park after achieving 74-percent growth in its second year of business.
Dan's Automotive now utilizes three bays for customer vehicles after moving to its new facility in…

2011-08-16
SolarFest Lights Up Shoreline Community College

From electric cars to solar-powered heating systems, Shoreline Community College was awash Saturday with gadgets and techniques to help pave a way for a more sustainable future.

The event, the Northwest SolarFest, is the biggest grassroots festival of its kind in…

2011-07-18
Viking 45 to be on display at NW SolarFest Saturday 2011-07-14
Creative Challenges

(Page 42) Just up the coast, in Bellingham, Washington, a team of students from Western Washington University's Vehicle Research Institute last summer made it all the way to the second-to-last round of the X PRIZE Foundation's Progressive Automotive X PRIZE competition.

2011-05-16
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