Less money in the fee kitty translates into fewer support staff, less advanced technology systems, and less money for research and development of new store formats or products.

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What we want to focus on is advanced manufacturing that combines new technology, so research and development to figure out how are we going to create the next Twitter, how are we going to create the next Google, how are we going to create the next big thing -- but make sure that production is here.

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But the technology is still improving, notes Mike McCreary, vice-president of research and advanced development at E Ink, a pioneer of electrophoretic displays based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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In development since 2010, the micoach Elite System is the product of extensive research, science and cutting-edge technology development by adidas to create the most advanced system for elite teams across the globe.

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Advanced technology companies in the region that have been moving their manufacturing operations to China are now relocating their research, development, and innovation operations there as well.

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