Interesting.
Also, there are meetings in Boston on November 28, in the Bay Area (CA) on December 5, and in Ann Arbor (MI) on December 12 regarding new initiatives in the brand-new Advanced Manufacturing Partnership via the U.S. Department of Energy.
You can also post an idea for an initiative on this web page . . .
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/amp/getinvolved.html
Mike