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EXHIBIT 10.3

               TECHNOLOGY, TRADE IDENTITY, CONTRACTS & EQUIPMENT

                                   ASSIGNMENT

     For good and valuable considerations, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the entire right, title and interest in and to the following
tangible and intangible assets of ARTHUR D. LITTLE, INC., (hereinafter "ADL"),
are hereby assigned and transferred to EPYX CORPORATION, (hereinafter "EPYX").

                                   TECHNOLOGY

     All technology including inventions, improvements, works of authorship,
copyrights, know-how, trade secrets, obligations of confidentiality, and all
other intellectual property rights in and to the subject matter related to and
generally identified in the attached SCHEDULE 1 hereto and as also may be
described in any writing, provisional, utility, or design application for
Letters Patent or applications for registration of the United States Patent &
Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office therefor, and in any Reissue
or extension of any Copyright Registration or Letters Patent that may be
granted upon said application(s) and in any foreign Copyright Registrations or
Letters Patent derived therefrom, and the Commissioner of Patents and the
Registrar of Copyrights are hereby authorized and requested by ADL to issue
said Registrations and Letters Patent to EPYX.

     For said considerations, it is also hereby agreed by ADL, upon the request
of EPYX, to execute any necessary and proper oaths or affidavits relating to
registrations and patent applications or required for the filing or prosecution
of any Divisional, Continuation or Continuation-In-Part applications therefor
or for the filing and prosecution of any application for the reissue or
extension of any Letters Patent that may be granted on said invention or
improvements that EPYX may deem necessary or expedient, and for said
consideration, it is further agreed by ADL, upon the request of EPYX, in the
event of said application or any division thereof, or Letters Patent issued
thereon, or any Reissue or application for the reissue thereof, becoming
involved in interference, to cooperate to the best of the ability of ADL with
EPYX in the matters of preparing and executing the preliminary statement and
giving and producing evidence in support thereof, and further to perform, upon
such request, any and all affirmative acts to obtain said Letters Patent and
vest all rights therein hereby conveyed in EPYX as fully and entirely as the
same would have been held and enjoyed by ADL if this Assignment and sale had
not been made, and for said considerations, the entire right, title and
interest in said invention or improvements, including all priority rights, and
the right to claim priority rights and the privileges and benefits thereof,
including those under the International Convention, and all other Conventions,
and the right to file applications for patent in EPYX's own name for said
invention or improvements in each and every country of the world are hereby
assigned and granted by ADL to EPYX, it is further agreed by ADL, upon the
request of EPYX, to execute any and all documents that shall be required of ADL
to be executed in connection with any and all applications for foreign Letters
Patent therefor, including the prosecution thereof, and to execute any and all
documents necessary to vest title in said foreign applications and patents in
EPYX,

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               TECHNOLOGY, TRADE IDENTITY, CONTRACTS & EQUIPMENT

the attorneys of record in said application for patent are hereby authorized
and requested by ADL to insert in this Assignment the date and serial number
thereof in the places provided therefor.

                                 TRADE IDENTITY

     All trade identity associated with the mark "EPYX," both common law and
otherwise in all of its forms, formatives, associations and symbols as a
trademark, service mark, or trade identifier including all good will associated
with the mark including any rights to register the mark anywhere around the
world as such rights may now or in the future exist in EPYX own name including
the right to sue for past or present infringement of the mark.

                                   CONTRACTS

     All contracts identified on SCHEDULE 2 and any all rights and obligations
associated with and conferred thereunder including past and future rights,
claims, renewals, waivers and amendments thereto.

                             EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

     All equipment, hardware, software, documents, books, files, supplies,
inventory, merchandise and other tangible, objects and assets identified in
SCHEDULE 3, including the right to immediate possession, custody, and control
of same including the rights associated with ownership of the same as may have
accrued including rights to receive royalties, rents, interests,
depreciation's, and the like with respect to same.

Dated:                                        /s/ John F. Burns
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                                              ARTHUR D. LITTLE, INC
                                              Chief Financial Officer

STATE OF ___________                )
                                            ) SS.
COUNTY OF __________                )

On _________________, 2000, _________________ appeared before me, a Notary
Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, and acknowledged that they
freely and voluntarily subscribed and executed the foregoing Assignment for the
purposes and uses therein expressed.

(SEAL)                                      _________________________
                                            Notary Public

                                       2EXHIBIT 10.04

                                LICENSE AGREEMENT

         This Agreement is made as of March 31, 2000, by and between EPYX
Corporation, a Delaware corporation located at 15 Acorn Park, Cambridge, MA
02140 (hereinafter "EPYX") and Arthur D. Little, Inc., a Massachusetts
corporation located at 25 Acorn Park, Cambridge, MA 02140 (hereinafter "ADL").

                                   WITNESSETH

         WHEREAS, ADL desires to acquire a license from EPYX under certain
intellectual property rights owned by EPYX for use solely in certain Fields of
Use; and

         WHEREAS, EPYX desires to grant such license rights to ADL; and

         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants set forth
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:

1.   DEFINITIONS.

     The following capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the
meanings set forth below.

     1.1 "EPYX Intellectual Property Rights" means all intellectual property set
     forth on the attached Schedule __, exclusive of trademark rights, for which
     EPYX has the right to grant sublicenses thereunder.

     1.2 "Gas-to-Liquids Fuel Processing" means the conversion of substantially
     gaseous hydrocarbons into products that are substantially liquids at or
     near ambient conditions such as but not limited to diesel and methanol.

     1.3 "Fuel Conversion for I.C. Engines" means the transformation of internal
     combustion engine fuels into reducing agents such as hydrogen, carbon
     monoxide, and small hydrocarbons to assist in lean burn operation, cold
     starting, and emissions control of internal combustion engines.

     1.4 "Field of Use" means Gas to Liquids Fuel Processing and Fuel Conversion
     Devices for I.C. Engines.

2.    LICENSE GRANT.

      EPYX hereby grants to ADL a royalty-free, world-wide, non-exclusive right
      and license, with the right to sublicense, to make, have made, import,
      use, offer for sale and/or sell, all products, devices, apparatus and
      processes covered under EPYX Intellectual Property Rights solely in the
      Fields of Use. The license rights granted herein shall not be assigned by
      ADL without the prior written consent of EPYX, which consent shall not be
      unreasonably withheld. Prior to ADL granting a sublicense hereunder, ADL
      agrees to obtain the consent of EPYX, such consent not to be unreasonably
      withheld.
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3.   CONFIDENTIALITY

     ADL agrees to keep confidential and exercise reasonable care in preventing
     disclosure to third parties of all EPYX Intellectual Property Rights that
     are not otherwise publicly available, (EPYX Confidential Information). All
     documents containing such information shall be marked "EPYX CONFIDENTIAL".
     Upon termination of this Agreement all EPYX Confidential Information shall
     be returned promptly to EPYX. Nevertheless, the obligations contained
     herein shall survive the termination of the Agreement. The obligations
     contained in this section shall not apply in the event that the aforesaid
     Confidential Information is now or shall become available to the public
     generally other than as a result of a breach of this provision, or becomes
     available to the receiving party from a third party who owed no obligation
     of confidentiality to EPYX. In the event that a receiving party concludes
     that information covered by this provision is no longer confidential, it
     shall so notify the disclosing party and provide it with evidence of the
     public nature of the information, but shall continue to maintain the
     confidentiality of the information for a period of thirty (30) days after
     the giving of such notice. In the event the disclosing party continues to
     assert the confidentiality of the information, it shall so notify the
     receiving party and the parties shall in good faith attempt to reach
     agreement as to the need for continued confidentiality of the information.

4.   TERM AND TERMINATION

     Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, the term of the licenses
     granted herein shall be ten (10) years from the effective date of this
     Agreement. The parties may terminate this Agreement at any time if mutually
     agreed in writing. The Agreement will terminate upon the happening of any
     of the following: (a) ADL shall make an assignment for the benefit of
     creditors, or petition or apply for or arrange for the appointment of a
     trustee, liquidator or receiver, or commence any proceeding relating to
     itself under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency,
     readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any
     jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, or otherwise, or shall be
     adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or (b) any petition or application for
     the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver is filed against ADL
     or any proceeding relating to ADL under any bankruptcy, reorganization,
     arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation
     or similar law of any jurisdiction now or hereafter in effect is commenced
     against ADL and ADL shall indicate its approval thereof, consent thereto,
     or acquiescence therein, or an order is entered appointing any such
     trustee, liquidator or receiver, which order is not stayed or removed
     within ninety (90) days after the date entered.

5.   NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES

     Neither party makes any representation or gives any warranties that the use
     of EPYX Intellectual Property Rights by ADL will not infringe the rights of
     any third parties.

6.   NOTICES

     6.1 EPYX agrees to give ADL notice of any inventions developed by or for
     EPYX in the Field of Use, subsequent to the effective date of this
     Agreement, which are the subject of a patent application promptly upon
     filing of the same. Should ADL desire a license under such patent rights,
     the parties shall use their best efforts to negotiate mutually acceptable
     terms.

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     6.2 ADL and EPYX agree, respectively, to give each other prompt notice of
     any claims by a third party of infringement as a result of any licensed
     rights under EPYX Intellectual Property Rights and/or ADL Intellectual
     Property Rights.

     6.3 All Notices required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
     to have been duly given when (a) delivered by hand; (b) given by facsimile
     or e-mail (and confirmed by registered mail); or (c) on the third business
     day after deposit with (i) the United States Postal Service for delivery by
     Express Mail or equivalent; or (ii) Federal Express or the equivalent, and
     in all cases addressed as follows:

                  If to EPYX, at:           Jeffrey Bentley
                                            EPYX Corporation
                                            Acorn Park
                                            Cambridge, MA 02140

                  If to ADL, at:            Samuel J. Gallo
                                            General Counsel
                                            Arthur D. Little, Inc.
                                            25 Acorn Park
                                            Cambridge, MA 02140

7    MISCELLANEOUS

     EPYX agrees to take all reasonable steps to prevent the lapse of any
     patent, patent application, trademark and/or copyright which is the subject
     EPYX Intellectual Property Rights.

8    ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

     This Agreement represents the entire understanding between the parties, and
     supercedes all other agreements, express or implied, between the parties
     concerning the license granted herein.

9    CHOICE OF LAWS.

     This license shall be interpreted according to the laws of the Commonwealth
     of Massachusetts.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.

EPYX CORPORATION                            ARTHUR D. LITTLE, INC.

By: /s/ Mark Brodsky                       By: /s/ John F. Burns
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   Name:  Mark Brodsky                        Name:  John F. Burns
   Title: President                           Title: Chief Financial Officer

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