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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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Cities in the low-income and lower-middle-income countries had the highest urban population growth on average, but were substantially lagging behind in BUA expansion and infrastructure development, resulting in serious urban problems such as slums and crowding. By 2050, the global population is expected to soar to 9.7

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High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

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Wagner, Director of the Fuels Engines and Emissions Research Center, and Dr. Sreekanth Pannala, Senior Research Staff Member in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in a keynote talk at the recent Global Powertrain Conference. 3D DNS of auto-ignition with 30-species.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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Luiz André Barroso Data center pioneer Senior member, 59; died 16 September An engineer at Google for more than 20 years, Barroso is credited with designing the company’s warehouse-size data centers. in computer engineering in 1996 from the University of Southern California. as a software engineer. air defense system.

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Envera LLC Nearing Completion of New Actuator Mechanism Project for Variable Compression Ratio Engine

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Envera LLC is nearing completion of a project to develop a new hydraulic actuator mechanism for its variable compression ratio (VCR) engine. A number of studies have concluded that fuel economy could be improved by about 30% with a combination of VCR, boosting and engine down-sizing. liter VCR 4-cylinder engine with DOE sponsorship.

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LaunchPoint completing SBIR project on electromechanical valve actuator for fully variable valve system

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IIP- 0945595 ) demonstrated a compact, linear-motion actuator capable of driving a typical engine valve. The Phase II project also saw the integration of the magnetic valve actuator integrated into a complete engine subsystem. Valves of this type can be applied to a wide variety of internal combustion engines.

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Lockheed Martin’s CTO Steven Walker on Future Defense Technologies

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The attacks of 9/11 in 2001 further strengthened his resolve. He participated in the university's USAF ROTC program before earning a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering in 1987. in aerospace engineering from Notre Dame. The other was to create a low-cost launcher that could quickly loft satellites into outer space.

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U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University fund new round of 6 energy and biomedical projects; Li-S batteries

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Principal investigators: Charles Monroe, U-M Department of Chemical Engineering; Jiulin Wang and Jun Yang, SJTU Department of Chemical Engineering. Goal: To develop next-generation high-energy density batteries to help bring about low-cost and safe electric vehicles with driving ranges well above 250 miles.

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