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EcoCAR 2 Year One Winner: Mississippi State University

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EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future named Mississippi State University, with its series-parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle design, the Year One winner at the EcoCAR 2012 Competition in Los Angeles. The 15 universities competing in EcoCAR 2 gathered for six days of judged competition for $100,000 in prize money.

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Honda begins deliveries of 2013 Fit EV; first unit to City of Torrance

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Honda has begun deliveries of the 2013 Fit EV ( earlier post ), with the first going to the city of Torrance today as one of the first major steps in the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program. and Stanford University, in addition to the City of Torrance, California. City of Torrance gets its Fit EV.

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Rice University team links PM2.5 and ozone levels with cardiac arrest

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A team from Rice University and the Houston Fire Department EMS has found a direct correlation between out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) and levels of air pollution and ozone. For the study, OHCA events were defined as cases where EMS personnel performed chest compressions. Katherine B. Ensor; Loren H. Circulation. doi: 10.1161/?CIRCULATIONAHA.113.000027.

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Rice study: higher ethanol blends require different approach to deal with vapor intrusion in buildings; extreme event, low probability

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A study lead by researchers at Rice University suggests that current approaches to manage the vapor intrusion risk into buildings in the vicinity of conventional fuel spills might need to be modified when dealing with some higher ethanol blend fuel (i.e., E20 up to E95) releases. Pedro Alvarez, corresponding author. Rixey, and Pedro J.

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Eindhoven wins world championship for solar-powered family cars in World Solar Challenge

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powered family car ( earlier post ), is the winner of the Cruiser class of the World Solar Challenge 2013. Eindhoven University of Technology / Bart van Overbeeke. Eindhoven University of Technology / Bart van Overbeeke. Eindhoven University of Technology / Bart van Overbeeke Click to enlarge. On the road in Australia.

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Penn State wins EcoCAR 2 Year 2 competition with E85 PHEV

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EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future named Pennsylvania State University its Year Two winner at the EcoCAR 2013 Competition in San Diego. The Penn State University Advanced Vehicle Team (PSU AVT) designed a series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) fueled with E85. in May 2014.

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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

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That memorable event occurred in May, when Sharma and a delegation from his employer, Renesas Electronics , met with Narendra Modi to discuss how the semiconductor company could support the prime minister’s India Semiconductor Mission and Digital India initiative. He learned how to set up antennas and radios to track celestial events.

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