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Amazon buys 11 Boeing 767-300s for cargo network

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Amazon Air, which formed in 2016, currently operates a fleet of about 70 aircraft, including Boeing 737s and Boeing 767s. Last year, Amazon launched its first air hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany and new regional air operations at Lakeland Linder International Airport, John F.

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Hertz adds 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid to rental fleet

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The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. Additionally, the company currently has 15 solar locations, with projected growth to 20 by 2016.

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Gevo joins SFO consortium to advance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

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Gevo has signed on to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a group of eight airlines and certain fuel producers to work cooperatively on expanding the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Gevo’s ATJ has been used to power commercial flights since 2016. Earlier post.).

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Wrightspeed partners with AxleTech on heavy-duty electric drive

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a developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty range-extended electric vehicle (REV) powertrains ( earlier post ), has partnered with AxleTech International, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty specialty drivetrain systems. Wrightspeed Inc., Click to enlarge.

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Researchers create graphene-like structure with transition metal atoms

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An international group of physicists led by the University of Arkansas has created an artificial graphene-like structure with transition metal atoms in place of carbon atoms. Freeland and Phillip Ryan of the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. and Meyers, D. and Doennig, D. and Kareev, M. and Liu, X.

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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

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There has been little recent research into the emission durability of these new fleets, and in this paper, we examine some recent and historical emission data from the Seattle and Chicago area to obtain a picture of how current livery vehicle emissions compare to the rest of the fleet and examine their importance to fleet emissions.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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He earned a bachelor's degree in biology in 2007 from Loyola University in Chicago. Akhtar earned an additional master's degree in electrical and computer engineering and a doctorate in neuroscience in 2016 but has not completed his medical degree. MAKING PROSTHETIC LIMBS ACCESSIBLE. The program allows students to earn both an M.D.

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