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Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground Partnership forms; applying for national designation

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Cities and regions across Texas are partnering with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR), and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to form the Texas Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground Partnership.

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Tesla Semi sounds like a jetliner while rocking aero skirts in recent sighting

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Unlike conventional tractor trailers, the Tesla Semi does not have the roar of a massive internal combustion engine. Early prototypes of the Semi, such as the units unveiled in 2017, were low on the ground, but they did not feature any additional aero skirts. Doesn’t it sound awesome? Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Neuralink continues hiring ramp following co-founder Max Hodak’s departure

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Hodak was the President of Neuralink from 2017 until his departure. Just this weekend, Neuralink started looking for an intern in Fremont. Some Neuralink jobs based in Austin include an Animal Care Specialist, Registered Veterinary Technician, Veterinarian, and an MEP Engineer. Onward to new things.

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GE Aviation hits Farnborough at full throttle; $7.5B in R&D investments since 2010; ceramic matrix composites and 3D printing

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By year’s end, GE and CFM International (the 50/50 joint company of GE and Safran) will have more than 15,000 commercial engines on back order. The recently certified CFM LEAP-1B engines are being flight tested on the new Boeing 737 MAX for entry into service in 2017 ( earlier post ).

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering. To develop medical devices to improve comprehensive care for newborns, she and Oden helped launch Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies , known as NEST360, in 2017. After earning her Ph.D. The experience changed her life, she says.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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Remote sensing technologies to tackle earth science problems In 1980 Crawford joined the mechanical engineering department at the University of Texas at Austin, staying for 25 years. She died in 2017. “That’s how my career took a turn toward academia,” she says. Researchers originally used aerial photography, then satellite images.

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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4, 1921 Birthplace Baku, Azerbaijan Height 178 cm Family Wife, Fay; children, Stella and Norman Education BSEE, University of Tehran, 1942; MSEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946; PhD, Columbia University, 1949 First job Design and analysis of defense systems, International Electronics Corp., Austin, Texas.