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Toyota Research Institute displays Gen 2 autonomous test vehicle; machine vision and machine learning

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It will be standard equipment on nearly every model and trim level of Lexus and Toyota vehicles in the US by the end of 2017, five years ahead of NHTSA’s 2022 target date. Toyota’s approach to Automatic Emergency Braking shows a similar commitment.

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U Minn seeking to license new process to produce isoprene from biomass at high yield; green tires

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Researchers from the University of Minnesota, with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, have developed a new high-yield process—a hybrid of fermentation followed by thermochemical catalysis—to produce renewable isoprene from biomass. Abdelrahman, Dae Sung Park, Katherine P. Vinter, Charles S. 6b03335.

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Monthly Myth: EVs don’t work In the cold

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Similarly, in the USA there’s also been an uptick in EV sales in states like Colorado, Massachusetts, and New York, all of which have ambitious carbon-reduction goals and cold winters. An Automobile Association of America study released in February, 2019 tested five EV models in 20 degree and 95 degree Fahrenheit temperatures.

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Satellite method provides insight into ozone-NOx-VOCs sensitivity for different locations

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They can also arise from paint fumes, cleaning products, and pesticides, and are a by-product of burning fossil fuels in factories and automobiles. Volatile organic compounds occur in high volume naturally, given off by some plants, including certain tree species. Murray, L. Lamsal, L. Duncan, B., … Tonnesen, G. doi: 10.1002/2017JD026720.

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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., Zadeh Date of Birth Feb.

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ECS and Toyota request proposals for 2016-2017 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship for projects in green energy technology

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Patrick Cappillino, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Yogesh (Yogi) Surendranath, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The recipient must publish their findings in a relevant ECS journal and/or present at an ECS meeting within 24 months of the end of the research period. The 2015 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellows were: Prof.

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