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Toyota reveals second iteration of Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck: Project Portal 2.0; 300 miles per fill

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The new truck, known internally as “Beta,” expands on the capabilities of Toyota’s first Project Portal test vehicle by increasing the estimated range to more than 300 miles per fill. builds on the lessons learned from the launch of the Alpha vehicle in 2017. Project Portal 2.0 This time we’re looking at commercial viability.

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Enbridge to undertake $7B pipeline replacement program; from Alberta to Wisconsin

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international border. The L3R Program is targeted to be completed by the second half of 2017. Under the Line 3 Replacement Program, the majority of the existing Line 3 pipeline—which has been in service since 1968—will be fully replaced with new pipeline and associated facilities on either side of the Canada-U.S.

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New DARPA Grand Challenge to focus on wireless spectrum collaboration; first collaborative machine-learning competition

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DARPA officials unveiled the new Challenge before some 8000 engineers and communications professionals gathered in Las Vegas at the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE).

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Portable Life-Support Device Provides Critical Care in Conflict and Disaster Zones

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He named it after the Toronto neighborhood where he still lives — Thornhill Medical. In 2017, it launched an enhanced version, MOVES SLC. Then, based on the results, he developed new, highly efficient methods of delivering oxygen to patients. Meanwhile, the studies conducted by Dr. Fisher started drawing attention from the U.S.

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

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Mr. Wolen’s dishes are almost too impressive for a neighborhood spot like Boka, which recently turned 20 years old. PRIYA KRISHNA 2601 West Fletcher Street, Chicago; 773-754-0199; thattu.com Kevin Hickey’s great-grandmother once owned a place called the Duck Inn in the South Side neighborhood of Bridgeport, where he grew up.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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IBM has its own claim to the invention of an aspect of the device, based on a year-2000 confidential internal report written by one of its employees, Shimon Shmueli. Henn Tan, shown here in 2017, fought a series of mostly losing battles against those who pirated Trek 2000’s ThumbDrive design and against rival patent claims.

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Mitsubishi bringing 2018 Outlander PHEV to US in December

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The 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) will arrive in dealerships in December 2017 with an MSRP of $34,595. Series Hybrid Mode (Twin Motor S-AWC EV with Internal Combustion Generator). Mitsubishi is bringing the plug-in hybrid crossover Outlander (the best-selling PHEV in Europe) to the US.

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