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Getting More Students to Develop Tech That Benefits Society

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Estrin, a computer science professor at Cornell Tech , in New York City, founded the school’s Public Interest Tech Initiative to give students that opportunity. Her sister Judy is a successful tech entrepreneur, and her other sister, Margo, is a medical doctor. student in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. ?IEEE:

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Toyota Research Institute launches next phase of collaborative research with 13 new academic institutions; more than $75M investment

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These universities join MIT, Stanford and the University of Michigan which have worked with TRI over the last five years to expand the body of research into artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of amplifying the human experience. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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Aemetis to license InEnTec gasification technology to produce cellulosic ethanol; coupled with LanzaTech syngas-to-ethanol tech

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InEnTec’s technology was developed at MIT and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with the support of the US Department of Energy. The current market price of cellulosic ethanol sold in California is estimated to be $4.50 InEnTec has successfully installed 13 units worldwide since 1995. per gallon, about $3.00

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California ARB Releases Peer Review Documents for Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released the final external peer review documents regarding the proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation. The four peer reviewers were: Linsey Marr, Virginia Tech. John Reilly, MIT. Valerie Thomas, Georgia Tech. Denise Mauzerall, Princeton University.

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Cummins faces $1.7B fine for diesel Ram pickup emissions cheating

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Justice Department and the State of California claiming Cummins violated the Clean Air Act by installing so-called defeat devices that allowed its diesel engines to cheat emissions tests. A 2017 MIT study estimated that the excess emissions produced by VW diesels caused 1,200 premature deaths. Engine manufacturer Cummins will pay a $1.67

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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White served on the board of visitors at Virginia Tech and was vice rector and rector there. He also served as a director of the Virginia Tech Foundation. Army for two years after he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. Johnson served in the U.S. Worth was drafted into the U.S.

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Nissan says it will have first commercially-viable autonomous drive vehicles by 2020; across the range in 2 vehicle generations

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Nissan said that its engineers have been carrying out intensive research on the technology for years, alongside teams from universities including MIT, Stanford, Oxford, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Tokyo. Nissan Motor Co.,

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