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Verizon replaces 234 vans in New York City with hybrid vans using XL Hybrids technology

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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Verizon announced that Verizon has replaced 234 of its existing gasoline-powered vans with hybrid-electric vans for use in New York City. We thank NYSERDA for their partnership in helping to make this happen.

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LPG Ford Transit Connect Taxis going into service in Hong Kong

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Ford Motor Company has added Hong Kong to the list of global cities served by its Transit Connect Taxi, among them New York City, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles. The Transit Connect Taxi Ford unveiled in Hong Kong comes equipped with a Ford-engineered, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel system.

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Ford takes OpenXC research platform global, engaging local developers for market-specific connected vehicle apps in India

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Ford is now shipping beta test kits of its open-source connectivity research platform, OpenXC ( earlier post ), to developers and universities around the world. OpenXC is an open-source hardware and software platform developed by Ford Research and Innovation and New York City-based Bug Labs. OpenXC architecture.

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Fundamental Energy Transitions Can Take a Century

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One hundred and forty years ago, Thomas Edison began generating electricity at two small coal-fired stations, one in London ( Holborn Viaduct ), the other in New York City ( Pearl Street Station ). Yet although electricity was clearly the next big thing, it took more than a lifetime to reach most people.

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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. At UCLA, she designed one of the first systems for analog-to-digital conversion of electrical activity from the nervous system. The award is sponsored by IBM.

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A Dragon Comes Home

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So, researchers are brainstorming ideas for foiling cyberattacks on such devices that exploit security weak points in their wireless power or Internet connections. A team at Columbia University, in New York City, has developed a wireless-communication technique for wearable medical devices that sends signals securely through body tissue.

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NYU Researchers Paving New Path for Robotics

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From the very first day of joining NYU, we started a conversation about how we can collaborate on different aspects of this new initiative. It was also very important for me to be at a university that has a strong connection between engineering and medicine. We make robots for a future smart and connected society.