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Does e-commerce affect the amount of travel in the United States?

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Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average time spent traveling per day for all persons in connection with purchasing goods and services. Average time spent traveling per day for all persons in connection with purchasing goods and services. ATUS is an annual time-diary study by the U.S. purchasing gasoline). purchasing gasoline).

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Gainesville and Connected Signals delivering real-time traffic signal data to reduce red-light crashes and improve fuel efficiency

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In April 2017, the City of Gainesville, Florida began work on a pilot project with Connected Signals , Inc., a provider of real-time, predictive traffic signal information, as part of the University of Florida Transportation Institute’s I-STREET testbed. This can be an issue when trying to determine which light a user is approaching.

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Stanford team identifies root cause of lithium intrusion into solid electrolytes

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Researchers at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory now report that the root cause of lithium intrusion into the electrolyte is a combination of current focusing and the presence of nanoscale cracks, rather than electronic leakage or electrochemical reduction. Yet others theorize different forces are at play.

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How men and women differ in their travel patterns

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Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average hours spent traveling per day by activity for persons who traveled in connection with the activity. Men are more likely than women to travel in connection with work (39.5% It is an annual time-diary study by the U.S. Weekday and weekend activities are combined in each of these two variables.

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Traditional retail sales steady despite e-commerce

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Bureau of the Census (e-commerce and traditional retail sales), Proquest (population), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index). That is consistent with a recent finding that, between 2007 and 2017, there was no significant reduction in the amount of travel in connection with purchasing goods and services.

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U of Michigan researchers map steel flow in US; suggest yield improvements focus on sheet metal forming in car industry

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Researchers at the University of Michigan have mapped the annual flow of steel in the US, with the goal of achieving a detailed understanding of the flow to target increased material efficiency and the development of the circular economy. the blast furnace) and major products used and created by industry (e.g., iron ore or passenger cars).

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Bosch acquires US ridesharing start-up SPLT

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SPLT operates a platform that allows companies, universities, and municipal authorities to offer their workforces ridesharing services. SPLT uses an app to connect people who share the same route to their place of work or study. Bosch is entering the ridesharing business with its acquisition of Splitting Fares Inc.

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