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TTI/INRIX study shows US traffic congestion back at pre-recession levels; average travel delay/commuter 2x that in 1982

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tops the list of gridlock-plagued cities, with 82 hours of delay per commuter, followed by Los Angeles (80 hours), San Francisco (78 hours), New York (74 hours), and San Jose (67 hours). Drivers on America’s Top 10 worst roads waste on average 84 hours or 3.5 Washington, D.C. Source: TTI, INRIX. Click to enlarge.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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. $1,900,000 to the City of San Jose to build and demonstrate a new system that turns trash into natural gas that can be used as a transportation fuel. San Jose may also be able to sell excess heat and electricity created by the project.

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California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

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The program funds projects to encourage the development and use of new technologies and alternative and renewable fuels, including electricity, natural gas, biomethane, hydrogen, and gasoline and diesel substitutes, such as cellulosic ethanol (derived from woody materials, including agricultural waste), and biodiesel from waste grease.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute will focus on accelerating the development and adoption of advanced sensors, data analytics, and controls in manufacturing, while reducing the cost of these technologies by half and improving the efficiency of US advanced manufacturing. Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (Cambridge, MA).

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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The cost of developing the Commodore 64: No one knows. The cost of developing the Commodore 64: No one knows. “I You waste a little bit of silicon, but silicon’s pretty cheap. When the design of the Commodore 64 began, the overriding goals were simplicity and low cost. But this wastes 2 kilobytes of RAM. ?“A

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

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You have waste heat, much less of it than a turbine because of higher efficiency, but still you need to get rid of it. But San Francisco to San Jose in an autonomous drone, I don’t know… Assuming you handle [the technology challenges], you’re going to have other things that are problematic.