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Mack Trucks delivers Mack LR Electric model to Republic Services to begin real-world trials

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Mack and Republic made the announcement during a virtual press event at Mack World Headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Republic Services is an industry leader in US recycling and non-hazardous solid waste disposal.

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ARPA-E awards $32M to 10 new projects to improve connected and automated vehicle efficiency

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By integrating these systems with data from emerging CAV technologies, vehicles will be able to predict future driving conditions and events such as changing road grade or the interactions with other vehicles merging from multiple intersections. The Pennsylvania State University. The University of California, Riverside. 2,800,000.

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China Will Attempt First Carbon-Neutral Winter Olympics

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The event has already helped Beijing clean up its skies and environment, and has fired up local energy-technology markets. The 2022 event will also put a limelight on climate-friendly refrigeration. Plus, the CO 2 system produces higher-temperature waste heat, which can be used for space heating and hot water.

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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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At an event in Washington, President Obama announced that the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) will lead the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, in partnership with the Department of Energy. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Pennsylvania State U.; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oregon State U.;

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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began designing a graphics chip and a sound chip to sell to whoever wanted to make “the world’s best video game.” When the chip-development project started, the Commodore 64 was not at all what the designers had in mind. This article was first published as "Design case history: the Commodore 64."

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