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NASA selects four university teams for aviation projects; eliminating emissions and autonomy research

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NASA has selected four university-led teams for potential awards in the agency’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI) that will have them spend up to five years exploring novel ideas for improving aviation, including eliminating emissions and autonomy research in support of Advanced Air Mobility. Florida State University.

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Tesla partners with Western Nevada College to train employees

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Tesla and the Western Nevada College (WNV) are partnering to train 62 Tesla employees through the college’s Manufacturing Technician program, Nevada Business reported. The program is funded by Project SANDI and the Nevada Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation (GOWINN). Teslarati is now on TikTok.

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Michigan Tech receives $2.5M ARPA-E MINER award for carbon storage and extraction of critical minerals from mine tailings

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Principal project investigator (PI) is Lei Pan, an associate professor in Michigan Tech’s Department of Chemical Engineering. Chemical engineering professors Tim Eisele and David Shonnard are co-PIs on the three-year project, along with researchers from University of Utah and University of Nevada, Reno.

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Proterra begins first autonomous bus program in the US

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The project involves University researchers in advanced-autonomous systems, computer sciences, synchronized mobility, robotics and civil engineering. Carlos Cardillo, Director of the Nevada Center for Applied Research at the University of Nevada, Reno.

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DOE awards $8.4M for accessing geothermal potential from abandoned oil and gas wells

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Transitional Energy will install state-of-the-art, American-made geothermal heat engines at Blackburn Oilfield in Nevada for electrical power production. University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK). University of Oklahoma will produce heat from an Oklahoma oilfield for use in Tuttle Elementary and Middle Schools in Tuttle, Oklahoma.

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Rent a car in Las Vegas with remote driver, courtesy German engineering

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The service is currently available around the University of Nevada Las Vegas and the city’s arts district renting out cars by the minute. First Published Date: 17 Jan 2024, 15:43 PM IST The post Rent a car in Las Vegas with remote driver, courtesy German engineering appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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DOE Selects 42 University-Led Nuclear Research and Development Projects for $38 Million in Funding

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 42 university-led research and development projects for awards totaling $38 million. These projects, funded over three to four years through the Department’s Nuclear Energy University Program, are intended to help advance nuclear education and develop the next generation of nuclear technologies.

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