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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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The CHIPS and Science Act , aimed at kick-starting chip manufacturing in the United States, only began taking requests for pieces of its US $50 billion in March, but chipmakers were already gearing up beforehand. Engineering schools in the United States are now racing to produce that talent.

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University of Utah engineers develop fast method to convert algae to biocrude

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Researchers at the University of have developed an unusually rapid method to deliver cost-effective algal biocrude in large quantities using a specially-designed jet mixer. The team’s results were published in an open-access paper in a new peer-reviewed journal, Chemical Engineering Science X. Yen-Hsun Tseng, Swomitra K.

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How to Boot Up a New Engineering Program

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Starting a new engineering program at a university is no simple task. But that’s just what Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., By 2026, the university will offer an undergraduate engineering degree —but without creating an engineering department. What prompted offering an engineering degree?

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Univ. of Pittsburgh and Sichuan University to establish joint engineering institute

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The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and Sichuan University in China will establish a joint engineering program to educate undergraduate students and foster collaborative research. The Sichuan University Pittsburgh Institute, as it will be named, expects to enroll its first class in the fall of 2014.

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San Jose State University, CalCharge launch new “Battery University” program

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CalCharge, an energy storage innovation accelerator, and San Jose State University are teaming up to launch a “battery university”. Battery university courses will be offered through SJSU’s professional education program&. Classes are expected to start this summer in partnership with SJSU’s engineering college.

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Universal EV Charging with Blink

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Following this exciting announcement, Blink engineers diligently advanced the integration of NACS connectors across our entire Blink Charging charger product line. The post Universal EV Charging with Blink appeared first on Blink Charging. Ready to get started with EV charging at your business? Click here to get connected.

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DOE awards Hyundai $4.95M for work on advanced mixed-mode gasoline engine; Co-Optima

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million over three years as part of an $80-million Co-Optima funding round ( earlier post ) to conduct research and development for an advanced mixed-mode gasoline (spark/compression ignition) engine to attain significant improvements in both fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. HATCI) was established in 1986 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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