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Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Virginia Tech partner on research into impact of airborne particles on aeroengine operation

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Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney have signed a joint agreement with Virginia Tech for pre-competitive research focused on the impact of environmental contaminants on aeroengine operation and testing. —Changmin Son, the Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor at Virginia Tech.

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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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SAE Level 2 automation refers to a vehicle that combines automated functions, like acceleration and steering, but the driver must remain engaged with the driving task and monitor the environment at all times. Virginia Tech. West Virginia University. Mississippi State University. The Ohio State University. University of Alabama.

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Video Friday: Googly Eye

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Preceding the global events of 2020, the IHMC Robotics Open House was an annual event. This year was the organization’s first opportunity to participate in National Robotics Week since then.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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Projects will work to reduce the LCOE through multiple approaches, including increasing generation efficiency, increasing rotor area per unit of equivalent mass, lowering operation and maintenance costs, minimizing potential impacts on the surrounding environment, and maximizing system reliability. University of Virginia.

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GreenPower delivers its first electric school bus in Arizona

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Deborah Gonzalez, the Phoenix Elementary School District superintendent, said, “We are grateful to our community for passing bonds that allow us to invest in fostering a cleaner environment for our students, drivers, and community.”

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ARPA-E releases $10M for 6 projects developing electrical systems for fully-electric aviation applications

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Addressing partial discharge related reliability issues that arise from low air pressure environments in aviation. Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech will develop a high-power density, cost-effective ±5 kV cable for twin-aisle all-electric aircraft. The funded projects are: General Electric Company, GE Research.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center launches 5-year, $35M program on autonomous and connected vehicle technologies

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A project with the University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine’s Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care studied a computational technique for noise-tolerant, robust detection and prediction of severe cardiac events, including Myocardial Infarction and Myocardial Ischemia, inside a vehicle.

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