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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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Luiz André Barroso Data center pioneer Senior member, 59; died 16 September An engineer at Google for more than 20 years, Barroso is credited with designing the company’s warehouse-size data centers. He left Compaq in 2001 to join Google in Mountain View, Calif., as a software engineer.

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IEEE Honors Pioneering Engineers

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MYERS Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics and Center for Systems Biology Dresden, Germany WEBB MILLER The Pennsylvania State University , retired State College, Pa. RAO The Pennsylvania State University State College, Pa. ALLEN MEDAL Sponsor: IBM Corecipients: EUGENE W.

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DOE establishes team to assist local authorities getting gasoline stations back online after Sandy

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The Department of Energy is also working with industry partners to ensure that the infrastructure to deliver petroleum is up and running to meet fuel demands. Fuel has begun to be distributed throughout New York, New Jersey and other communities impacted by the storm.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen technologies market

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With support from the Energy Department, its national laboratories and private industry have already achieved significant advances in fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, resulting in reduced costs and improved performance. Across the United States, a number of businesses are also driving continued US leadership in the fuel cell industry.

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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 winning coalition, headquartered in Los Angeles, California brings together a consortium of nearly 200 partners from across academia, industry, and non-profits to spur advances in smart sensors and digital process controls that can significantly improve the efficiency of US advanced manufacturing. Industry-proposed Institutes Competition.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford. Is 381 miles by the shortest route and 420 miles if I take the Pennsylvania Turnpike. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford. Is 381 miles by the shortest route and 420 miles if I take the Pennsylvania Turnpike. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports.