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Lightning Hybrids renames itself Lightning Systems; rollout of new lineup of fleet efficiency products

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Lightning Hybrids, developer and manufacturer of hydraulic hybrid systems, has changed its name to Lightning Systems, effective immediately. The system is available now with the Lightning Hybrids system, and will be available standalone in Fall 2017.

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SRC launches Synthetic Biology Research on biomedical and minimal-power electronic devices for novel semiconductor applications

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Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world’s leading university-research consortium for semiconductor technologies, has launched the Semiconductor Synthetic Biology (SSB) research program on hybrid bio-semiconductor systems to provide insights and opportunities for future information and communication technologies.

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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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RES Group; Satelles: Savigent Software; Space Micro; Summertree Interiors Newport Cottages; SyncFab; ThinkIQ; Viewpoint Systems; VIMANA System Insights; Vinatech Engineering Inc.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Michigan Tech Rail Transportation Program; Michigan Technological U.; Missouri U. of Virginia; Virginia Tech; U.

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Cadillac to follow Chevy Volt’s lead

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Commenting on the vehicle’s introduction, Rebecca Lindland, the director of auto industry research at IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Massachusetts, said that Cadillac sales have fallen by 39.2 The concept car originally made its debut earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show.

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Researchers find HEV under real-world conditions delivers significantly greater fuel economy benefits than EPA “sticker” values

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The vehicles under study were a conventional and hybrid Camry). Sentoff, suggested that based on these results, more positive forecasts for future petroleum and corresponding CO 2 emissions savings from increased hybridization of the passenger vehicle fleet may be warranted. Holmén and Karen M. Holmén and Karen M. Rouphail N.

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Understand and control ceramic, metallic, hybrid, and nanoscale actinide materials to lay the scientific foundation for advanced nuclear energy systems. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. University of Notre Dame. Materials Science of Actinides (MSA). Harvard University. Center for Excitonics (CE). University of Minnesota.

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