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Torc Robotics, Schneider announce pilot to further operationalize Level 4 autonomy for long-haul trucking

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As part of the agreement, Schneider will provide freight loads for Torc’s pilot operations and unique insights on truckload freight that will help guide the development and ongoing commercialization of autonomous trucks for long-haul applications.

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From Coast to Coast: Uncovering the Most Loved Cars in Each State

The Truth About Cars

Understanding these preferences offers valuable insight into the regional characteristics and priorities of American drivers, emphasizing the importance of a vehicle's functionality, reliability, and adaptability in meeting the everyday demands of life across the country.

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Los Alamos-led study finds how to improve natural gas production in shale; hydrocarbon transport within nanopores

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Their open-access study is published in Nature’s new Communications Earth & Environment journal. Partners include the New Mexico Consortium, University of Maryland, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research. At higher pressures (6000?psi), Neil et al.

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The US installed more solar in Q1 2024 than it did in all of 2018

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gigawatts (GW) of new solar panel manufacturing capacity came online in the US during Q1 2024, making up 75% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the US grid in that period. Utility-scale solar saw record solar deployment figures as the segment added nearly 10 GW of new capacity in Q1. A record-setting 11.8

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GTI plans second Permian Basin field test site to maximize hydraulic fracturing efficiency and increase production

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The Permian Basin in West Texas is considered one of the largest hydrocarbon resources in the world, covering 86,000 square miles and encompassing 52 counties in New Mexico and Texas. Each location requires specific techniques for optimal production based on local geologic complexity. Current oil production is approximately 2.4

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DOE-sponsored study concludes billions of barrels of oil potentially recoverable from residual oil zones in US

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The recently completed study, conducted by researchers at the University of Texas–Permian Basin (UTPB), is one of several FE-supported research projects providing insight that will help tap this resource. Residual oil zones (ROZs), are areas of immobile oil found below the oil-water contact of a reservoir.

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Heliostat Consortium announces 7 projects to receive combined $3.5M in funding; DOE launches Heliostat Prize

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HELIOCOMM: A Resilient Wireless Heliostats Communication System: This components-and-controls project by the University of New Mexico will model a resilient wireless communication system based on the principles of integrated access and backhaul (IAB) technology, entropy-based routing, dynamic spectrum management, and interference mitigation.

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