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Video Friday: Preparing for the SubT Final

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Team Explorer, the SubT Challenge entry from CMU and Oregon State University, is in the last stage of preparation for the competition this month inside the Mega Caverns cave complex in Louisville, Kentucky. Explorer ] Team CERBERUS is looking good for the SubT Final next week, too.

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EPA Awards $20M in Recovery Act Funding for Clean Diesel Finance Program

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Oregon-based Cascade Sierra Solutions: $9 million for revolving loan, lease or bond programs to replace older diesel trucks or upgrade them with clean, fuel saving technologies such as idle reduction equipment, fuel efficient tires and aerodynamic devices.

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NSF awarding $81M to 16 sites for new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI)

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Texas Nanofabrication Facility, University of Texas at Austin, PI: Sanjay Banerjee Northwest Nanotechnology Infrastructure, University of Washington with partner Oregon State University, PI: Karl Bohringer. The Center for Nanoscale Systems at Harvard University, Harvard University, PI: Robert Westervelt.

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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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Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oregon State U.; of Connecticut; Louisville; Massachusetts; Southern California; Tennessee Knoxville ; University of Texas (Austin; Rio Grande Valley); U. of Connecticut; Louisville; Massachusetts; Southern California; Tennessee Knoxville ; University of Texas (Austin; Rio Grande Valley); U.

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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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.; Rockwell Collins; Rolls-Royce; Siemens; System Insights; The Dow Chemical Company; UPS.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. University of Oregon. Florida Power and Light Company. Georgia Power. General Motors. Hawaiian Electric. Hawai`i Electric Light. Maui Electric. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Kansas City Power & Light. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO).

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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This week, we're at the DARPA SubTerranean Challenge Finals in Louisville KY, where more than two dozen Systems Track and Virtual Track teams will compete for millions of dollars in prize money and being able to say "we won a DARPA challenge," which is of course priceless. Oregon State University. This is it! Team CERBERUS.