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Using Industrial Automation to Monitor Vertical Farms

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Cutting-edge automation systems now monitor and control environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide levels, and nutrient delivery—ensuring optimal conditions that minimize waste. They can optimize their production and get feedback in real time.” If you fail to detect something, you will miss a huge opportunity.

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Founder of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Labs Dies at 88

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During his time at MIT, Penfield developed a course that made the second law of thermodynamics—which states that the more energy is transferred or transformed, the more of it is wasted—accessible to first-year students. He was promoted to director of product development and then to director of systems research.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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The proposed facility will support industrial-scale production of advanced lithiated anodes for multiple battery cell makers and automobile manufacturers. Nameplate production capacity of the factory would be >5GWh (gigawatt-hour) to meet customer demand. Applied Materials, Inc. Component Manufacturing (Cathode).

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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The proposed facility will support industrial-scale production of advanced lithiated anodes for multiple battery cell makers and automobile manufacturers. Nameplate production capacity of the factory would be >5GWh (gigawatt-hour) to meet customer demand. Applied Materials, Inc. Component Manufacturing (Cathode).

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will result in the development of approximately 184 liquid propane Autogas refueling stations in the following major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Seattle, Orlando, San Diego, St. Total DOE award: $5,519,862.

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Iowa State to manage biorefinery projects for new Manufacturing USA Institute

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The recently announced advanced manufacturing institute is dedicated to improving the productivity and efficiency of chemical manufacturing. Such process intensification could boost manufacturing productivity while cutting costs and reducing waste. Louis; the State of Iowa; the Iowa Energy Center; and Iowa State.

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Bladon Jets, SR Drives and Jaguar Land Rover Win Funding for Gas Turbine Electric Vehicle Project

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Bladon Jets’ patented manufacturing process enables the production of axial-flow compressors and turbines in smaller sizes than has previously been possible and can be used to bring about improvements in performance, efficiency and reliability of any size of gas-turbine engine or turbo-molecular pump, according to the company.