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EPA proposes reduction in cellulosic biofuel and total renewable fuel standards for 2014

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a reduction in the cellulosic biofuel and total renewable fuel standards (RFS) for 2014. billion gallons; the final 2013 overall volumes and standards require 16.55 EPA is proposing to maintain the biomass-based diesel standard for 2014 and 2015 at the 2013 level of 1.28

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. awarded him its prestigious Ho-Am Prize in 1993 for “building a solid foundation for Korea’s semiconductor industry.”

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Audi, the city of Ingolstadt and Telekom cooperate on 5G technology

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The future 5G cellular network standard will allow significantly higher bandwidths and virtually real-time network responses. As well as Audi, other industrial companies will be able to use the local 5G infrastructure.

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Air pollution regulations over last decade in Chinese city has halved health costs

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Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, is a major center in China for energy production and metallurgical industries. As a result, concentrations of particulate matter (PM 10 ) declined by more than half, from 196 µg/m 3 in 2001 to 89 µg/m 3 in 2010, as measured at eight sites throughout the city.

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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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They fell 23% from a peak of 14 metric tons per person (roughly equal to driving 34,000 miles) in 2001 to 10.8 The carbon intensity of California’s economy has dropped 38% since the 2001 peak and is now one-half the national average. billion gallons in all—as a result of the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

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ORNL, HTS International to collaborate on manufacturing research; conformal cooling

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HTS supplies specialty products to the injection molding and die casting industries, using its proprietary Metal Fusion Technology to produce large-scale steel production components with conformal cooling. The iMFT process was developed over 10+ years of R&D and has been in industrial use since 2014. Click to enlarge.

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Canada publishes proposed regulations for criteria pollutants from locomotives

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The proposed regulations will criteria air contaminants (CACs), from locomotives operated by railway companies under federal jurisdiction through increasingly stringent emission standards and reduced idling. The emission standards set out in these proposed regulations will also align with those of the United States.

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