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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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He helped develop MOS analog-to-digital converters, expanding the use of the technology to industries including communications, signal processing, environmental sensing, and semiconductors. The next year he chaired the 2004 European Magnetic Sensors and Actuators Conference. as an engineer.

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FAA Awards Contracts for $125M to 5 Companies to Accelerate More Environmentally Friendly Aviation Technology; Renewable Fuels, Engines, Wings and Flight Management

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GE began testing the TAPS II combustor in June 2009 at a special altitude test chamber in Evendale, Ohio, as part of the first eCore tests. The new core will offer up to 16% better fuel efficiency than GE’s best engines in service today. The results were very positive.

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