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Cummins Emission Solutions introduces next-gen aftertreatment system EcoFit Single Module

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will introduce the first of its next generation of ultra-high efficiency aftertreatment systems, the EcoFit Single Module, at the Mid America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky on 26 March. Since 2004, more than 1 million EcoFit DPFs have been put into use. Cummins Emission Solutions, a subsidiary of Cummins Inc.,

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New mixed-oxide catalysts shown as viable substitute for platinum catalysts for diesel exhaust aftertreatment

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Nanostellar was founded in California in 2004 by scientists from Stanford University and NASA Ames Research Center. Nanostellar uses its proprietary Rational Design Methodology (RDM) to develop advanced catalysts for an array of applications including emissions control, energy efficiency, and the synthesis of chemicals and fuels.

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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

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Other incidents logged by the NTSB include: In 2004, an experienced motorcoach driver, distracted on his hands-free cell phone, failed to move to the center lane and struck the underside of an arched stone bridge on the George Washington Parkway in Alexandria, Virginia.

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