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Eaton to develop affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles; liquid piston technology

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Eaton Corporation will develop an affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles, utilizing existing natural gas sources in the home and innovative compressor technology. Eaton expects that its prototype will be available before the end of 2015 with a target production price of $500. The effort is funded in part by a $3.4-million

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Autonomous driving visionary Dr. Lawrence Burns joining Neural Propulsion Systems as Executive Advisor; L4/L5 autonomous driving

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After leaving GM in 2009, Dr. Burns was a Professor of Engineering Practice at the University of Michigan (2011-2015), and Director of the Program for Sustainable Mobility at Columbia University (2010-2014). in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University), an M.S. He received a B.S.

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DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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The Vehicle Technologies Office funds a broad portfolio of early-stage research to develop new affordable, efficient and clean transportation options to enable industry to accelerate the development and widespread use of a variety of innovative transportation technologies. a 2015 baseline of 36 miles per gallon).

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UDRI leading project to develop safer, greener storage tanks for natural-gas fueled vehicles

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An Ohio-based initiative to develop affordable, safer and recyclable compressed-gas fuel tanks for the trucking and automotive industry, led by the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI), is underway with the kick-off of its first collaborative project.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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The girl's family could not afford the cost of getting her a prosthetic leg, so she used a tree branch as a crutch to help her walk. From that encounter, Akhtar decided that one day he would develop affordable artificial limbs. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology in 2007 from Loyola University in Chicago. Akhtar is the CEO.

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Toyota and Net Impact announce 3 finalists of Next Generation Mobility Challenge

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Launched in 2015, the Next Generation Mobility Challenge is a national competition from Toyota, the Toyota Mobility Foundation and Net Impact to inspire millennials to develop solutions for critical mobility needs in local communities and around the world. Andrew Gelfman, Computer Science/Engineering undergraduate, University of Colorado.

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Hydrogen Education Foundation announces 6 contestants for $1M H2 Refuel H-Prize

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The two-year competition challenges America’s engineers and entrepreneurs to develop affordable systems for small-scale hydrogen fueling. Washington State University. The H2 Refuel H-Prize has now accepted submissions from six contestants. The contestants are: Ion Power Inc. Katsu Technologies Inc. Millennium Reign Energy. Simple.Fuel.

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