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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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Launched in 2016, CESMII focuses on bringing innovative smart manufacturing solutions to the marketplace to increase energy productivity, economic performance, and workforce capacity. The selected organizations (and project descriptions) from this first call selection are: University of Connecticut. Penn State University.

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Toyota???s Carter: we???re on the cusp of the automotive hydrogen age

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Morgan Auto Conference in New York, Bob Carter, Toyota Motor Sales (USA) Senior Vice President, Automotive Operations said that the company in spending an average of more than $1 million an hour this year on R&D. So our fuel cell vehicle is not only better for the environment, it may also be more economical to operate than conventional cars.

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USC Professor’s Simulation Software Teaches Systems Engineering Topics

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Now Madni—a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California —is working to transform engineering education. Ramo served as a presidential chair and professor of electrical engineering at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering from 2008 until he died in 2016. university.

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Rice study finds using natural gas for electricity and heating, not transportation, more effective in reducing GHGs

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Rice University researchers have determined a more effective way to use natural gas to reduce climate-warming emissions would be in the replacement of existing coal-fired power plants and fuel-oil furnaces rather than burning it in cars and buses. —Cohan and Sengupta (2016). Graphic by Tanyia Johnson/Rice University.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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IEEE-USA president as well as chair of the IEEE New Initiatives Committee , the IEEE Public Visibility Committee , and IEEE Region 6. I believe that IEEE should be open to all technologists and that we should create a safe environment that supports our members to be their best selves. He was granted two U.S. IEEE New Orleans Section.

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Video Friday: TRI Expo

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RoMeLa ] The New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation (NERVE) Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell celebrates 10 years of breaking robots! GE ] Offshore inspections can be complex and challenging, but Shell and their contractor, CAN USA, are using cutting-edge drone technology from Skydio to change that.

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NSF leads $400M federal effort to boost advanced wireless research

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T-Mobile USA, Inc. Verizon will contribute technical expertise to the testing platforms, such as staff engineering assistance in the design and deployment of the testing platforms, and in fixed and mobile systems, indoor and outdoor environments, and residential and commercial buildings. The workshop will be held in October 2016.

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