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2018 Ford F-150 features new engine line-up, with all-new 3L diesel; start-stop standard; more ADAS

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Three years after first introducing the high-strength, military-grade, aluminum-alloy-bodied Ford F-150, Ford is presenting the new 2018 F-150. liter EcoBoost will be paired to the segment-exclusive 10-speed automatic transmission for 2018. The 2018 F-150 also adds an available all-new 3.0-liter Like the 3.5-liter

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FAA launches new Center of Excellence for alternative jet fuels; $40M in funding over 10 years

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The FAA continues its goal to improve National Airspace System energy efficiency by at least two percent per year, and to develop and deploy alternative jet fuels for commercial aviation, with a target of one billion gallons of alternate jet fuel in use by 2018. —FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

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Brookhaven researchers improve understanding of how plants regulate oil synthesis; potential for more abundant bio-fuels and -products

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When colleagues at the University of Missouri discovered an inactive version of one of the four enzyme subunits in 2016, Shanklin suspected that this inactive subunit might be the cause of the permanent shutdown—by taking the place of one of the active subunits in the enzyme. He designed this new study to test that hypothesis.

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CMU-led team develops method of aerosol jet 3D printing battery electrode materials for exceptionally high capacity batteries

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Because of the nature of the 3D manufacturing process, the design of these 3-D printed electrodes is limited to just a few possible architectures. —Saleh et al. I don’t believe anybody until now has used 3-D printing to create these kinds of complex structures. —Rahul Panat. 2018.07.006.

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Study finds drone-based delivery could reduce GHG emissions and energy use in the transportation sector, if deployed sensibly

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The range of regional greenhouse gas (GHG) intensities of electricity in the US is represented by comparing results from low-carbon California to relatively high-carbon Missouri. They also considered how battery technology and drone design will improve over time. —Joshua Stolaroff. Stolaroff, Constantine Samaras, Emma R.

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Hyperloop: An Engineering Marvel or An Elite Day Dream

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million contract in May to design and build the city of Las Vegas’ planned loop of underground tubes for autonomous electric vehicles. The competition challenges university teams to design and build the best transit pod, which is assessed using different criteria each time. The Boring Company was awarded a $48.6

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