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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. Ford is previewing the new truck on Sunday during the FOX NFL Wildcard Pregame Show and will reveal it on Monday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. liter V6. Like the 3.5-liter

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USGS estimates US mines produced $90.4B in non-fuel mineral commodities in 2021

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It also identifies events, trends and issues in the domestic and international minerals industries that impact production and consumption. In 2021, the top 10 producing states were, in descending order of rank, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, California, Minnesota, Alaska, Utah, Florida, Missouri and Michigan.

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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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Until now, the internal geometry that produced the best porous electrodes through additive manufacturing was an interdigitated geometry—metal prongs interlocked like the fingers of two clasped hands, with the lithium shuttling between the two sides. —Saleh et al. —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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New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Carnegie Mellon University, SRI International and the University of Colorado at Boulder shows that drone-based delivery could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in the transportation sector. An open-access paper on the research appears in Nature Communications.

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