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ARPA-E Begins Reviewing Second Round of Concept Papers for Transformational Energy RD

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The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) of the US Department of Energy has received 583 concept papers in response to its second Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) released 7 December 2009. ARPA-E is currently reviewing all concept papers and is scheduled to provide feedback to applicants by mid-February 2010.

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DARPA Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program aims to break “more armor” paradigm for protection

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DARPA announced a new program—Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T)—to develop revolutionary technologies to make future armored fighting vehicles more mobile, effective and affordable. Artist’s concepts of GXV-T vehicles. Click to enlarge. —Kevin Massey, DARPA program manager.

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Toyota Connected’s ‘Cabin Awareness’ concept uses new tech to detect occupants

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Toyota Connected North America (TCNA), an independent software and innovation center of excellence, has introduced its Cabin Awareness concept technology that uses millimeter-wave, high-resolution 4D imaging radar to help detect occupants (including certain pets) in cars and has the potential to detect them if ever they’re left behind.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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Alison Diaz (with scissors) along with ECHS staff and supporters about to cut the ribbon in front of Environmental Charter High School's new solar-powered greenhouse. photo by Glenn Marzano). Courtesy of CBS EcoMedia).

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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Meanwhile, over at BBN, Kahn intended to spend a couple of years in industry so he could return to academia with some real-world experience and ideas for future research. “I A plaque commemorating the ARPANET now stands in front of the Arlington, Va., I wasn’t hired to do anything in particular,” Kahn says.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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Although many of these gatherings have escaped the attention of historians, our view is that these events should be recognized more fully as moments where experts could glimpse possible futures and judge for themselves what was most likely to happen. Here we describe a few of these do-or-die moments. Think Globally.

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DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

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Arlington, Va.) University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas) - In this project, researchers will complete simulations and experiments to establish proof-of-feasibility of a novel concept for assessing capillary trapping in reservoirs. The selected projects are described below: Advanced Resources International, Inc.

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