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S4 Energy Solutions to Develop Plasma Gasification Project at Waste Management Landfill for Waste to Fuels and Power

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and InEnTec LLC, plans to develop a plasma gasification facility at Waste Management’s Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, Oregon. Based in Bend, Oregon, InEnTec LLC was formed by engineers from MIT, Battelle, and GE. S4 Energy Solutions LLC , a joint venture by Waste Management, Inc.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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In 1965, Larry Roberts, then at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory , connected one computer in Massachusetts to another in California over a telephone line. Kahn postponed his planned return to MIT and continued to work on expanding this network. Bob Kahn served on the MIT faculty from 1964 to 1966. But Roberts asked Kahn to stay.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Arlington). Thermal Fuel: HybriSol Hybrid nanostructures for high-energy-density solar thermal fuels Using innovative nanomaterials, MIT will develop a thermal. energy storage MIT and Boston College will develop phase change materials. Climate Control System (ATB) MIT will develop advanced adsorption-based hot and cold.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Brilliance

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CHAN MIT “For pioneering technical contributions and leadership in the fields of space and terrestrial optical communications and networks.” PICARD MEDAL FOR RADAR TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS Sponsor: Raytheon Technologies FRED DAUM Raytheon Technologies Arlington, Va. IEEE EDISON MEDAL Sponsor: Samsung Electronics Co. , VINCENT W.S.

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