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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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University of Texas at Arlington for more than 50 years. After graduating, he joined UT Arlington as a research professor. Originally proposed as an image-compression technique, DCT is now an industry standard in image and video coding, commonly used to store and transmit JPEG images as well as MPEG video files. Lasting Legacy.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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E) will award $39 million in funding to 16 projects across 12 states to develop market-ready technologies that will increase domestic supplies of critical elements required for the clean energy transition. Specifically, the program investigates the potential CO 2 -reactive ores to unlock net-zero or net-negative emission technologies.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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The work will be managed by the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory. In order for low-cost electricity from coal-fired power plants to remain available, the DOE said, economical methods for capturing and storing the greenhouse gas emissions from these plants must be developed.

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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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The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. REACT: Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies ($31.6 This technology could then be.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The WESS flywheel technology captures regenerative braking energy when trains slow or stop and transfer back to same train or another train when it starts or accelerates, reducing energy demand and peak power requirements. Hybrid Buses: Upgrade a planned order of buses from diesel to hybrid technology.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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He was a theoretical guy, on leave from the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a stint at the nearby research-and-development company Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN). In 1977, President Bill Clinton [right] presented the National Medal of Technology to Bob Kahn [center] and Vint Cerf [left]. Where do you start?”

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DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

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The US Department of Energy has selected 15 projects to develop technologies aimed at safely and economically storing carbon dioxide in geologic formations. Arlington, Va.) Fusion Petroleum Technologies , Inc. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Socorro, N.M.) Funded with $21.3 Funded with $21.3

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