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Ozinga Energy and Ingevity to field adsorbed natural gas bi-fuel pickup

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Under controlled depressurization, these molecules release and exit the storage system in response to the demand of the vehicle’s engine. V8 with CNG prep kit, set up for bi-fuel (gasoline/natural gas) operation. SoCalGas (of Sempra Energy) in California and Atlanta Gas Light in Georgia announced demonstration fleets in 2019.

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Video Friday: Tensegrity Wheels

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Adaptive Robotics Lab ] Meet GE Aerospace’s Sensiworm (Soft ElectroNics Skin-Innervated Robotic Worm), a highly intelligent, acutely sensitive soft robot that could serve as extra sets of eyes and ears for Aerospace service operators inside the engine. GE ] Why not Zoidberg? NASA’s Moon rover prototype completed lunar lander egress tests.

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Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change

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As a child, Alberto Moreira discovered his passion for electronics from the kits for exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that his father bought him every month. The kits taught him not only about electronics but also about chemistry and physics. in engineering at the Technical University of Munich.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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With the new facility, Ford expects to have one of the largest automotive manufacturer research centers in Silicon Valley by the end of the year, with 125 researchers, engineers and scientists. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from its Haas School of Business. Maciuca holds a Ph.D.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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Ford engineers are working with HP to track the driving habits of 100 vehicles used nationwide by HP employees for work and personal commuting. Remote Repositioning, Atlanta. Parking Spotter, Atlanta. Fields noted that today’s cars produce a massive amount of data—upwards of 25 gigabytes of information per hour.

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