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7 Scholarships Exclusively for Women Studying Engineering

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Hugle Scholarship is named for a pioneering engineer who started several Silicon Valley companies. The 2U Scholarship program is available only to students at George Washington University , American University , Syracuse University , Washington University in St. Louis , and the University of California, Berkeley.

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DOE awarding $13M to advance fuel cell performance and durability and H2 storage technologies

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The selected projects under this consortium are: 3M Company: the project will focus on integrating novel electrode ionomers with nanostructured thin film low-platinum group metal electrocatalysts in powder form to develop an improved cathode-coated membrane and electrode structure in the fuel cell. University of Missouri, St.

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Junkyard Find: 1972 Ford Econoline "BIG CHEESE"

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I asked among my acquaintances whose families have been in this region for generations and nobody can recall a company that had a cheese-themed delivery Econoline like this one. Perhaps it started out in St. Louis or Salt Lake City and moved to Colorado after its delivery days were over.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet

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The designated hybrid branches have a high concentration of the new hybrids available and, for the first time, customers can reserve these hybrids online or by phone. The addition of nearly 5,000 hybrid vehicles more than doubles the amount of hybrids the company owns; already the world’s largest fleet of fuel-efficient vehicles.

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CleanFUEL USA and Ferrellgas Working Together on Propane Refueling Network in US

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to increase the availability of propane engine fuel at retail refueling stations across the US. CleanFUEL USA, a leader in alternative fuel dispensing equipment and engine technology, is working with one of the largest distributors of propane, Ferrellgas Partners, L.P., The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded CleanFUEL USA $12.9

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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

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A PDF version is available on IEEE Xplore. Car Sable Wagon (a company car) Pet peeves “People that work for me who don’t come to me with little problems, which fester and turn into big ones.” Soon, in 1974, he was bumped up again to technology director, and moved from Monsanto’s corporate headquarters in St. Louis, and St.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company and Arbin Instruments will develop a. Washington University in St. Louis will develop a predictive. domestically available aluminum and magnesium and. These compact. fiber optical sensors will measure the battery’s health while in. use to avoid degradation and failure.