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High School Students Built This iPhone App for the Visually Impaired

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Atheia is a mobile app that makes observations about a user’s environment to improve spatial awareness and safety. In addition, the search feature directs users to objects in their environment through haptic feedback and audio instructions. “The immediate application we thought of was a visual aid for people with low or no vision.”.

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Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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Other cities Gurney has mapped to this degree are Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Baltimore. Animated graphics help people visualize their city and their personal emissions to illustrate how their actions are affecting the environment in which they live. —Professor Gurney.

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have concluded that ground-level PM 2.5 Steven Barrett, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, and colleagues have published their results in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge. Fabio Caiazzo, Akshay Ashok, Ian A.

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DISCOVER-AQ project to begin flights to enhance measurement of ground-level air-quality from space

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This summer two NASA research airplanes will fly over the Baltimore-Washington region and northeast Maryland as part of a mission to enhance the capability of satellites to measure ground-level air quality from space. Ground sites maintained by the Maryland Department of the Environment form the backbone of the surface network.

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How To Reduce EV Charging Station Costs

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What’s more, this tax credit is being extended and expanded as part of the Inflation Reduction ACT. BGE EVsmart Program — Targeting mulitfamily property owners, Baltimore Gas and Electric is offering substantial rebates for those installing Level 2 and fast charging stations.

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10-Year FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program Shows Technology is Feasible, But Infrastructure Costs and Availability of Technologies Are Intimidating

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However, the results of multiple projects sponsored as part of the program indicated that substantial up-front costs exist. While maglev trains are in use throughout the world, those systems are primarily high-speed test environment systems where speeds reach in excess of 250 miles per hour. MagneMotion, Inc.

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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 43 winning proposals were submitted by transit agencies from across the country as part of a nationwide competition for the $100 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. The benefits of this project were identified as part of a recent energy review conducted of RIPTA facilities by Northern Energy Services.

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