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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Batteries that are light, resilient, and low cost in addition to lasting the lifetime of the vehicle.

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Greyrock to build small-scale gas-to-liquids plant near Houston

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Greyrock Energy, a company transforming natural gas into premium transportation fuels ( earlier post ), announced a final investment decision (FID) to build a small-scale Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facility near Houston, Texas. The plant will be commercially operational by the end of 2015.

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Chip-enabled raised pavement markers support autonomous driving in tough conditions, remote areas

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It’s hard to detect, works well against interference, is low cost and doesn’t consume a lot of power. The project team plans to work with students to build a smaller microchip for the markers as a substitute for more expensive off-the-shelf products. —Zachary Asher Resources S. Sharma et al.

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DOE to award $35M to 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing

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Colorado State University will develop a novel, low-cost turbo-compression cooling system that utilizes the ultra-low-grade waste (less than 150°C) heat available in many industrial processes, the energy from which is not traditionally recovered. University of Texas at Dallas. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

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DOE issues RFI on advanced thermal insulation for cold/cryogenic compressed gas on-board fuel storage

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An advanced thermal insulation, such as a vacuum space separating the inner pressure vessel and outer jacket walls that includes multi‐layer‐insulation, must be demonstrated with long‐term vacuum stability to prevent an increased heat transfer causing pressure build up and loss of fuel through venting.

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

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Just last year, a half dozen precisely targeted malicious drones managed to slow oil production in Saudi Arabia for days, and more recently, several low-cost drones caused significant damage to oil tankers in the UAE. Building secure systems will need to address hardware, software, and protocols and their interplay.

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Teen Wins Scholarship for His Glaucoma-Detection Device

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Kalia’s EyePal was showcased at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in May in Dallas. I love creating solutions,” he says, “and building things for people.” He wanted to figure out a way to provide high-speed, low-cost Internet for undeveloped areas in India. took third place.

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