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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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TSMC), which was already building a $12 billion fab in Arizona , upped the investment to $40 billion with a second plant. Intel arrives at Ohio State Ohio State University is using its chip-fabrication facility to train future engineers and technicians. SkyWater, a Minnesota-based foundry, is building a fab near the university.

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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy will award $9 million over five years to organizations to assist it in building domestic and international consensus on future fossil energy technologies ( DE-FOA-0001111 ). Carbon Capture and Storage and Clean Energy Systems Outreach.

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Video Friday: Googly Eye

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Academic outreach is at the very foundation of IHMC’s mission, and needless to say.our entire organization is incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to continually inspire future generations. There isn’t one way to build a Mobot! IHMC ] Thanks, William! The Ingenuity helicopter has completed 49 flights on Mars. CMU RI ]

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Celebrating 25 Years of IEEE Women in Engineering

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To mark its 25th anniversary, the group is planning competitions, panels, seminars, and other events this year. During the yearlong Extraordinary Women Extraordinary Science Seminar Series , each month two WIE members present their work. We want to celebrate this 25th anniversary by building up a great future.”.

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Norwegian shipping industry pursuing battery-powered ships

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Some 120 managers representing the entire maritime cluster gathered at a DNV seminar last week. Electricity stored in batteries on board ships is another opportunity in the future energy mix and another technology race has started. Norled intends to use this experience in building and operating their fully electric ferry.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Promotion of the Yangtze River Children's Environment Summit and Cherry Blossom Relay, and building a Biodiversity Conservation Network. Environment-Education seminar of Energy in Yokkaichi University. Hachioji Forest and Village Building Project: Turning a dark forest (evergreen forest) into a bright forest.

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Volvo Cars plans to launch large-scale autonomous driving experiment in China; 100 cars on public roads

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Our starting point is that both the public and private sectors stand to benefit from new technologies and industries, so it is better to build bridges and work together than to all go in different directions. There are multiple benefits to AD cars. The car industry cannot do it all by itself. It is natural for us to work together.

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