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NIST awards $7.4M in grants for additive manufacturing research

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Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is a group of new technologies that build up objects, usually by laying down many thin layers on top of each other. University of Louisville, and 23 others. The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is awarding grants totaling $7.4

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Louisville, Colo. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Catalyst Leaching Resistance for the Oxidative Production of Biobased Chemicals, $335,000 Forge Nano, Louisville, Colo. Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), San Jose, Calif. Tustin, Calif. Louis , Mo.

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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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UPS plans to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. Louisville, Ky.; The six new CNG stations will be built in Ontario, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; Salina, Kan.;

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NSF awarding $81M to 16 sites for new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI)

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The NNCI framework builds on the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), which enabled major discoveries, innovations, and contributions to education and commerce for more than 10 years. Midwest Nano Infrastructure Corridor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities with partner North Dakota State University, PI: Stephen Campbell.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Georgia Power. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Southern Company: Georgia Power. The Standard for High Performance Green Buildings will consider a revision to encourage EV-ready building practices. Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA). Eversource Energy. Florida Power and Light Company.

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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

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Deep below the Louisville, Ky., By the time teams reached the SubT Final Event in the Louisville Mega Cavern, the focus was on autonomy rather than communications. and Team CSIRO Data61—consisting of CSIRO’s Data61; Emesent; and Georgia Tech. zoo lies a network of enormous caverns carved out of limestone. The caverns are dark.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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In collaboration with the Department of Defense, the newest manufacturing institute will focus on building US leadership in smart collaborative robotics, where advanced robots work alongside humans seamlessly, safely, and intuitively to do the heavy lifting on an assembly line or handle with precision, intricate or dangerous tasks.