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NIST awards $7.4M in grants for additive manufacturing research

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The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is awarding grants totaling $7.4 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.

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Tesla granted license for direct vehicle sales in Kentucky

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Tesla has been granted a license to sell its vehicles in Kentucky, after being previously barred from certain sales due to its direct-to-consumer model being in violation of legislation requiring vehicle sales to be made through a franchised dealership.

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Kentucky-Argonne Partnership to Help Build US Advanced Battery Industry

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The Commonwealth of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky (UK) and University of Louisville (U of L) are partnering with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to establish a national Battery Manufacturing R&D Center to help develop and deploy a domestic supply of advanced battery technologies for vehicle applications.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has selected 10 projects that will receive a share of $55 million in competitive grants that will help put a new generation of zero-emission buses on the road. Grants from the LoNo program help transit agencies integrate more of these advanced buses into their fleets.

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U.S. appeals court backs Tesla in Louisiana direct sales challenge

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Earlier this month, the company was granted a license to sell vehicles directly in Kentucky , after the state previously had a similar dealership model. Tesla immediately began hiring for a number of roles in Louisville, and plans to build a store and service center in the city have been rumored.

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Henry Samueli and the Rise of Digital Broadband

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During the term, each student was expected to build a crystal radio from a kit, using a single crystal and an antenna wound on a toilet paper tube. Bored with the prospect, Samueli asked his teacher if, instead, he could build a five-tube short-wave radio he had read about in a Heathkit catalog. The first Ph.D.

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