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Albemarle to build $180M lithium materials research facility in N Carolina

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The incentive package is part of a Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) supporting a portion of Albemarle’s investment to transform the former IBM and Flextronics facility. The company anticipates creating at least 200 jobs at the site, with an average salary of $94,000 per year.

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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 Technical challenges include inadequate data on the properties of materials used, limited process control, lack of standardized tests for qualifying machine performance and limited modeling and design tools.

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US DOE awards EPRI $5.1M for advanced nuclear technology

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Advanced Reactor Development Projects pathway, which allows a broad scope of proposed concepts and ideas that are best suited to improving the capabilities and commercialization potential of advanced reactor designs and technologies. million to the Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. million to the Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.

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Chrysler providing 10 PHEV Ram 1500 pickups to MBTA as part of demo project

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and Charlotte, N.C. The grant, totaling $48 million from DOE and $49.4 million from Chrysler Group LLC, was designed to develop vehicles that will be cost efficient for consumers, satisfy safety concerns of daily travel without recharging and help reduce dependence on foreign oil. Albany, N.Y.,

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Scientists synthesize first functional designer chromosome in yeast

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Jef Boeke, director of NYU Langone Medical Center’s Institute for Systems Genetics, has synthesized the first functional chromosome in yeast, an important step in the emerging field of synthetic biology—designing microorganisms to produce novel medicines, raw materials for food, and biofuels. —Annaluru et al.

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Green Friday | Black Friday

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The simple things; the subtle human experiences we often take for granted. Unique artistic talent, jewellery makers, designers, musicians, dancers, actors, painters & photographers. 1. In 2018, S T O W E A W A Y A R T was founded by traveling creative enthusiast and our very own internal Creative Designer Charlotte Stowe.

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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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Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

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