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Roskill: Niobium industry looking for a future beyond steel; Li-ion batteries a possibility

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Consumption has benefited from the restructuring of the Chinese steel industry and from the new regulations prescribing stricter standards for construction. The Award Seminars were added to the annual Award event in 2008. From the Hatchett Award Seminar presentation of the paper. The paper (Griffith et al. ) Griffith et al.

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Volvo Car Group and CATARC of China enter strategic partnership

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Both parties will co-host seminars to discuss common goals and a technology roadmap with regards to new solutions, standards, regulations and policy development in the industry. The institute also offers substantial product certification testing, information services, and quality system certification for the Chinese automotive industry.

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Tesla China’s launches new massive Delivery Center with Grand Opening Ceremony

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The Event had a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a seminar about Tesla vehicles, and a delivery session for those in attendance to pick up their all-electric vehicles. Today, the Minhang Delivery Center launched with a massive Grand Opening event to celebrate the first day of deliveries at the facility.

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GM China signs MOU with CATARC for Chevrolet Volt demo fleet

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According to the MOU, both GM and CATARC will also study how real-world performance, charging and infrastructure for the Volt and other electric vehicles can address the varying needs of Chinese consumers. CATARC is the most important third-party automotive technology service organization recognized by the Chinese government.

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Kandi advances plan for EV rental system pilot in China

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First proposed by Kandi in August 2011, the plan envisions Hangzhou as the first test site for a new transportation system which would make available 100,000 self-driven Pure EV rentals at centrally operated “smart” vertical parking and charging facilities to be constructed at key locations throughout Hangzhou.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Under his leadership, the latter board celebrated milestones including the launch of IEEE’s first multidisciplinary open-access publication, IEEE Access ; the creation of a Chinese-language edition of IEEE Spectrum ; and the 100th anniversary of Proceedings of the IEEE. in applied mathematics in 1980 from Harvard.

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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

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Craford met him at a seminar, where Holonyak was ex­plaining his work in LEDs. A Bell researcher who gave a seminar at Monsanto mentioned the use of nitrogen doping to make indirect semiconductors act more like direct ones. and joined the Illinois faculty.