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NASA, Uber to explore safety, efficiency of future urban airspace

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At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic. —Jeff Holden, Uber’s chief product officer.

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Cummins/Peterbilt SuperTruck shows 54% improvement in fuel economy, 61% improvement in freight efficiency

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Scope and demonstrate improvements for a 55% engine efficiency. During the reported test, the Class 8 Peterbilt 587 powered by a Cummins ISX15 engine averaged 9.9 l/100 km) during testing last fall on US Route 287 between Fort Worth and Vernon, Texas. Sources of increased engine thermal efficiency.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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The effect that access to reliable electricity has had on the village is amazing,” says Morgan Kiani , an engineering professor at Texas Christian University , in Fort Worth. Although the school had been rebuilt and new power lines had been installed, the electricity wasn’t reliable.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation

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What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials. We broke ground at the Fort Worth site in April of 2022. This facility will be our North American magnetics headquarters, not just production, but also engineering.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation – Charged EVs

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What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials. We broke ground at the Fort Worth site in April of 2022. This facility will be our North American magnetics headquarters, not just production, but also engineering.

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GE unveils prototype for first Tier 4 heavy-haul locomotive

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This new engine technology is the result of an initial six-year, $400-million investment, followed by a two-year, $200-million investment to hone the research, design and engineering to meet Tier 4 standards. GE will produce its Tier 4 compliant diesel engines at its manufacturing plant in Grove City, PA.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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One would create new corridors for world-class high-speed rail; the other would involve making train service along existing rail lines incrementally faster. South Central Corridor (Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock). The plan identifies two types of projects for funding.

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