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Study finds truck fleet clean-up significantly decreases engine emissions near Port of Oakland

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Emission factors were matched to data from a statewide drayage truck registry, including engine make, model year, and installed emission control equipment. The median age of truck engines declined from 11 to six years, and the percentage of trucks equipped with diesel particulate filters increased from 2% to 99%. Resources.

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Volkswagen of America bringing new EA288 diesel to MY2015 Golf, Jetta, Passat and Beetle; debuts in 2H 2014

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Main modules of development for the EA288 diesel engine. Oliver Schmidt, General Manager, Energy and Environmental Office, Volkswagen Group of America confirmed that the new EA288 diesel engine will power the 2015 Golf, Beetle, Passat, Jetta, which are due in dealer showrooms in the second half of 2014. Diesel Engines'

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Video Friday: LASSIE On the Moon

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Also, if you are a robot vacuum owner, please please remember to clean the poor thing out from time to time. RILAB ] via [ KIMLAB ] This UPenn GRASP SFI Seminar is from Eric Jang at 1X Technologies, on “Data Engines for Humanoid Robots.” With this information, MOMO replicates the dance motions with its arm and hand joints.

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Video Friday: Your Robot Dog

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Boston Dynamics ] DeKonBot 2: for when you want things really, really, really, slowly clean. TAMU ] Fourteen years ago, a team of engineering experts and Virginia Tech students competed in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge and propelled Torc to success. Robot choreography by Boston Dynamics and Monica Thomas. CMU RI ].

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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But for the CHIPS Act to succeed, each fab will need hundreds of skilled engineers and technicians of all stripes, with training ranging from two-year associate degrees to Ph.D.s. Engineering schools in the United States are now racing to produce that talent. We need to ramp up our efforts really quickly.”

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Video Friday: Your Robot Dog

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Boston Dynamics ] DeKonBot 2: for when you want things really, really, really, slowly clean. TAMU ] Fourteen years ago, a team of engineering experts and Virginia Tech students competed in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge and propelled Torc to success. Robot choreography by Boston Dynamics and Monica Thomas. CMU RI ].

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Video Friday: Robotics After Hours

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YouTube ] The Apellix Opus X8 Softwash (SW) system cleaning the University of Florida Shands Hospital building in Jacksonville, Florida. Monarch ] via [ Self Racing Cars ] AeroVironment’s team of innovative engineers discuss our collaboration with NASA/JPL to design and develop the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. I'm a fan anyway, though!

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