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GE and NASA To Begin Wind-Tunnel Testing This Summer of Open Rotor Jet Engine Systems

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Following several months refurbishing a special NASA test rig, GE Aviation and NASA this summer will begin a wind-tunnel test program to evaluate counter-rotating fan-blade systems for open rotor jet engine designs. Engine noise is a prime challenge in operating open-rotor engines in a commercial aviation environment. Earlier post.).

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NASA moves Environmentally Responsible Aviation project into next phase of research with 8 large-scale technology demonstrations

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NASA has selected eight large-scale integrated technology demonstrations to advance aircraft concepts and technologies for reducing the impact of aviation on the environment over the next 30 years. and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.;

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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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Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Ohio: $2,257,000. Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) will provide technical assistance to TBTA.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Hot Shot Coanda-Stabilized Free Stream Gas Atomization (Hot CoSA) of Powders of Refractory Multi-Principle Element Alloys (RMPEA) for Extreme Environments, $250,000. Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000. Electric Grid OT Cybersecurity Dashboard for Control Room Environments, $600,000.

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How the Northern Lights and Digital Photography Have Boosted Astrotourism

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The sun is always losing tiny bits of its own mass, which is what we call the solar wind, he said. When the suns activity is at or near maximum, the density level of these particles in the solar wind increases, Mr. Rods are more sensitive to light but cant detect colors. The sun undergoes an 11-year cycle of activity. Stay up late.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. El Centro, Calif. Louisville, Colo.